If magic can take the form of a human being, I bet my ridiculous salary that it will take the form of a baby. The joy, in my case, HE brings to my family surpasses all other excitements I have ever experienced before. And it just gets better and better everyday.

It all started on 26 November 2008. That was the day when I received my second promotion and my rank was elevated from a bachelor to a husband and now to a husband and a father. Based on my 6-month experience, I must confess that wearing two hats simultaneously is never an easy job.

That’s right HE is now 6 months old. He smiles and giggles and coos and stumbles and chews and burps and pees and farts and really poos. It is difficult to explain, but no matter what he did, everything is a surprise and a very pleasant surprise indeed. I am sure HE still has a bunch of tricks and surprises up his sleeves.

Living in Brussels, Belgium where baby’s products as well as childcare products exist in abundance, gives me the privilege to choose the best for HIM. I cannot agree more with Belgium’s road regulations particularly the one that obligated parents to use baby’s car seat. For this, I have spent almost 150 euro, to install HIS seat in the car. Initially HE gave a slight resistance whenever mummy tucked HIM in the seat, a little cry once in a while, and after a few exercise, the little revolt subside. HE received his first lesson about HIS place in life, and in this case, the rear seat of the car.

I don’t know about mummy, but for me HIS magical moment which continues to awe me is the serenity of HIS face when HE sleeps. If only the moment could be shared, I believe it will flush out all the sufferings in this world.  The song by the group Micheal Learns to Rock (MLTR) called sleeping child, is best to describe my feelings whenever the sun retire.

The Milky Way upon the heavens

is twinkling just for you

and Mr. Moon he came by

to say goodnight to you

I’ll sing for you I’ll sing for mother

We’re praying for the world

and for the people everywhere

gonna show them all we care

Oh my sleeping child the world’s so wild

but you’ve built your own paradise

That’s one reason why I’ll cover you sleeping child

If all the people around the world

they had a mind like yours

we’d have no fighting and no wars

there would be lasting peace on Earth

If all the kings and all the leaders

could see you here this way

they would hold the Earth in their arms

they would learn to watch you play

Oh my sleeping child the world’s so wild but you’ve build your own paradise
That’s one reason why I’ll cover you sleeping child

I’m gonna cover my sleeping child

Keep you away from the world so wild