Waiting for an Open Window Part 2

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As a first-time pregnant couple who waited five years to conceive, we tried hard to keep the good news to ourselves. I asked my husband to postpone telling his family about it and make the announcement on Christmas. But, since he's so excited, he already told his family even before we visited an OB GYN. :)

On Christmas Eve, we gave my parents a small gift. Inside was a pair of little socks and a note. At first, Inay didn't get the information on the note which said to expect someone coming in mid-August, 2015. When it dawned on her that I was with child, she cried hard and thanked God for an answered prayer. We were all misty eyed during dinner.

Waiting for an Open Window Part 1

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In 2013, my husband and I stopped having fertility treatments. Not only was it expensive, it was emotionally exhausting. After taking several rounds of Clomid, follicle monitoring sessions, taking an HSG, two IUIs, a year of acupuncture, tons of Chinese herbal tea, we decided that it was enough for us now. Whew!

We put our plans on hold to have a baby. I resigned from a stable employment to stay at home and start doing freelance work. Most of our income was put into doctors' fees, laboratory fees, medicines, and transportation costs. We're thankful that God gave us the resources to pursue treatments which we thought would help us conceive.

Where to Start...

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It's been more than half a year since I last visited my blog. I've been kept busy with freelance work, construction of our house, budgeting our budget while keeping sane, etc.

I have a lot of stories to tell, but not enough time to do it. So, I'll just take it one at a time, in no chronological order.

Meet my Hamsters!

I've never considered having a hamster for a pet. It just so happens, when Inay visited her sister, she saw a beautiful hamster cage with two hamsters inside. My aunt asked Inay if I would be interested to pet a hamster since her neighbor sells hamsters. A mom hamster just gave birth to 13 pups!

Inay told me all about the cute little hamsters and their cage with a wheel and a cute little house. I said, what the heck, let's have a pet hamster. We reserved 2 pairs of hamsters (I would give one pair to my godchild).

Ilog Maria Honeybee Farm

My friend since high school came to the country from Abu Dhabi for her 3-week vacation. We spent one weekend in Tagaytay and one of the places we visited was the Ilog Maria Honeybee Farm in Silang, Cavite. It was a few kilometers away from Tagaytay City.

There was a rough road going to the bee farm. Good thing my other friend brought her car. It was a one way road; we hoped we wouldn't come across another vehicle since it would be difficult to drive on reverse and find a spot to let the other vehicle pass. When we reached Ilog Maria, there were already several vehicles parked.