I'm pregnant, I'm having a Boy, and he was born 8.9.10! perfect! he's absolutely perfect. in fact he's almost 4 months old now and i'm living the dream as a stay at home mom who bakes cookies, cooks, and sometimes cleans the house. okay, so it's not that perfect, but i'm having fun...
rumi. his name is rumi leonel alarcon. rumi because i named him after my favorite persian poet. (i'll go into detail later on how i discovered rumi when i was 16.) leonel because my husband loves lionel messi, the soccer player, and because my baby's astrological sign is leo.
rumi was a big surprise for both cristobal and me. at the time i found i was pregnant, i was working full time serving at a busy restaurant with cristobal. we were both envisioning our plans on starting a business together. i was testing out recipes and calling up locations while the reality of things did not stop me from pursuing our dream. having a baby was last on our "to-do" list and something we did not have planned for another year or so.
it was monday, nov. 30th 2009. i was preparing julia child's recipe for boeuf bourguignon for cristobal. it was around 3 pm, he'd be home by 5 and the dish would be ready by around 7. as i finished browning the tender chunks of beef and sauteeing the vegetables, i opened the bottle of wine that i would use to cook this incredible dish. i love wine. i especially love cooking with it. so when i tasted a glass before using it in my dish i thought to myself ' why do i not like this wine'. it wasn't corked, it just wasn't appealing to me. it was around that time i remembered the pregnancy test i had purchased earlier with the groceries.
a little history on why: my sister mahsa had jokingly told me she thought i was pregnant when i was at her house earlier that day because i was feeling nauseous. so that is why i bought it--only to prove i wasn't...
anyway, i poured the wine to start the stewing process and decided to take the test. confident i wasn't, i set it aside to check my stew. i went back to the restroom to find the test i had taken was POSITIVE!!! i thought to myself 'noooooo, this can't be'. it was a total shock. i had taken several tests in the past years always negative and always celebrated!! this one was different. this was positive, this was a surprise, and emotions ran through my body. i was happy, i was sad, i was jumped in the air--i was emotional!
i took another test...positive...i cried, i laughed, and i hugged myself all at once. i texted cristobal to hurry home, but didn't tell him why the rush.
he came home to an aromatic array of food. dinner was ready, fresh baguette and salad all ready to be enjoyed. before he could take his shoes off, i just looked at him and said "i'm pregnant!" he paused, looked at me to see if i was joking and just hugged and kissed me. we were both crying tears of joy and shock! phone calls to family were made later. the rest is history.
rumi's journey to this world gave both cristobal and i a valuable lesson:
you can make plans, you can make lists, and you can set your goals. you just can't predict the future. you have to embrace what life brings you and adjust accordingly.
i am fortunate to stay at home with rumi. watch him grow. give him love. make sure he feels secure. all thanks to my wonderful husband who is able to provide for his family.
being a mother is the greatest gift in the world. the biggest job i could ever take. and, it's only been 4 months!
