A happy, unstressed mother

Lois with her Ate Mhagie
My delayed period and the two lines in the home pregnancy kit confirmed another milestone in our family's life - I'm expecting again! Given my biological powers and through God's grace, I will deliver mid-November, when Lois is about 22 months old.

Whew! That took a lot of courage on my part to get that out. I prayed many times over for peace and strength in order to handle this new 'change' in my life. It took me several weeks to really see it through God's eyes. It was unexpected so Daddy Poh and I were really surprised. Personally, I would prefer a 4-10 year gap because I wanted to focus on Lois, and go back to where I have left Tams pre-Lois. But God's teaching me humility and servant hood -to deny myself in order for Him to live in me. I pray that with this new blessing, God would draw my family closer to Him. May our 2nd baby be used to point our family, and the people around us, to His love.

So far, my 6-week pregnancy (that's according to my reliable body clock - still for doctor's confirmation) has reunited me to the state of 'paglilihi'. My taste buds are crazy over pineapple, lumpiang gulay, escabeche, Jolly fried chicken, among other things. Good thing Mhagie, our reliable nanny (yes, I see her in a better light now. God has shown me her good sides and how much she's suffering and in need of grace too) is around to cook or search for my cravings. My sense of smell has gone so powerful also I tend to throw up over normal aroma of food, but I choose not to puke. It feels awful. And my twisted appetite curbs weight gain so I prefer food going in than out of me. I just hope my breastfeeding and pregnancy are not in conflict. I've researched it's ok, but I do not see myself 'normal' since I've lost my appetite starting week 5. Lois still prefers mommy's milk to the bottle, even lifting my shirt while whimpering 'deda'. It's better during nighttime because Lois is too sleepy to refuse the bottle, but sometimes she fusses, and poor Daddy Poh has to console her before our neighbors report us to the police for being such noisemakers.

Slowly, we're sharing the news to family and friends. We're even talking about the baby with Lois. So far, it's going well. In fact, last night, Daddy Poh and I were mulling over the past three months of 2007, and we were amazed to realize that all the plans we have set out to accomplish were in order, even more because our new bundle of blessing has made us fast track our relocation to a new and bigger place. I just hope that in everything, my family would remain happy and unstressed - standing on the promise of Isaiah 26:3.




Happy 7th birthday, Kuya Tantan! - from your little pirate cousin, Lois