Dear Jaco,

Have i told you before? You have the most expressive eyes I've ever seen. A lot of people have been telling me that too since I was a kid, I never understood what that meant. As a kid, I thought they were just commenting (or worse, teasing me) on how HUGE my eyes were. I'm sure you'll be getting the same comments growing up. When you do, remember that I said it too. If you don't believe them when they say your eyes are beautiful, at least believe your mother.

Your eyes are beautiful.

Dear Jaco,

You're special but like any other kid, your family made you do tricks (I'm so sorry for this! hahaha). Well, your first was what we called "pogi eyes". Basically, you just close your eyes intensely. It might be a little bit silly but for everyone in the household, it was our pride and joy. :)) Honestly, you had that household wrapped around your little finger.

Dear Jaco,

Oh videogames. I know (have dated) enough gamers to tell that the first time you saw a videogame on the arcade wasn't going to be the last. Well they're nice to look at but they absolutely take you too much of your time. Well well well, I still have a little less than a decade to do something about this :))

Dear Jaco,

Yes, you had curly, disheveled hair. I hope by the time you see this, you can already groom yourself. Or else, I will never forgive myself :))

Dear Jaco,

Once you started walking, we let you stroll outside the house in the afternoons. Every step you take actually scares me! But I had to let you do it, so you could practice walking and would soon do it really well on your own. I promise to remember this when you grow up, or you could remind me too, that for you to learn, I have to let you do some things on your own.

PS. Sometimes, please, just let me worry about you too. :p

Dear Jaco,

This was your first New Year's Eve celebration (well, first one that you were actually awake, as opposed to the technical first new year wherein you were what..20 days old?).

The three of us hung out by the window at Grandpa's computer room, watching fireworks. You were kinda scared, i'm sorry we had to put you through that. I absolutely love New Year's Eve--the food, the street party, the fireworks. Not to mention the feeling that, the next day, it feels like you can start your life all over again. I hope you'll like it too. Especially the feeling that, however you screwed up in the past, you can always pick up the pieces and start all over again. :)