Last night was the BEST! It was just like Christmas and New Year's all over again!
Our family rarely gets together since most of us graduated College. But last night, we had a small get-together when my cousin, Ate Mhin, and her new family (her husband and new baby) came to visit.
Ate Mhin got married last year, and since she and her husband, Ernest, moved to Cainta (near Antipolo), we rarely saw her. So rare, that most of us never even saw her Pregnant!!! And when she gave birth last June, to a healthy baby boy (see my BLOG Entry on our new nephew Matthew), she was so far from where we all lived (about a 5-6 hour drive North of Manila). So, no one from our family really saw this NEW Family, until last night.
They came back to Manila just last week, and we took the opportunity to organize a mini-get-together dinner.
I picked them up straight from work and we headed to our Aunt's house in Parañaque.
When we got there, most of our female relatives were there (our Grandmother, our Aunt and 2 other cousins). Of course, everyone was excited to meet the new baby and greet the proud parents! The house seemed to be in a buzz while everyone marched into the house. Everyone was cautious not to go near the baby if they had coughs or colds, etc.
Slowly, the other relatives arrived. Ate Mhin's dad, Tito Ray, arrived with Ate Mhin's youngest sister, Yan-yan. She's just around 9 or 10 years old. Tito Ray has been looking forward to last night since he learned that we will be having that get-together. He hasn't seen his Grandson since he was born, hence, the excitement.
Then came our other Uncle and Aunt, Tito Dave and Tita Mildred with her mom. Tita Mildred and Tito Dave have been struggling to have a baby since they got married, but they are still holding on to their faith that the Lord will bless them with a Child in HIS time. For the meantime, they are extremely elated about the new addition to the family.
We now have 2 Babies... Izabella Cristina (who is turning 6 years old this year) and Jude Matthew. Izabella is the youngest among the cousins, born with a 15 year gap from her sister, Aissa. She was our "baby" for the longest time, and now, she's the "ATE" of Baby Matthew.
The get-together was rather fun, with everyone hanging out and catching up on each other's lives. Doting on the baby was another highlight of the evening. Most of us, even the usually jealous Izabella, wanted to hang around the baby, watching his every whimper.
As the night progressed, me and another cousin, Mae (Ate Mhin's sister), talked to Ate Mhin about having Matthew.
She told us what she went through while pregnant with him. She said that her neck, armpits, knees and tummy became dark and she had developed stretch marks on her abdomen. While she didn't really have any unusual cravings while pregnant, she said she was quite irritated with her husband. Hahaha! Poor Ernest!
It was quite nice to have the family together like that. Catching up with each other, joking around, talking about politics and food, etc. It would've been more fun if the family was complete. A couple of our cousins were indisposed of (2 were in the US, the other 2 were at work, and yet another was in Laguna) and our other Aunts and Uncles are also in the US.
Oh well, I guess that time will also come soon enough.
Today, they'll be having Lunch together in our Aunt's house again, but unfortunately, I would not be able to go since I have work until 3:00PM. *sigh*
I took a lot of pictures from last night and posted it on Snapfish.com. If you want to view it, just click here.
Our family rarely gets together since most of us graduated College. But last night, we had a small get-together when my cousin, Ate Mhin, and her new family (her husband and new baby) came to visit.
Ate Mhin got married last year, and since she and her husband, Ernest, moved to Cainta (near Antipolo), we rarely saw her. So rare, that most of us never even saw her Pregnant!!! And when she gave birth last June, to a healthy baby boy (see my BLOG Entry on our new nephew Matthew), she was so far from where we all lived (about a 5-6 hour drive North of Manila). So, no one from our family really saw this NEW Family, until last night.
They came back to Manila just last week, and we took the opportunity to organize a mini-get-together dinner.
I picked them up straight from work and we headed to our Aunt's house in Parañaque.
When we got there, most of our female relatives were there (our Grandmother, our Aunt and 2 other cousins). Of course, everyone was excited to meet the new baby and greet the proud parents! The house seemed to be in a buzz while everyone marched into the house. Everyone was cautious not to go near the baby if they had coughs or colds, etc.
Slowly, the other relatives arrived. Ate Mhin's dad, Tito Ray, arrived with Ate Mhin's youngest sister, Yan-yan. She's just around 9 or 10 years old. Tito Ray has been looking forward to last night since he learned that we will be having that get-together. He hasn't seen his Grandson since he was born, hence, the excitement.
Then came our other Uncle and Aunt, Tito Dave and Tita Mildred with her mom. Tita Mildred and Tito Dave have been struggling to have a baby since they got married, but they are still holding on to their faith that the Lord will bless them with a Child in HIS time. For the meantime, they are extremely elated about the new addition to the family.
We now have 2 Babies... Izabella Cristina (who is turning 6 years old this year) and Jude Matthew. Izabella is the youngest among the cousins, born with a 15 year gap from her sister, Aissa. She was our "baby" for the longest time, and now, she's the "ATE" of Baby Matthew.
The get-together was rather fun, with everyone hanging out and catching up on each other's lives. Doting on the baby was another highlight of the evening. Most of us, even the usually jealous Izabella, wanted to hang around the baby, watching his every whimper.
As the night progressed, me and another cousin, Mae (Ate Mhin's sister), talked to Ate Mhin about having Matthew.
She told us what she went through while pregnant with him. She said that her neck, armpits, knees and tummy became dark and she had developed stretch marks on her abdomen. While she didn't really have any unusual cravings while pregnant, she said she was quite irritated with her husband. Hahaha! Poor Ernest!
It was quite nice to have the family together like that. Catching up with each other, joking around, talking about politics and food, etc. It would've been more fun if the family was complete. A couple of our cousins were indisposed of (2 were in the US, the other 2 were at work, and yet another was in Laguna) and our other Aunts and Uncles are also in the US.
Oh well, I guess that time will also come soon enough.
Today, they'll be having Lunch together in our Aunt's house again, but unfortunately, I would not be able to go since I have work until 3:00PM. *sigh*
I took a lot of pictures from last night and posted it on Snapfish.com. If you want to view it, just click here.
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