Mestiza Libyan Princess

She's here, our Hana. Came via C-section on July 8 at 11 am, El-Khadra Hospital, Tripoli, Libya.
We now have our little mestiza (Filipino for mixed blooded) princess. Our little bundle of joy weighed only 5.1 lbs. but she's quickly gaining weight (now being one week old.)

This reminds me of a verse that says : "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning..." My ordeal has paid off!

The boys were in shock when they arrived in the hospital and saw me in bed and with a little baby beside me. We have orriented them already about the coming baby and Sami was quite ready for the new addition except that he kept on touching my tummy and the bandage on my hand. They both hugged me tight. Leafy wanted to lie down beside me but of course he can't so they just let them hold the baby and introduce her formally to them.

Leafy thought the baby is his. He would not stop kissing her. Sami was a little afraid he might hurt her. And Tarek, oh my, he kept on smiling his widest, the whole day...

The experience, ordeal, outbursts of both joy and momentary melancholia will be expounded on another post. As of now, i need more rest and orrient myself and the boys to the new "set-up" at home. How i miss the boys, cuddling with them, playing with them...they seemed to have grown up fast while i was in the hospital for four days.

Ahhh, mommyhood. My friend told me that "you will never be a true mommy unless you have your own daughter.." I feel more complete now.