My hubby and I have been either extremely lucky or blessed by God.  Conceiving was unbelievably easy- we didn’t have to try. We just decided that it was time for our first baby and wham, I got pregnant on the first try.  It actually took a while before I took a pregnancy test because I thought it was impossible for me to be pregnant so quickly. It was my colleague who had bought a home pregnancy test for me and all of us girls gathered ’round to see the result.  I had mixed emotions upon seeing those 2 blue lines. The first was elation. I was so happy to be pregnant. The second was shock! How could I have gotten pregnant so quickly after being with my husband for 6 years and never using birth control? Peanut is really a blessing and I feel that I must have done something right at some point in my life to deserve this gift.

The reason why I am so grateful is because I have a few girl friends who have been trying hard to conceive and it has been a struggle for them.  I have been very careful about talking about my pregnancy because I don’t want to hurt their feelings. My heart really goes out to them and I pray that they too will receive a gift as precious as being a mother.

We (hubby and I) are leaning towards the name Matthias. Hubby likes how it sounds and I like its meaning. The name means “gift of God”. I really think it is a very appropriate name for our little peanut. 

p.s.

Our boss has the same name and for all of you who are wondering, No, there is no connection. We just really like the name.