Welcoming a new child into the family makes me feel like I have to re-learn how to be a mother again. However, since I did it twice already, I had thought that the re-learning would be less hard, and I would be more prepared with dealing with it.

Nothing would have prepared me with Edry. He came into my world on 19 June, about 20 days earlier than his due date. He came out of my womb, shrieking like my other 3 sons had. He was healthy. And he was different. He has Down syndrome.

It’s not about re-learning to be a mother anymore. It’s about re-learning to live my life, and looking at my life in a whole different angle. Some days are fine, some days are questionable. I’m learning and coping with this reality one day at a time. Actually, that’s not entirely correct. I can’t handle it one day at a time. But I can take it, one task at a time.

Blogging-wise, I’m not sure where this will go. Priorities have changed. Expectations are different. I know I will still blog, but not the way I used to. But maybe… this is just another task that I will need to tackle, when the time comes.

Yep, as I’ve posted in the Blog of Rugrats, I’ve given birth to a bouncing baby boy named Ezra Yoel Dony in the wee hours of 22 May 2008. I was only slightly past my 36 gestation weeks, so he caught me by surprise.

I’m not sure what else to say other than I’m glad I can now sleep on my back like I used to!