Baby = Born
Both Sieni and our little bundle of joy are healthy and well.
Our daughter was born on her due date:
September 13th 2006 @ 1:30pm on the dot
Weighing in at 3.485kg
She also came to this world with a very full head of jet black hair and blue eyes which I am told will turn brown
I still have the baby’s heart beat monitor sound rigging in my ears it was so loud.
Sieni gets to come home in 3 days time if not sooner!
Malo Lava to my beautiful wife, Sieni, who battled her way through 29.5 hours of painful contractions without any pain relief or medical intervention. You can just see the satisfaction in her face when I took the photo. I believe it is also why she said we are adopting the rest of our children. LOL =)
Comment by sahar
from United StatesSABA AND SIENI CONGRATULATIONS! she is such a beautiful angel! Sieni joon, you are a brave mama! happy recovery and all my warm wishes to you!
Posted on September 13, 2006 at 10:14 pm
Comment by Lindsay Lamar
from United StatesI’m sooooooo happy for the two of you! It’s so exciting to finally see her! And kudos to Sieni; I can’t even imagine!
Posted on September 13, 2006 at 11:44 pm
Comment by Nyd
from SamoaCONGRATULATIONS!!!!
AWWW SO HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS. LOTS AND LOTS OF KISSES AND HUGS FOR BUBBA. WHAT’S HER NAME?
SABA, GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO SIENI BUNS.
LOVE,
NYD, CHEEKU & TINTO
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 2:08 am
Comment by Menchie & Maarten
from IsraelCongratulations Sieni and Saba! Finally your little one has arrived. She is soo pretty. Sieni two thumbs up for you, you did a great job.
Love, Menchie, Maarten & Enna-Marie
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 2:47 am
Comment by Fotu
from United StatesCONGRATULATIONS!!!
So thrilled for you all
Malo Sieni! Tuff le keige Samoa!
Alofas from Hawaii,
Fotu
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 2:55 am
Comment by Negar & Nima
from CanadaWow!!! Congradulations to both of you! She is absolutely adorable and we can only hope to see her in person one day.
Sieni, 29 hours… you are incredible. And we konw that little one is very lucky to have you both as parents.
Lot’s of love,
Negar & Nima
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 2:59 am
Comment by Shingo ishikawa
from IsraelDearest Saba and Sieni,
We are all so happy about this news. So proud of Sieni and also proud of you Saba! We can’t wait to meet the baby girl.
Much love to you both
amelia and shingo
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 6:15 am
Comment by Faraz and Swee
from IsraelDear Saba and Sieni,
Swee and I are thrilled to hear this great news. Sieni, we’re so proud of you; you did really well! And Saba, you carried yourself very well through the stressful time…brave pappa, yeah!
Shiori is sitting right beside us right now yelling out some things. Having translated this on Babel Fish, I can tell you that she wants to meet “what’s her name” (Shiori’s words, not ours) as soon as possible.
Speaking of which, what’s her name?
All the best guys and contratulations to you and your family.
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 7:35 am
Comment by John and Nancy
Dearest Sieni and Saba,
Congratulations!! What a true gift from God to our absolute favourite couple. God bless you all. Please let us know what we can do to help anytime day or night.
Love ya
Me and Nancy
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 8:53 am
Comment by Hoda
Dearest Saba and Seini —
Congratulations! All the best as you begin this new phase of your lives - my thoughts and prayers are with you!
Much love,
Hoda
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 9:22 am
Comment by Lessan
What’s the most comments you have got on the one post? Don’t make any new posts until this one beats the record.
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 10:00 am
Comment by Mara
from IsraelAs I begin to type, the song that came on (Ballad for my one true love), keeps repeating “God bless the babies….”
Congratulations, Sieni and Saba!
(and Sieni: I hear you!)
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 10:04 am
Comment by Muts
from IsraelCongratulations!!!! I am so proud of you both. I wish you all the very best as you nurture this beautiful child. Baby, welcome - you are soooooo cute.
Love, Muts
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 10:25 am
Comment by tahmina and amir
“Kalamusechka, makalyamochka, kyrdy-murdy, krakakulka!” don’t worry if you don’t understand, just say it to your baby, she’ll be happy to hear it:) Sieni, i knew you are going to be an amazing mama, delivering other babies should from now on be a piece of cake for you:):):) all our love to the happy family! taha and amir
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 10:28 am
Comment by Cyrus & Izzat
from AustraliaSaba and Sieni!
Congratulations to you both and to the rest of the family.
Your little girl is very lucky to have such wonderful parents, grand parents, uncles and aunts and and the list goes on!
Enjoy her every moment as they grow up much too quick.
Lots of love and hope to see you all soon!
Cyrus & Izzat
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 10:47 am
Comment by Auntie Kaye & Uncle Trevor
from AustraliaCongratulations! She looks beautiful. Nice to see you are carrying on the girl tradition! Look forward to seeing you all in Nov.
Lots of love
Auntie Kaye & Uncle Trevor
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 10:55 am
Comment by Dad & Pat
from Samoawhoo hooo finallyy,, CONGRATULATIONS sisi & saba..sorry i couldnt come to the phone i was busy making dinner! me & dad are super excited to meet the newest member of the family
send our love to mom, we miss u guys!
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 11:07 am
Comment by Manijeh & Vincent
from United Kingdomyay! such good news - congratulations to you all and hope to meet her one day….
loads of love,
M & V
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Comment by Paul Ancheta
from IndiaDear Saba and Sieni,
You can name your daughter after the mom and call her Sunny. Or, if you wish to be more paternal, you can name her Sahba.
Either way, she is a sunny substantial pearl. Congratulations and mabuhay sa inyong dalawa!
Love,
:: Paul A.
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 10:23 pm
Comment by Sahar
from United Statesoh lordy look at all that gorgeous hair!!
Posted on September 14, 2006 at 11:41 pm
Comment by Faranak
from United StatesCONGRATULATIONS!!! You two must be on cloud 9 right now!!!! Sieni, almost 30 hours with no pain relievers???? You’re my hero. I was in labor only 13 hours .. and I thought THAT was tough!!! She’s absolutely beautiful
I wish I could be there with you! All my love to you THREE! Have you decided on a name yet? I always thought “Faranak” had a nice ring to it 
Just a suggestion..hehehe!
Posted on September 15, 2006 at 6:26 am
Comment by dasifi
from JapanA hearty congratulations to the proud parents of one beautiful baby girl. The fun begins.
All the Best to you three. Malo le faamalosi Sieni.
Posted on September 15, 2006 at 7:13 am
Comment by nasime
from SamoaMaaaaaaaaaaaalooooooooooooooooo lava!!
We are all still dancing on the coconut trees back at home!!
It was sooo special to hear her voice on the phone and welcome her to the world.
Cant wait to see you all soon….storing up plenty of hugs and kisses for all of you, especially our little niece/grand-daughter.
lots of love from, Grandma-joon Ruth, Baba-joon Khosrow and Ame-joons Nava and Nasime
Posted on September 15, 2006 at 7:41 am
Comment by Cara
from CanadaCongratulations Saba & Sieni!!
We were very excited to get the news from Ruth. She is a beautiful little girl, with an amazing head of hair! Hope to see her in person one day soon!
All my love,
Cara
Posted on September 23, 2006 at 10:56 pm
Comment by Neda & Farshid Sedghi
from United StatesCongratulations Saba & Sieni!
We had heard through the grapevine that you were pregnant, but how time has passed and Tara aziz is 7 months old! We didn’t know she was even born!
May she always be “a praiseworthy child in Thy Kingdom”.
Love, Neda & Farshid
Posted on May 1, 2007 at 11:52 pm