I am a Mother

11:39 am - Classical music plays at the background, whilst my two children sleep. Isabella in her cradle swing and Noah snoring away on the sofa bed. Around this hour, I have `time` for myself. I write `time` in quotation marks as this time, whilst the children are sleeping – I use, or shall I say, `try` to use the time wisely by cleaning up the tornado my 17 month old son caused in a matter of only 2 hours of playing, portioning milk, washing the dishes, hanging up the washing, e.t.c. It`s amazing how much I can get done in 30 minutes. In my younger years I would have needed 3 hours to do the chores I do now within 30 minutes. Since the kid`s are still sleeping, I have time to finally blog.

I have been wanting to do my own blog in ages. Everyone has been starting blogs and I´ve envied them for it. Hopefully, I will find the time and patience to write as often as I can. This would probably mean that, in my free time, I will stalk less on facebook and play less of `Bejewelled Blitz`, which by the way is starting to get frustrating. I will never be able to rank number 1 in that game anyway.

I have always loved writing down my thoughts. It`s a way for me to clear my mind and break down my thoughts. It is like general cleaning. Once you´ve finished cleaning you feel so much lighter. It helps you clear your thoughts and feel you have achieved a lot for the day. It is the same with me and writing. I love to share my thoughts and in sharing my thoughts I also find myself. In being understood, I find I understand myself a bit more as well.

When I was a teenager, I wanted to start a diary, but didn`t dare as I was scared that my big brother would read it and embarass me by blurting out my secrets. Now, as I get older, what I write are not secrets anymore. I know most of the things I will blog about won`t be secrets anyway. All I write about, I am sure, any mother can and will relate to. That is why I shouldn`t be ashamed of anything. I know I will find other mothers who will understand me- and in return I will be reassured as a mother. Every mother is an individual, yet go through the same joys and pains.

Now, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Rebby Vie Precilla. I have been married to my husband Jerico for exactly 2 year and three months now! We married on a blessed day, mainly July 7, 2007 (07.07.2007). The date is magical and said to bring good luck and blessings. Truly it has! 2 years married and we have been blessed with two wonderful children. Our son Noah Joaquin is turning 17 months. We mostly call him Coby, from both our names JeriCo and RebBY. 1 year and 3 months later God blessed us with yet another beautiful baby girl – Isabella Angeline. We call her Izzie, yet there are many who call her Bella as well. She is now 7 weeks old. I feel so blessed. 10 years ago, I would have never thought that I would be married to a wonderful husband and have two beautiful children! It is not easy being a mother of two, indeed it is challenging, yet the fulfillment of being a mother and watching my children grow outweighs everything and brings me so much joy!

I am in awe of and am a fan of all mothers out there and this is why I am starting this blog for all mothers and to all mothers-to-be. In a way, also to all our men, so that they understand what we go through (lets see if I can get my husband to read my blogs too and see if I can get him to start blogging too). Or even, maybe, to all children so they understand why we are the way we are at times. Being a mother myself has made me understand my mother more now and indeed I feel closer to her now more than ever!

12:49-Time to stop blogging. Nearly after an hour, with a 20 minute interval of trying to bring Noah back to sleep (I was sure not to finish this blog in one sitting without being intervened), it`s Isabella`s turn. Praise God, Noah is still sleeping which gives me time to breast feed and bond with my daugther before her big brother starts running around and screaming.

Till my next blog. Thank you for reading my first entry!