family visit
September 7th, 2011 by tatay
grandparents and aunts came through town these past days to see ben. Â our parents (benig’s “lolo” and “lolas” in tagalog) got to hold him for the first time.
everyone looked very happy. Â so happy, in fact, that christina and i are concerned that our parents love benig more than they love us.
lolo rico (my dad) said, “nako sarap,” when he first held benig, which literally means “oh no, tasty,” but really conveys something more like, “sinfully good.”
lola peppy (my mom) exclaimed when she got to hold benig, “this is the happiest day of my life!” Â when christina asked, “what about when lawrence was born?” mom replied, “oh, that was too long ago.”
finally, lola neneng couldn’t stop saying, “i love you ben …” christina tells me the first time she heard her mom say “i love you” was when she left for college.
Super special
When parents become grandparents, I think they immediately lose all memories of their own darling children and focus all their attention on the new baby. I swear, it seems hardwired into them!