Mrs. Ong Writes: I was Pregnant

I found out I was pregnant June of last year. We have been trying for three months, and each month that I tested negative was heartbreaking. I never really thought we’d have a positive result. It was a very defining moment. Life stopped and everything was blurry for a moment. We were really going to be parents!

My pregnancy was never an easy one. I was always vomiting and nauseous during my first trimester, and that resulted to only half a kilo gain the entire time. I didn’t enjoy the food that I used to like. I hated the smell of rice cooking. I had several bouts of headache. I was always sleepy. My second trimester was a different story. It was a glorious time to be. Hahaha! My appetite was back. I was exercising. I was active. I’d take several walks a day. Come third trimester, I had back pain often. I would have a hard time walking because the weight was becoming unbearable. I would also have insomnia. I just wanted to give birth already because the anticipation was weighing down on me. I wanted to just get over it.

And then finally, she came one cold day in March, at 39.6 weeks. Winter was coming to an end. Her presence was like that of Spring— eagerly anticipated.

We love and adore you, Isabelle. You are God’s promise and mama’s gift from above.