New Year's Resolution

The days went by quickly as the new year approaches. People were busy buying stuffs to welcome another year in their lives. Well we chose not to buy the usual stuffs that make noise because we have a baby in our house.

The usual traditions here is that you should have something round or was it twelve types of fruits? I'm not into it really. You also have to jump at exactly twelve midnight so you would get tall. I remember myself jumping but still I got these recessive genes of being short all thanks to my mother. What else? Well when Christie was still here we just usually go out for dinner and watch fireworks or just sleep and cook the next day.

But now everything is different. I have Kenji and Reeve to celebrate it with. Last Christmas was fun although it was pretty simple but everything's different if spent with your loved ones.

You can see some fireworks from our balcony so I don't have to go to the mall just to watch it. Tonight we'll see a lot of them ans hopefully our baby won't cry. Anyway we decided to wear something polka dots. I feel like I'm back to being a kid but I know I have to so I can ensure that Kenji will have fun while he's still young.

Lots of leftovers last Christmas so we decided do have something light this time. The cake is still there, fried chicken which is Reeve's favorite and Special Toasted Noodles. I also made some Leche Flan and Mango Float.

I looked at the time while Kenji was on my arms sleeping. It's still early around nine in the evening. Reeve was with me watching some chick flick film about saving the dog's park for Christmas.

"Sachie you look sleepy..." he commented. I yawned in reply. "Go take a nap and I will wake you up." he took the baby from me and placed him on his crib. I'm too lazy to go to bed honestly so I just stayed glued to my seat. Reeve went up and came back with a pillow and sat on the couch. He placed it on his lap and tapped it motioning for me to lay down there. I scratched the back of my head but in the end I just followed and adjusted my position until I'm comfortable enough.

He was playing with my hair while still watching the movie and I was staring at him. He's making me feel sleepy. He glanced at me and when he noticed that I was staring at him he told me to just sleep. How can I sleep when my heart is thumping too hard and my mind is wandering too much.

"Reeve..." I whispered hoping he won't hear me.

"Yes?" his eyes still fixed on the movie.

"Do you have any New Year's resolutions?"

"I always have every year."

"You fulfilled them yearly?"

"Some Yes and some No"

"Do you have a new one for this coming year?" He suddenly looked at me without saying anything. His long curled eyelashes are so beautiful that I can't help but stare more.

He looked up like he was in deep thoughts. "I want to be bold about something..." he looked back at me.

"Like what?" Maybe he has a dream that he still wants to achieve or something about work maybe he likes to change jobs.

He smiled at me and shook his head. His eyes were glowing with happiness. He placed his hand on my eyes and covered it.

"Just sleep Sachie. You are asking too many questions... Like a kid." I can hear him laughing but I can't see. I tried removing his hand but he's quite strong. He removed his hand and I blinked several times until I can see him clearly again.

"Are you going to sleep or not?" he asked me gently. I rolles my eyes and turned to the side facing the television. I closed my eyes and began to sleep.

Reeve woked me up and hour before midnight. I could hear the sounds outside. We all prepared and changed Kenji's clothes into the polka-dot one which make him look cute. I took a selfie of us and smiled at our photo. Soon he will grow up and we will start chasing each other. Actually he's starting to crawl now and he's quite fast. So we set up an extra mattress on the floor because we are afraid that he might fall and get injured. Even at Reeve's room there's also another one.

Ten minutes before midnight we sat on the dining table, offered our thanks and hopes for the next year through our prayers. We finished around three minutes before the countdown and turned on the television to check some live concerts aired.

Together with Kenji with stayed beside the galss door near the balcony and started our countdown.

"Ten... Nine... Eight... Seven... Six... Five... Four... Three... Two... One...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!" we shouted at each other while the baby was just laughing. The fireworks started as we watched there silently. Kenji was clapping his hands at those colorful flowers in the sky.

"Happy new year..." we greeted each other.

"What's your new year's resolution?" he asked.

"I want to be a good mom..." I answered right away. I know my priorities have changed now and that I am responsible for this little one now.

"Sachie..." he called me in such a soft tone.

"Yes?"

"I want to be bold about something..."

I felt the excitement rushing through me as I asked. Been asking about this earlier and now I shall know the answer. "About what?"

"About us..." he replied instantly but I wasn't able to hear clearly because everything became suddenly so loud and Kenji suddenly cried and my heart was beating so loudly from excitement.

"About what?" I asked again.

He smiled instead and pinched my cheek lightly. He took Kenji from me and tried to play with him by lifting him in the air and the baby just giggled.

What did I miss? Why did I miss it? I feel like facepalming myself now while I'm trying to rewind everything in my head.

He said about us... About us? Or something that sounds like us or as? How could I miss it. I looked at the both of them playing and I started smiling again.

Well... Whatever... I think this new year is going to be fun...

I slowly walked towards them and played with them.

My little family...

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