A Little Miracle

I lost a chance to post this blog a long long time ago since my life has changed so much and I have been occupied with the new and incredible adventure I am about to share. As you can see, we became parents after 7 years of infertility and an overwhelmingly tragic late term loss. My friends were impressed when I told them I went through 3 IUIs and 4 IVFs and none of them worked. No matter how much I told myself I could be happy with just two of us and Uni, I was still searching for ways to become a mother. It was like one of those cliché things you hear from people, it happens when you stop trying. I don't think I ever gave up the thought but we completely stopped fertility treatments, and just like that, in the middle of the deep pandemic, a little miracle came to us.

Koa was born in late March, weighed only 6.5 pounds, and had the most beautiful blue-gray eyes. Since my first pregnancy was full of sad memories, it was terrifying to go through the full terms. It really felt like the longest 9 months I've ever experienced in my life. We told ourselves to take one day at a time, one week at a time, 12 weeks scan, 20 weeks scan, and 36..... all the milestones of pregnancy went smoothly and were completely different from our first experiences. And, finally the day of delivery. It was all beautiful, the labor team at Cedars Sinai was terrific, and I finally got to meet little Koa, "Happy Sky" in Japanese, "Brave, Courageous, Warrior" in Hawaiian.

We were released from the hospital 2 days after the delivery. Sadly, none of our family members were able to visit us due to COVID19 but the house was filled with flowers and gifts from families, friends and all of our neighbors. We probably only had 2-3 hours sleep a night and it was indeed overwhelming, however, I remembered the first 2 weeks as dreamy and one of the most beautiful days of my life. Koa is now 6 months old and it still feels like a long good dream.

Greetings in Japanese

お久しぶりです。最後にブログを書いてからもうすでに１０ヶ月ほど経ってしまいました。ご覧の通り、息子が春に生まれました。７年の不妊期間を経て、４０歳手前ギリギリで子供を授かりました。待った時間が長かったせいか、妊娠期間から、出産、育児と毎日が夢のようです。おかげさまで、幸空（こあ）くんは、今６ヶ月になり、お顔も体もしっかりしてきて、元気にスクスクと育っています。この先、家族４人でのカリフォルニア生活、（現在の拠点はロスアンゼルス）よろしくお願いします。