June 21 - Happy 14th Birthday Amir

Today Amir turns 14. Happy Birthday Sweet.

Notwithstanding the colicky early weeks, you have made the last 14 years the most wonderful time of our lives. I have always looked back with a tinge of regret when I think about the growing up years of Along, Angah and Ayip. There were lots of things I could/should have done differently.Or I wasn't always there for them, but with you I pretty much have matured as a person and a mother and I am quite happy with my performance. How you will turn out depends entirely on you.

Your expected delivery date was a guesstimate. June 21, 1994 came but I wasnt ready. The OBGYN , Dr. Byron Holt, tried to induce birth but wasnt successful. So we had you via Caesarian Section. .
You easily tipped the scales at 8 1/2 pounds but was ICU-ed with the other preemies.
I didnt see you then but everyone said u stuck out like a sore thumb among the teenies.

I had wanted to name you Munir, after Dr.Munir Majid but was vehemently opposed by eveyone. In hindsight , I'm glad. You see, he sometimes wrote articles for NSt and from what I read he seemed, like a smart guy. Later he was involved in the expensive art fiasco as the MAS chairman.

A a 1-yr old toddler, you potty trained yrself! well almost. I just took the easy way out and slapped on the disposable diaper but no, u refused to wear it, except for long journeys. Not only did I save on diapers, I had leftovers from the US made ones.

You're also quite witty ! This is the kid who gave us gems like 'lovely nightmare', 'James Bont', 'the sauce of it' and 'Ice Burp (you cooked this up at age 4 when you had to endure 3 hours of Titanic the movie). There were many more like 'compe-TAY-tion' or 'the Toppest boy' etc.

But you're a little too shy and too 'considerate' for your own good. It's okay -Go ahead and grab that last cookie. You dont have to ask lah. You're our baby after all.