5-My fragile Angel

"Describe a family member"

Kirsten,Angelica, Me

        Most people would wish that they have a brother. The reason would be either, since they have all sisters or if they are an only child. Well, I'm one of those who wished to have one that was older than me. My reason? it's because I'm the eldest daughter of 3 girl children of my parents. My reason for not wanting to be the eldest and wanting to have a brother is really because of my sisters themselves, but particularly, my youngest sister Angelica. 

Whole Family

        You might be wondering why would that be a reason. Well, It's because of the responsibilities that came with her. Maria Angelica was born on August 12 during the year 2008. She came out of my mom as this little child that had this soft chubby cheeks and my father's nose. Her lips were so tender and small and always was in a frown. But when she does smile, it's like the room lights up. Her small frame just fit in right in my mom's arms. Unfortunately, she didn't get my white skin. She had my dad's complexion too. Unlucky girl. JOKE! Her hands were also just fit to grip my other sister's pinky. Angelica was this cute little baby that was like a fragile doll. 

        Still wondering why she would be a reason why i would like an older brother? Why is this angel making me wish for this impossible dream? Well it's because of one small problem she was born with. This small problem can really of caused her life and also caused my life to be quite a challenge. This small problem made me take on a gigantic responsibility. This small wrinkle she was born with made it hard to show all my love to her. This small problem was her having a cleft palate.

        As it is known, cleft palate is dangerous specially for small kids. Those born with it can drink milk then have it come out of their nose. If not treated properly, the kid may suffocate and die as if she drowned in milk. This scared me a lot. imagine, your sister would cry, asking you for food, but when you do, the milk pours out of her nose. I mean, what sister wouldn't be scared? What mother won't scold that sister? My mom sure scolded me big time. Since then, i was scared and reluctant to even hold my baby sister.

        Eventually, I learned how to properly feed my baby sister though. Mom thought me how to properly hold the bottle while feeding her also, what was the proper position to hold her while doing it. There still sometimes when I would accidentally hold it wrongly and cause the milk to go out of her nose and all that but it lessened with time and practice. But after one crisis solved, another came. 

        Angelica reached the age where she wanted to talk and walk. Walking was fine, believe it or not. She learned to walk first before she learned to crawl! The problem with this was when she learned to crawl, she decided to do it instead of walking! She did it backwards but it was still so cute! The main head aching thing about this was, since she had cleft palate, she couldn't speak properly. I had to listen very carefully, pay my full attention to her, to understand what she was saying. Instead of saying "dede" for milk, she says "ngenge." She says ngame" if she's calling for daddy. It was tough decoding her words.

        I still listened though. I still fed her. I still held her. i still kissed her. I still sung her to sleep. I still hugged her. II still loved her. I still thanked God for giving us this precious little bundle of sunshine.

       I thanked God for giving her to me to make me learn responsibility. To teach me to be determined. She taught me not to be afraid to show my love. She taught me to be patient. She taught me to listen. She taught me to understand And most importantly, she taught me to be a big sister, and a big brother. And so, I thanked god for giving me Angelica instead of a big brother.