AFIRE

The Right Time : 03

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MAINE's POV

"Tisoy, love, nasan ka na?"

"Wait lang ha, kaka-lunchbreak lang namin, love. Ano ba ulit yung pinapabili mo?"

"Uhhh, yung singkamas saka apple and bagoong."

"O sige punta ako supermarket. Ano pa?"

"Make sure na Barrio Fiesta yung brand ng bagoong ha. And green apples gusto ko. Saka pomelo na din please. Thank you."

"Kung may gusto ka pa, tawag ka lang ulit ha. See you soon, love you."

"Love you too."

I'm already 7 weeks in my pregnancy. Actually almost 8, and I'm been getting a lot of weird cravings. I'm just so thankful that my husband is willing to get all of them for me. Actually, I sometimes ask Manang to buy me my cravings but Rj always insists that he should be the one doing that, no matter where he is or no matter how busy he was.

Minsan naaawa na nga ko kay Rj eh. Baka masyado ko na siyang pinapagod. But he always tells me otherwise. Maybe because he was more excited than me for this baby to come out.

Also, sleep continues to elude me recently. Siguro nasanay na yung katawan ko sa kakapuyat, but my Doctor tells me that I should get sleep while I can. But thoughts always come pouring in. Sometimes I wish my brain had an off switch.

We had an appointed set tomorrow with my Doctor. She told me that we may be able to hear the baby's heart beat. And I'm more than ecstatic!

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"Love, I'm home! Sorry, I decided to have the afternoon off kaya medyo may pahabol nung lunchbreak. Dumaan pa ko ng tatlong supermarket, di ko kasi makita yung bagoong na sinasabi mo. But thankfully, nakabili ako. So, gusto mo ipagbalat na kita ng mansanas at singkamas?"

"Teka muna Rj, dami mong sinabi ah. Pwedeng kiss muna?"

"Of course! Sorry babe. Nafixate ako masyado sa mga napamili ko. So kumusta araw ng misis ko?"

He gave me a soft peck on the lips.

"Same lang naman. Dito lang sa bahay. Couch potato. Ugh, bored na nga ko eh. You sure ayaw mo muna ko bumalik sa taping? Kasi tinawagan na ko nila Direk. Go na daw ulit yung project."

"Ayoko kasing mapagod ka. Alam mo naman, kailangan mag-ingat. Anong sinabi mo?"

"Sabi ko I was sick lang. Kaya di pa nila ko inooblige pumunta. Should I tell them what's really going on?"

"Wag muna love. May tamang panahon jan. I think it be best if we announce your pregnancy kung saan tayo nagsimula, sa EB."

"You sure?"

"Yup. Siguro pag 3 months na yung tiyan mo. Which reminds me, yung appointment natin bukas."

"Oo nga pala. Free ka ba? Kasi kung hindi, ako na lang pupunta. Pasama na lang siguro ako kay Manang."

"I already cleared my day for that. Gusto ko kasama ako sa lahat ng appointments mo. I wanna be with you every step of the way."

"Aww, love. Thank you. Sige na, balatan mo na yan. Kain tayo, while watching EB."

"Sige, sige."

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The next day,

"Hi Doctora!"

"Hi Maine, Rj. Ready na kayo?"

"Yes po. Today na po maririnig yung heart beat di ba po?"

"Yes. Halika ka na sa ultrasound room."

We then followed my doctor inside.

"Excited na ko love."

Rj whispered.

"Me too. Pati na rin sana yung gender, pero di pa daw sure if malalaman na natin."

I laid down the bed and the doctor pulled my shirt up, exposing my belly.

"Medyo malamig to Maine ha, but bearable. So, here's the baby. Maliit pa siya, but a bit bigger than the last time. Nakikita mo ba Rj? Ayan yung baby niyo. Now, for the heart beat. Maririnig natin siya, pero hindi pa sobrang lakas. Syempre, underdeveloped pa eh. Ayan, naririnig niyo ba? Rj? Maine? That's the sound of your baby's heart, beating."

I then glanced up at Rj, and he was keen at looking at the monitor and listening to the sounds.

"Rj, do you hear that. Heartbeat ng baby natin!"

"Oo nga. Di ako makapinawala. Yan na yata yung the best na tunog na narinig ko sa buong buhay ko."

"Doctora, pwede na po ba namin malaman yung gender?"

"Hindi pa sa ngayon. Pero sure ba kayo, gusto niyo malaman? Ayaw niyo masurprise na lang?"

"Syempre Doc, we want to know."

"Oo nga Doc. Of course, when we announce gusto namin kasama yung gender."

"Sige, come back when you're 18 weeks pregnant. We'll do a fetal anatomy survey. It's a test determine if there might be fetal anomalies, such as cleft lip and the like. Isabay na rin natin sa pagdetermine ng gender. Okay? So as of now, you heard your baby's heartbeat. And everything looks good. Just keep yourself healthy, Maine. And your baby will be healthy as well."

"Okay po. Thank you Doc!"

"Just take precautions okay? Kasi this is the most sensitive trimester of your pregnancy. You have your husband naman para alalayan ka."

"Syempre naman Doc. Always. Thank you po."