The Writing of my Place in History
Children grow very fast. I mean, just the other day, we were struggling with holding and bathing Calla, because she was too small, too fragile… She looked like she would break.
But now, she is a grown girl who can’t keep calm. She is literally always on the move, running to the kitchen, bedrooms, through the living room to the balconies.… Continue Reading “Fatherhood Chronicles: Calla is All Grown Now”
Where were we last time? Oh yes … I was crying myself to sleep when I heard the news that Calla, hear this, MY daughter had been born healthy. Jeddy actually used the sentence “I’m holding your kamzungu here.”
That was the picture I slept with at 2:00 am and woke up to at 4:30 am without the need of an alarm.… Continue Reading “Fatherhood Chronicles 3: Meeting my Daughter for the First Time.”
Kids, when you see the little, cute babies, don’t think it’s an easy, cute thing. Giving birth is not your mother. 🙂
It’s a whole 9 months of strife, of carrying an extra, 3 or 4 kgs, all day every day, not forgetting your own ballooning weight. Going to hospital for every simple illness, like an headache.… Continue Reading “Fatherhood Chronicles 2: Stubborn Calla is Born”
On 19th May 2018, an event was going down at the Nairobi Children’s Home in Lower Kabete. There was food, games, lots of gifts, and cake. Oh, and a brightly dressed girl in a shining crown. A princess.
The name of the event was CALLABASH.
It was quite a party. Complete with 2 MCs and white, custom t-shirts by one Mike Atoti (don’t ask me about the second name).… Continue Reading “Fatherhood Chronicles: Her name will be Calla.”