A Bundle of Joy

My new nephew was born on 7/2/2015 at exactly 12AM and my sister decided to name him Warren.  We were all expecting him to come late in the month of July but he surprised us by entering the world in the early part of the month; the obstetrician called him a pre-term infant and he is healthy as any other little infant who enters the world.  My sister is all joyful about this little guy but after having two nephews already for the past decade, the new nephew was not something I have a high expectation of.

However, when I held him in the hospital, every thing seems to change. My sister put him on the crux of my left arm and I have not held a new infant for such a long time that I had to struggle a bit to position him in the right and safe way so that he would not fall off my arm.  He was being fussy as he was placed on my arm but after being on my arm for a second or two, he calmed down and he closed his little eyes to enjoy being held by his aunt for the first time in his life.  The instant connect between him and me was there and the comfort of holding another new human being was the last thing I expected; as I held him, he closed his eyes now and then and then peaked open his eyes to the wonder of the new world around him and the people standing closed to him.  When he moved, the wrinkles on his forehead became apparent and when he cried, his little lips opened wide and there was no hint of embarrassment whatsoever about his toothless mouth.  Warren is a gift and he is definitely an unexpected bundle of joy. Sometimes, life throws at us something hard to handle but at other times, it gives us the little things that would give us joy that no other material goods can bring to us.  Life can be frustrating at times but it can bring us small joy that triumphs over what we would consider as the more important things in life--think money and material goods--which would only bring us temporary happiness. So live life and live the presence because that might be the very moment we all need to revive our spirit.