So we had our first child in 2010. Bubu2010, was our first child, and the first grand child for my father. Oh, how loved he was. He was such a high light and my family related with him before he was born. He had toys of all kinds. You know how you buy age appropriate and inappropriate toys. HaHa. He was an amazing child, born in amazing times. He had so many photos taken of him than i can remember.
Fast foward to 2012, and in comes Tutu2012. A real soldier this one. Almost had no photos taken of him. By now, my family is not so over the moon any more. The first child just gets an overload and leaves none for the 2nd child. As parents we are trying to manage this new life and just keep afloat. It is amazing. I don’t even remember moments of his baby life. I am sad about this because no matter how hard i try, my brain seemed to shut out that segment. i don’t know if any of you has experienced this.
Seven years later in 2019, we had our 3rd child Puchu2019. And suddenly, our household is alive once again. I know God has been part of our search for fruit of the womb and He sent us this special child. I don’t know if the difference in atmosphere is as a result of where i am in God or just the sheer excitement of a new child or both.
You see i had my first two children before i was born again. We literally lived in the flesh. We disinfected our house and every thing much more than a hospital theater. Yet children still fell sick. We were in and out of hospital so many times. We just upped our disinfection game. We didn’t use bottles, children were fed using utensils that were sterilized but still, hospital was on a weekly.
It is amazing what God has done for us since we had Puchu2019. God has always been our ever present help and that is his nature. Its been one blessing after another. Blessings at our jobs, blessings at home. All our children are in good health, and whats even more, we are not sterilizing the house. I thought to myself, even children in areas that are not necessarily pleasant grow and thrive. My child cant fail to grow and thrive. Why? God is our ever present help. Psalm 127:1 says ‘Unless the Lord builds a house, the builders labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.’ I have a new found freedom. Yes, we have had some issues, hurtful ones even but God has guarded us thus far and he continues to guard us.
I have not panicked about Puchu2019 only finding used part of toys and i mean used parts because we don’t have one toy car that has all its wheels. Some cars are just parts but he is a happy child driving his old parts. Don’t ask me about his photos. If it wasn’t for his aunt Vanessa who is living with us, child number 3 wouldn’t have photos but slowly we are building a portfolio.
Oba what am i saying. All i am saying is God has kept us in good health and Puchu2019’s good health is my testimony.
YESU Asiimwe.
Mother of Boys 