baby gabe

my sister sent me some sonograms of my nephew, gabriel, today. this is him in june of '05. looking mighty spiffy, doesn't he? my sister says that the doctor told her that he's about 2-weeks ahead in size and weight. ah, just like his uncle fran.

there's a saying in chinese about how nephews are very similar to their maternal uncles. poor sis. hahaha.

it looks like the delivery day is coming up really soon. i think in a couple of weeks. everyone in my family is pretty excited. as my uncle ele said, "everyone is moving one level up after the birth of the baby." i'm becoming an uncle, my parents to being grandparents, and my grandparents being great grandparents.

my dad was telling me that when my sister told my relatives about the news, my uncle ele got so excited that he went over to citysuper and got several plates of sashimi to celebrate the good news.

it's really strange... becoming an uncle. i'm really excited. but it's a bit strange. maybe it's because it's another sign that i'm getting older and have to be more and more responsible.

that's one of the things that bothers me when i go back to hk to visit. in hk, i don't have any worries. my parents would treat me like a little kid, taking care of everything like a place to live and food. to top it off, i had nothing to do except hang out with my parents. no obligations, no responsibilities.

but then when i get back to the states, i have all this shit to deal with. school, money, finding a job, etc., etc., etc. i'm not saying it's a horrible life since i have a wonderful wife and brilliant non-human children. but it's the adjusting to reality that's a bitch.

but i'm slowly getting back on track. got two of my classes registered for, got a job lined up (i hope), and spending time with my love. so it's not so bad.

fuck, i'm going to be an uncle. it's going to be interesting.