Baby

**Sorry it took me a while to update my blog, at my house we do not have internet. But at my Fiance's house, they have internet and a laptop and two cellphones. So it's kind of hard, because there are five people living in the house and Facebook is mostly the popular site for everyone. Anyways, today's topic will be different, I will be talking about the rules of taking care of a newborn baby.**

My Fiance Ryan Eliou is the oldest among his siblings. There are three of them, he's the oldest, the second ones name is Iven Eliou and their little sister Kiora Eliou. So the second brother just got engaged to a girl a year younger than I am. She's 8 months pregnant, the male's family (that is us) went to her house to ask her hand in marriage and we brought her here with us. Iven was not on the Island, he is still in Palau. He went there for College and that is where they met. So to sum up the whole story, the baby was born on April and the Fiance was still not here. Now the baby is 2 and a half months old and he's still in Palau. So the main things that this story should be focusing on is how to take care of the baby and to protect the baby from illness and or black magic. I thought its important to tell you the story of who the parents of the baby are.

So today is Tuesday 25th of July 2017. The baby and the mother left to their house at Nan Pohnmoal. While they were here, my mother-in-law would wake up early to bath the baby before the sun went higher. We would still be sleeping and the baby is already taking shower. When the baby sleeps, the Bible would be open to a page (does not matter which page) and put on top of the baby's head to protect the baby from anything. When evening falls, the baby stays only indoors. We have a small balcony in front of the house, that is where we usually hold the baby and stand so the baby could look around the place. In the evening, the baby is no longer allowed to go there. So we only hold her and walk around the house. When we take her to public places like church, we would wrap her in a towel or little blanket to cover her up. The belief of being safer is better than being sorry. Mother's belief that some women have a gaze that could destroy a growth of a baby.

*these are all superstitious beliefs not everything is true but it is impeded into our lifestyle so it is a common thing here on the Island.

**so that is about it, if you have questions and or concerns please let me know in the comments below. Kalahngan**

Edited: March 2022

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