My Letter to Trey
Written Date: Sept.12, 2007 Time: 4:44AM
Dearest Trey,
As my pregnancy and your stay in my womb nears an end, my thoughts and feelings about our amazing experience together are filling my days. I feel an overwhelming urge to put down some of my many feelings on writings. If in future you have an opportunity to read this letter I think that would be wonderful. There are so many precious moments that I fear I have already forgotten. By writing this letter I will have the opportunity to read about, and remember our time together for nine months.
ILOVEYOU. You make me smile when you kick me and I delight seeing my tummy become misshapen with contortions. You are easy to care for while you are on the inside despite of our situation together that I am in bed rest for months. I try to eat well & we go to doctor's appointments with your daddy taking his time off just to make sure that you are alright inside. Even our doctor lends me her Doppler so we can detect your heartbeat everyday.
You have come along with me everywhere, from the routine to the bizarre, you were there. Your daddy's voice is the only deep one that you hear with regularity. You have also, unfortunately, been witness with daddy & mommy disagreement and discussion. I apologize for these time but you were also in the middle of reconciliation's and making up. You got to be right in the middle of many, many big hugs. It is all part of life....Daddy & I love each other very much and I hope you could feel that. I will try to dig the memories we had from the start until this very moment...
1st Trimester (Jan-Mar): Dad & I bought five different kinds of pregnancy test just to make sure that I am "positive." The first two was tested Jan. 3 and the result appeared negative and the last 3 was tested last Jan. 15 and finally appeared positive. It was then we decided to go to the hospital for the prenatal check up. The OB told me that my pregnancy was critical because my cervix was so thin that can lead to miscarriage. I cried and we decided that I'll be going home in Bacolod so that I have someone who can look after me since daddy can't be with me during daytime because he's very busy with his job. We have to understand that because daddy was earning for your future. Then I went home to Bacolod and stayed there for 5months.Your daddy flew 20minutes by plane every twice a month just to be with us.
During this trimester I love to eat strawberries,siomai,siopao,singkamas,cocumber and watermelon. Mom will introduce you to that kind of foods the moment you'll arrive and get older. Your Tita May accompany me to buy siomai and siopao to Robinson's Bacolod and Lopue's East.
Every morning I loved to watch Blues Clues and Dora the Explorer perhaps it's Ate Trina's favorite show. And in the afternoon I will stay at the swing with Ate Trina and Ate KC. Your Lola Ana won't stop me for eating anything that's the reason I was really huge.
2nd Trimester (Apr-Jun) During this trimester my cravings for food lessen. And my tummy is getting bigger that I can't even wear my jeans and decided to wear maternity dresses then. I can almost feel you moving. I've been listening Classical music to soothes you inside my tummy. I had a congenital prenatal by last week of April
and it was confirmed that I am carrying a baby boy and I had a placenta previa that may cause to bleed. Still my OB advised me for bed rest.
Month of May came, your Daddy and I decided that we'll go back to Cebu and have my labor here instead. Daddy misses us a lot and he longs to see your movement everytime he baby talks at you. It was May 7 we flew back here. The temperature in Cebu was really humid and that leads me to a skin allergy. The dermatologist says it's a rare case to have PUPPP. This only happens to 1% of pregnant women carrying a boy fetus. She advised me to stay in a cool area. So we consume all the electricity at home because we're using aircon and electric fan.
Since I can't go out due to some complication that requires me for a bed rest there were friends who visited us namely: Tito Brendon, Tito Dodong, Tito Stephen, Tito Paul, Tita Maia (Mom's and Dad's Friends), your Aunt Lesle and Aunt Leila ( Mom's cousins). And had callers and chatters who beat our boredom of staying at home. We have your Dad's families and Mom's families. You have also Tita Cian who calls us. We have Uncle Alan (mom's bro), Tita Shirley, Tita Kim, Tita Mats, Tita Maia, Tita Mayang, & Tita Wenj (Mom's friends). These were the few people who spend some time chatting with so many things..hahaha.
3rd & Last Trimester(Jul-Sept) Finally the last trimester came. Enjoying our bonding together while you're inside my tummy. During this period I had my pelvic ultrasound. At this, time everything was "normal". So we got the chance to go to malls and Starbucks..longing for their mango cheesecake.
Lola Ana flew all the way here from Bacolod last month just to accompany us when Daddy's busy at work. We had a frequent prenatal check up(every week) with Dra.Igana clinic. We also had our last ultrasound... the 4D ultrasound. We lola and Daddy saw your face completely...I was really excited before we came to the laboratory to see if you look like me or your dad. Result shows that you inherit more with your Daddy...We're so excited especially Daddy because at last he's going to have his junior. We decided to name you after his Tatay and Nanay's name and we come up with the name Antoine Emmanuel. Since you can't be the 'third' to the Odejerte clan so we choose to give you a nickname 'Trey' still means the third in Irish.
These were memories you will look back when you grow older..the memories of you and me while you're inside my tummy.
In a few days Doki will cut that cord that binds us together I just have some few expectations before you say HELLO WORLD!!! I expect you to be good lil boy. When you get older your Dad and I maybe strict in some ways but you have to understand us why we're doing that. You're going to understand these matter when become a parent like us someday. Life is a cycle my son. So allow your goodness to spill all over. There are people in this world who'll treat you as enemy yet try to be humble with them as much as possible learn to forgive everyone because happiness cannot be found with wealth but with the people you reach out. Be strong in reaching your dreams in life, challenges may hinder you but never lose hope.
Daddy and I love you so much.
See you...
Mommy
