God is Good ;-) All The time. ;-)

I am having a Baby Boy! My family prayed for this and we are all answered prayer. Yey!

My First Trimester Adventure ;-)

It's me, I was 3 months preggy then ;-)

I decided to journal my second journey in pregnancy through blogging. This is a late post but I still believe in the old saying "Better Late than Never" ;-)

My first trimester was kinda difficult for me. I had experienced a lot of alien feelings that I have not felt with my first pregnancy. It was hard for me to cope up since my hubby needed to be away. He had contracted a contagious chicken pox virus hence, he needed to stay away from us. That situation made my first few weeks of pregnancy difficult. During my nights of cravings, my hubby was not around to satisfy them. I craved for the foods he used to cook and prepare for us. I also craved for fruits that were not in season. During that time, I had trouble of eating because I vomit most of the food that I ate. For me, the food was only Mangoes and KFC Hot and Crispy Chicken. Being away from hubby with these alien feelings made it harder. My daughter was my only inspiration, seeing her being excited for her upcoming baby brother / sister helped me endure my day to day calvary.

After my hubby, it was my daughter who got the chicken pox virus. I believe two weeks before hubby contracted the virus, my daughter already has it. Chicken pox or the so-called Varicella virus normally has two-weeks incubation period in one's body before it comes out as BLISTERS. My hubby needed to go home even if he still has some of the spots fresh. According to some, it is most contagious during this stage. The solution we had in mind during that time was to quarantine me. I was transferred to the adjacent room. There I would stay for 2-3 weeks. It must be a blessing that my daughter had the chicken pox for only a week.

Because of the early ordeal I had undergone or too much worrying, I was diagnosed with Sub-chronic Hemorrhage (SCH). I needed to take a 5-week bed rest making my first trimester my worst experience ever.  And I don't remember I had suffered this much during my first pregnancy.

Becoming a Mommy..... Again?

When I heard the news from the doctor that I am pregnant, I felt mixed emotions.  The thought elates me. I am happy! ;-)  Happy, yes, and at the same time, afraid... :-(  (Mood swings...)

Happy because my husband's love for me has given me another fruit of life. Happy for my little daughter who is very excited to cradle a baby brother or a sister. Happy for my hubby because i know God will give me the desire of my heart to have a Baby Boy whom we shall later on call Junior ;-).

However, I cannot avoid to feel anxious and afraid. I am afraid to feel all the pains attached with pregnancy. I had a not-so-good experience with my first born that I had dreaded from the moment I was informed I was pregnant. Anxious for the additional cost of having a baby, problems to face associated from Nannies from Hell, and so many negative things.

Such fears and anxiety associated with pregnancy are things that can be put aside. Pregnancy could be more enjoyable if one would learn to divert such mercurial feelings into something positive. Well, no one could blame raging hormones and all the queasiness you feel while pregnant.  And yes, it is not only the women that can feel that, also men. Daddy can have nausea too, he may even vomit.

For my second pregnancy, I am very glad that in my first trimester, I am yet to feel the negatives of being pregnant. I am more on the positive vibes. I believe that the baby in my tummy could also feel what I am feeling so I make sure to surround my environment with happy moods. So to all pregnant mommies out there,