was born on February 23, 1997

at 2:14 p.m.

at The Medical City

Mandaluyong, Metro Manila

He weighed 5 lbs. 13 oz.

and was 49 cm. long

Joaquin is now 2 years and 2 months old and he is such a handsome and smart, as well as sweet, boy. He loves Barney! He watches his Barney tapes all day long, his Daddy complains that he cannot watch anything on TV anymore. Mommy have memorized all the Barney songs. He also loves books and his favorite toys are CARS! He loves watching Car Racing on ESPN. He loves Bigfoot Trucks too! Daddy is training him to be a good golfer. He knows how to use the putter and has the form of a golfer when he swings the golf club. He gets to hit the ball too. He also has a good memory. He knows peoples names, he knows the colors (even purple), numbers, letters, some nursery rhymes (twinkle, twinkle and itsy bitsy spider), he can identify different kinds of transportation, insects, animals. Right now he is downstairs watching Barney. (May 10, 1999)