The Birth of Riki Irie on January 19, 2007
"Give thanks with a grateful heart: Give thanks to the Holy One;
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son. (Repeat)
And now, let the weak say,"I'm strong;" Let the poor say, "I'm rich,"
because of what the Lord has done for us. (Repeat) Give Thanks!
“Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart” is the song which I sang with Mindy the moment I announced about my pregnancy 9 months ago. And the music just kept playing on my head when I first saw Riki . Yoshinori and I are most grateful now that Riki Irie is now born safely through caesarean section on January 19, 2007. Even though he’s born 2 weeks earlier than expected, he weighs normal 3295 gram and 47 cm long. Everything goes well as what we have prayed, and I am thankful to all the supports that I received from my HG Brothers and Sisters as well. They all have prayed for me especially for the safe delivery. Riki is born in Siloam Hospital in Indonesia. He would be able to hold two citizenship : both Japanese and Indonesia till he’s 18. By then, he would need to choose as to the citizenship he wishes to hold.
January 21, 2007
I was discharged from the hospital. The pain from the caesarean still remains strongly. I would need to take a good rest so that I can recover quickly. The doctor prescribed both the pain killer and antibiotic for the wounds. It takes great effort to wake up from the bed and to stand up. The pain lasted for around 7 days. Riki has been a good boy since he’s born. I breastfeed him most of the time and only giving him the formula milk occasionally. I need to watch my diet so that Riki can receive the necessary nutrition from me as well. Riki sleeps most of the time, and he only cries whenever he’s hungry. Seeing him everyday has really given me great joy and happiness. Even though he still couldn’t express his feeling except thru his cry, I keep talking with him in various languages and explain to him about the situation he’s in now. His father is still in Japan waiting for his return. Hopefully, we can be reunited as a family in the next 2 months when Riki is fit enough to travel far back to Japan from Indonesia.
