our friends mel and raph had their first baby last Aug.3. Jonah Valdez Aquino cute facts about this guy: he was born the day after his mom’s birthday he was a 4 weeks early he looks like his ‘lolo’ maeng featherweight of five lbs. the biblical character ‘jonah’ was known for having inhabited a really big fish whales were the theme of his baby shower congrats mel and raph. God bless you on your new roles as his parents, guardians, teachers, prayer warriors, providers, comfort, protectors, care givers, support, encouragers, and pillars.  btw: this was brought to my attention: taken out of context. hahaha. mel. that was not to be taken as a direct metaphor.