My First Pregnancy Journey: My First Birthday as a Pregnant Mom

Daily Short Blog #14

It was 1st of May 2022, so… Happy 29th Birthday to me! Cheers!!

It was my first birthday as a pregnant mom and it just felt so amazing to blog about it. While writing this, I’m on my 36th week of pregnancy. My journey has been exhausting yet extraordinary. I couldn’t explain the feeling when my baby moves inside my body. She’s indeed the ‘flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone, blood of my blood’.

My husband and I were waiting to conceive for almost 6 months after we stopped birth control pills. The feeling of finding out about this pregnancy was such a marvellous miracle. We did not expect until I was a week delayed and we were so happy!

My First Pregnancy Journey

Being pregnant means every day is another day closer to meeting the other love of my life.

Though being pregnant is not always easy. There are women who experience those horrifying morning sickness and other illnesses. But I’m so grateful that vomiting has not been a part of my daily routine. I’m also thankful to see that all my laboratory results and scans are normal, hoping this will continue.

No matter how bad my day’s been, it takes one little kick to make everything feel alright.

I know I’m not the only one, but it’s really difficult to have a full-time job while pregnant. I just hope that men could understood especially my superior who was claiming he’s a ‘family-man’ and he understood everything. Anyhow, I’m just trying my best to avoid stress now since I already had an argument with him once (or few times?). Yet I always note that my baby is my priority more than anything else. I might lose my job in the future, but I can never lose my child. 🙂

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A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.

I didn’t have any other issues during my pregnancy until now and I’m very thankful for it.

And as my birthday wish, I am hoping for a safe and normal delivery and I hope our baby is just super strong and healthy. We are just so excited to meet her!

Dear God,

You know the ongoing difficulties that I have had with my pregnancy - morning sickness and other ailments that seem to have shadowed this pregnancy from the moment that I conceived.

I know that there is pain and problems that are connected with the joy of having a baby, and I don't want it to appear that all I am doing complaining of feeling ill - when my heart is rejoicing that I am carrying this precious little life within me.

I ask that You would prevent me from having any more complications and illnesses as the time passes and give me the grace and strength I pray, to carry this baby to full term - with a spirit of joy and thanksgiving.

Your joy is indeed my strength and I claim this wonderful promise today - praying that You will support and strengthen me until that wonderful day when I hold my little baby in my arms.

Prepare me, Lord, for motherhood. Prepare us BOTH for the change that is going to take place when our little baby is born and help us to keep very close to You and to give You all the praise and glory.

Thank You for hearing my prayers.

Thank you for choosing this baby to be my child, and me to be its mother. I know this is no accident.

Psalm 139:13-16

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