The story of baby K

Baby K, your story is all about the journey of faith for us, your parents.

You see, we were married in 2007 but for some strange reasons we didn't decide to have kids straight away. Well, we wanted to have kids like you, just that we weren't so serious about it until your mom hit the big 3-0, and realized that her biological clock was ticking away, so we intensified our efforts. Now we will tell you what this means when you are old enough to grasp the concept. After months of trying without success, we thought it could be due to the stressful nature of your mom's job so she quit it to concentrate on "making" you. Alas, more heartbreak was in store. I, however was confident that God provides, and that the God of Abraham, who made his descendants as numerous as the stars in the skies and as much as the sands of the earth, though in his advanced age, could have a child bore by an old woman said to be barren - then what more that we your parents, called to be also sons and daughter of the living God, may also have children of our own in time to come.

It wasn't an easy time, nor did I have the answer when we see friends and people around us getting pregnant and having children of their own, but yet we did not, not yet anyway. We had doubts about our body and there was suggestion to see specialists which I refused because I believed in the promises of God and our children are on their way. Questions like, "when will it be our turn?" was asked. So we prayed, almost everyday we prayed. We were encouraged by Pastor Kenneth and Sandra's act of praying together and having Holy Communion during her medical situation, and that we should do the something similar. So we prayed together as a couple, your mom and I, every morning before I left for work, sometimes grabbed and force Leone to join us for prayer. This is something we would like to groom you with, that praying as a family is very powerful, and it works! The trick is to commit your fears, worries and item to God in prayer, and He knowing the desires of your heart, will give you beyond what you expect, making your cup runneth over. As human, we can think of many things, on what we want, how it should be solved, but God always has something big and way much better in stored for us. Always keep expecting the best from God, and expect the unexpected. Isn't it a nice feeling to be pleasantly surprised and be awed by the miracles that God performs in our lives?

So what did happen? Maybe around the end of 2009 or early 2010, I can't remember the exact date, which is why we should keep a spiritual journal, I had a simple dream, and it was to expect something in 18 months. Was it a child, the answer to our much offered prayer? I would like it to be, but I'm also keeping my mind and heart open for even greater things for God and not to limit Him in the things that we are to receive from Him. So at that certain time of the month for the months to come, when we didn't get any results, or when we got our hopes high but turned out to be a false alarm, we encouraged ourself with the promise that is to come in the next 18 months, and it did helped comfort us a lot. Towards the end of 2010, we tend to give up trying hard for baby and decided to just go with whatever comes our way. But during this time, many great things came our way, like me getting this job in Oslo was such great favor from God, our move there, and the adventure of losing our passport up to getting a replacement on later.

So fast forward to June 2011, exactly 18 months later after getting the dream, we returned to Oslo after a whirlwind adventure in Malaysia. Mommy wasn't feeling so dandy during the whole trip back, because she didn't have the appetite she thought she would have after missing Malaysian food for few months, having constant nausea and fatigue which we thought was attributed to our constant travelling in the car and the return to much warmer climate. We had mommy's parents and aunty and cousin Jia Xin over for a visit then, as they came back with us. So it was early morning while I was still sleeping that mommy decided to do a pregnancy test and found it out to be positive. When she showed it to me, I was like "yeah, it's expected, the day has finally come", thankful to God for this gift of life and went back to sleep. When I finally awoke, the apartment was abuzz with the news of your coming, so there was a lot of advice going towards mommy.

Writing this now, as you are about to come in less than 2 weeks time, made me realize that I should have been more excited about the realization of God's promises to us. I could have rose up to the occasion and celebrate God's gift to us, and show more gratitude, lest I downplay the importance and power that I had experienced to the point of not desiring or being ungrateful for that. Again, for the fourth time in 2011, we've been wow-ed by God, and it really has been a journey of faith for us. Again, God sealed the deal for us, and no weapons formed against us shall prosper. So with your coming, we are calm and confident that both you and mommy will have a short, safe and smooth labor with minimal pain or threats. Amen!