On May 30, 2003, Marlo woke me up in the very early morning, and not long after we were headed to the hospital in Santa Monica to deliver our first child. At 2:24 pm, a beautiful baby girl entered our lives. It was a great day and one that I'll obviously never forget.
But one memory that I have from that day that I think of often, is the drive from our apartment to the hospital in the early morning hours. Marlo and I were finalizing names for both a boy or a girl. We didn't want to find out before the birth what we were going to have, so we were excited to soon know. We weren't quite decided on what to do if we had a boy. But it was pretty much finalized if we had a girl.
It means a lot to me that my daughter Cynthia is named after her aunt Cindy. There is just about no better role model a person could have than Cindy. Sometimes after someone passes away, people tend to glorify those that have died. What I find very nice about this blog is that it is all true.
But one memory that I have from that day that I think of often, is the drive from our apartment to the hospital in the early morning hours. Marlo and I were finalizing names for both a boy or a girl. We didn't want to find out before the birth what we were going to have, so we were excited to soon know. We weren't quite decided on what to do if we had a boy. But it was pretty much finalized if we had a girl.
It means a lot to me that my daughter Cynthia is named after her aunt Cindy. There is just about no better role model a person could have than Cindy. Sometimes after someone passes away, people tend to glorify those that have died. What I find very nice about this blog is that it is all true.
Cindy was all of what people have written and more. At some point when they are old enough to understand it fully, I'm looking forward to sharing this blog with Cynthia and her sister Ava. I want them to know their Tita Cyn. I want them to know who she was. From the small moments like she and VJ switching necklaces before prom, to the big moments like when Cindy won her student government election at UCLA.
But I know that Cindy would also want Cynthia to be her own person. I want my daughter to be free to forge her own path. I believe that she will have many of the same qualities of Cindy, but her personality will use them in different ways.
From time to time, I like to look at Cynthia and tell her that she has angel's wings and then playfully dust them off with my hand. She is my angel. And what is great is that I know she's got her very own angel watching over her. I love you and miss you Tita Cyn!
But I know that Cindy would also want Cynthia to be her own person. I want my daughter to be free to forge her own path. I believe that she will have many of the same qualities of Cindy, but her personality will use them in different ways.
From time to time, I like to look at Cynthia and tell her that she has angel's wings and then playfully dust them off with my hand. She is my angel. And what is great is that I know she's got her very own angel watching over her. I love you and miss you Tita Cyn!
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