Pure blessings
I’ve been going out with Anya, just the two of us (read: with no pram) more frequently these past few days.
We walk a lot and get on the public transports (buses & trains) most of the time too! Which to me is quite amazing, considering that I usually prefer to rest at home these past couple of months. Aaah, I guess it means that the 1st-trimester-symptoms, usually associated in the first 3 months of being pregnant, is slowly going away. Woohoo!
I’m now into my 13th week of pregnancy and I can now survive without my afternoon nap (most of the time). I can cook again (and eat it!). I don’t gag as much (unless I’m brushing my teeth!). And somehow the excessive saliva is kinda … gone too! It’s just GREAT!
I am really grateful that my first 13 weeks has been relatively tolerable. I know a few friends who really have to rest in bed in their first few months because they are either so very tired or because they experience spotting.
People say once the 1st trimester is over, things should be better overall. The possibility of a miscarriage also lessens by a lot.
But the thing is … to me, if the baby and I are doing well to this very day, it’s purely because of God’s blessing. I know anything could happen between now and the day the baby’s due to be born. There are so many external factors that could happen to us or to the baby. Like, a friend’s baby who had a lung problem and died only within 10 days of birth. It’s really really tragic and sad, but it did happen.
As a Mommy, there’s a limit to how much I can ‘watch over’ my kids. There are so many external factors that could happen to us and our kids that are basically … beyond our control.
And I’m just really grateful to God who has been watching over my family, my kids … until this very moment. And I know, whatever happens in our lives, is NEVER beyond HIS control and care.
