Pregnant at 41
Over two months ago I had missed my period for several days. Knowing how scheduled my monthly periods are, I wondered if I was pregnant….
Tag: pregnancy
We are Home!
Thank you for your prayers! We are comfortably settled at home, enjoying our time together as a bigger family. I haven’t gotten hardly any sleep…
Birth and Beyond
My labor began at 3 PM, August 10. Edric checked me into the High Risk Pregnancy Unit (HRPU) of St. Luke’s Medical Center, Global City….
My Modern-Day Knight
“Don’t worry I will take care of you. I’m here for you.” Edric said this a multiple number of times this past week when he…
It’s the Final Countdown!
With 1 week to go till my due date, the inevitability of the hardest phase of this pregnancy now looms upon me. I am getting…
Have Belly, Will Travel
Three years ago, when I was pregnant with Tiana at 30 weeks, I was on a Holy Land tour. My doctor was hesitant to let…
Childbirth Revisited
I think all pregnant women should consider attending a birthing class. Edric and I have always attended Chiqui Brosas-Hahn’s classes. She has five kids whom…
Home Remedies for Sick Preggies
I have been fighting a cold and cough for nearly two weeks. Today, I felt especially miserable. My head cold is now causing upper jaw…
Belly Banding It
I got to run today with the help of this belly band that I borrowed from my friend. Without it, I get ligament pain. This…
Making Babies, Simplified
I consider myself a pretty laid back mom. After four kids, you kind of realize what you need and don’t need, what’s essential and what’s…
Still Amazed
Prior to the ultra sound for congenital anomaly screening (CAS), which is given between 5 and 6 months for pregnant women, I had a nervous…
My Exceeding Joy
It’s been another back-breaking day for me without househelp. At one point Sunday morning, I wanted to cry out of self-pity. But God used Edan…
