Mikko: Our First Bundle Of Joy

With our first born, I prayed hard for a boy. This is because I only have one boy sibling. Hence, it would be nice if I could give my parents their first grandson. Come the day when we got the result of my ultrasound, and we found out that it’s a boy. I was so thrilled that God answered my prayers. It was then I could attest that when you ask for something, and it’s really for you, God will grant it no matter what. That’s why Mikko’s really our first bundle of joy. My pregnancy wasn’t easy, but so is everyone else’s. It was a journey that I can’t forget.

Then the mild contractions came. It was so unexpected, and it came in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was walking in Trinoma when it came. I had to stop in my tracks until it finishes. Since it was just a mild contraction, I wasn’t worried about going into labor yet. But I knew it was coming near. The contractions got worse at night. So that was when we went to the emergency room at St. Luke’s Medical Center. I thought I was far wide already, but when the doctors checked it, the opening of my cervix was only about two centimeters wide. Of course, they sent us home that night since I wasn’t technically considered as going into labor yet. I was blessed to have Dr. Lana Gan as my obstetrician. She’s like family to us and having her as my birthing doctor is just a blessing to our whole family.

The following day, I was still feeling some contractions. Again, when the doctors checked it, I was just 4 centimeters wide. Was it frustrating? Yes. But I know it was worth the wait. I would just want the whole ordeal to finish and see my son already.

Three days after feeling the contractions coming, my husband and I came back to St. Luke’s Hospital. At that point, I didn’t care if how far wide I was already. I was experiencing unbearable pain! Since we have gone back and forth the hospital three times already because of the contractions, the doctors and hospital staff finally admitted us. I was already 7 centimeters wide at that time. After dealing with my contractions for three long days, I could not believe that I’m finally giving birth!

I think my labor time started even when I wasn’t in the hospital yet. I gave birth to our first son after two hours of being admitted in the hospital. At exactly 6:26 PM on March 15, 2008, Mikko came into our lives. He weighed 7.2 pounds when I gave birth. Our son was healthy, and that was all we were all praying for him to be.

 

There’s really nothing like the first time. When Mikko was born, I was instantly a mother with a whole load of responsibilities. It was when I realized that I wasn’t only living for myself; I was living for my family.