Our own bundle of joy. . .

I know I always wanted to be a mother !! =) So, just like an answered prayer, God gave me 2 blessings in one strike !! I met Arno; who offered marriage to me even before he got me pregnant. . . Then, a great bonus came along, and that's the life inside my womb. . As of writing, I'm already on my 8th month to motherhood. . 


It was funny because the first time I stepped into my Oby's clinic, I was sooo petite, as in super thin !! haha. My oby couldn't even believed at first that I was pregnant !! 


Actually, weeks after me and Arno met, he had this feeling that I'm already pregnant. . We took the pregnancy test, and it was negative !! But his instinct was really strong. . Maybe because of my sudden JOLLIBEE craving !! haha. . Imagine, we're on a middle of an Island in Pagudpud, where-in Jollibee could be found 4 hours away from where we were. . =)) Also, I started experiencing some changes in my body, like I feel like my bust line is getting bigger. . But, because the pregnancy test said it's negative, I relay on that result. . 


After he left the country, I started feeling extreme changes on my body. . On the 1st week of January,2011; I've finally decided that what I'm feeling isn't normal already. . And so, I've decided to take another pregnancy test--- anxiously waiting--- it turned out to be---- POSITIVE !! =D

Those 2 red lines change my life in a more meaningful way !! I thought at first, it would be easy !! A piece of cake, so to speak !! But no !! Doing laboratory itself was a challenge for me. . I need to conquer my fear of needles. . yikes !! Before, no one could force me to go to the hospital and get some shots !! Por pabor !! No way !!! haha. . But because of my love to the life inside my tummy, I brought myself to the hospital--- on my own free will !! 

And then next was my first ever ultra sound !! Mind you, it wasn't the traditional ultra sound. . I think it was called, pelvic ultra sound, where-in the doctor needs to insert a gadget inside your vagina. . yikes !! imagine the pain ?? But, after hearing my baby's heart beat, and after the doctor confirm that there's really a life inside my womb, oh wow, it was all worth it !! =)

(our baby was just 7 weeks old on this ultra sound)

From then on, everything had change !! I started taking milk for pregnancy, vitamins and all that !! I also started gaining weight !! Lots, lots, of big changes. I wasn't a fan of change, but these changes that are happening to my life, are changes that I welcome and love wholeheartedly !! =) 

We also waited with baited-breath for our baby's gender !! I first took it sometimes @ my 5th month. . Toinks !! haha. It was too early for them to see our baby's gender. . One month had passed, and I found myself again standing in that lab in our town proper. . While everybody were telling me that it'll be a girl, my ultra sound result said the other wise---- haha, yep, it's A BABY BOY !! 

I'll tell you, after months of carrying a child, it isn't easy to carry a child--- it isn't easy to be a mother !! You will experience lots of changes, you'll sacrifice lots of things--- but the experience itself, and the reward that are waiting for u--- I can say--- are all worth it !! You will truly feel the essence of being woman !! You could get the highest credentials, get the most successful position in your job, or travel the whole world, but no amount of happiness can compare on being a mother !! =) 

Few weeks to go, our own bundle of joy will be here on earth !! I'm soo excited to welcome him, and do the honor to deliver him here on earth !!