9 Weeks, and sad sad news...

We're finally at 9 weeks today and trodding along into our 10th week of pregnancy.

Nothing new to report baby-wise, will update after the OB appointment this Thursday...

Today, we found out something devastating and sad.

A friend we knew from Perth passed away in a car accident about 2 weeks ago, leaving behind his new wife.

Dan's whole family live in Perth and he went to uni with Jude a few years ago.

Judy was originally from Taiwan, was living in New Zealand, and moved to Perth to join Dan around the same time as I went to Perth to join Jude.

They recently went back to Taiwan to get married and went through the traditional ceremony and everything... that was only 3 months back, in January.

They were planning a June wedding reception in Perth.

We used to hang out together... dinner, bubble tea, mahjong, etc.

My heart breaks at the thought of the devastation Judy must be feeling now...

What was supposed to be a new beginning for their lives together, is now a dream shattered.

I know they were planning for at least 3 to 4 kids, starting this year... and it makes me really really sad to know that their dream of a family is now gone.

I cannot even begin to imagine what will become of me if I was in her position, and it is honestly something I don't wanna consider.

I know very well the courage, love and dedication she would have needed, to give up everything else for the sake of joining the man you love in a foreign land, without friends or family.

I truly do not know what I can say, except that my heart is breaking for her and his family and it is definitely not something I would wish upon my worst enemy, let alone lovely friends...

Maybe it's the crazy pregnancy hormones, but this news has made me extremely emotional.

I think about my own burgeoning family with the love of my life and my new baby growing in me, and I'm suddenly grateful for everything life has given me and I'm cherishing everything I have.

If anything, this reminds me of my poly batch mate's accidental death a couple of years ago, and once again reminds me of how fragile life can be...

I will learn to let the small things slide and appreciate the little things in life.

I will learn to love with all my heart and not hold anything back.

I will learn to live life to the fullest.

I will learn to remember every little moment I share with my husband and my loved ones.

I will learn to count my blessings instead of gripe about what I wish I had.

I will learn to be the best mother to my children, to give them the best experience in life and everything they deserve.

I will learn all that and more...
I will continue to express my love for my husband and make sure that he knows how I feel for him.
I will continue to hope for the day we get to walk hand in hand down the beach at sunset, knowing we have lived a long fulfilling life together.

I am still in shock and oh so so sad...


Sorry for the very depressing and pessimistic post... emotional and hormonal.