On Septmber 23rd at 6:01pm Brehane Yosef Ham-Ying was born weighing in at 8lbs 1oz. His dad named him and the meaning is as follows: Brehane is Ethopian for “My light”; Yosef is Hebrew for “Joseph” which means “May Jehovah add/increase”; and Joseph is also my husband’s middle name; and Ham-Ying is his Chinese surname as my husband is half-Chinese.

He was a bright baby with a perfectly round head, very tight Chinese Eyes, straight black hair, and a wide nose. He looked nothing like the woman who birthed him. As a matter of fact, I carried his birth certificate with me when we traveled to Los Angeles 6 months later because I did not want people to think I kidnapped him. But he does have my lips and eye lashes.

He was a breastfed baby with a hungry appetite. So much so that when he turned 6 months old and I could not get work done, I walked down to WalGreen’s and bought a pacifier. Come to find out he just had a serious need to suck. Ahh the binky was my buddy.

He loves people, and when he was a baby going to see his 102 year old Great-Grandmother made his day. He was, however, a very picky baby and would not just go to anyone. But when Granny held him he just lit up.

And this is Mr Man today! Still has that Asian look with dimples and a gorgeous smile. Oh yeah, and the perfectly round head he was born with morphed into his momma big long head. But he is my wonderful little cutie and I would not trade him for the world.

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY BREHANE YOSEF HAM-YING!