First time I said that was when I first met my husband, Sergs. Our marriage, in my thoughts and in my bestfriend Valine's, is shrouded in mystery, both Divine and Chinese. lol. Seriously though, if one were to believe in superstition and signs from above, the numbers 7 and 8 played, and still play a huge role from how we met, the properties we purchased, when we got married to how we lead our life together.
The second time was when I finally got my US permanent residency application approved. The embassy interview was so close to our birthdays (we're born on two consecutive days in July) that we feared that we might not be able to celebrate together. But for some reason, everything fell into place as planned and as scheduled and I arrived in the US a day before his birthday.
Now for the third time....... dyaaaaraaaaaan!
I'm pregnant! After two years and four months (2+4, 24, our "monthsary" is today, the 24th of May.. oh well) of trying!
An early morning chat with Valine had me dissecting events prior to my wonderful discovery just yesterday:
- May 13: Mother's Day. Someone greeted me "Happy Mother's Day!". I was miffed. Tried to dismiss it by sweetly saying to the person who greeted me that I'm not yet a mom; that I'm just, well, "healthy". How was I supposed to know that I was already close, like 4 days away from my first month of pregnancy? Happy Mother's Day, indeed!
- A week prior to THE day of discovery: A middle-aged Filipino customer of mine cheerfully asked me out of the blue if I wanted to have a boy or a girl. I said I could have anything so long as the baby's healthy. He said I gave him a good answer. Could this be God testing me and my mental preparedness? Based on my discovery yesterday, maybe I really passed His "interview"!
And for the next few months, check this out:
- June: Father's Day. My husband is now my baby daddy! Weeeee. He'd finally stand to be acknowledged in church and receive a blessing from our parish priest.
- June 24-July 8: We'd be in Manila during this week. Part of me prior to the discovery desperately wished I have something "more" that I could take with me to my family and friends there aside from my material pasalubong. Now it's for real! And it's not just a "thing". It's a growing baby who'd be small and safe enough to accompany me during my flight and see me through flight restrictions. By July 8, on our way back to the US, I wouldn't have yet reached the 5th month (of pregnancy) flight restriction.
- July: A truly happy birthday for Sergs and me. :) No more iPads. I'd still go after the Gucci bag though. lol
- December: A truly happy Christmas! Best Christmas gift ever! Doesn't hurt too that I may be on maternity leave already around the holidays. Hehe.
- January 22: Hello, baby! :)
So, see? Pag si Lord, iba talaga dumiskarte. When and if He says no, it only means that we just have to be patient and trust His will. Then again, we shouldn't lose faith in the thought that our persistent and/or silent prayers are heard. That if and when His perfect timing comes, we should trust and believe that everything will fall into place.
So my only prayer this time? A healthy pregnancy. :)
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