“Above All I am MOM”
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It took a while for my husband (also working for Accenture) and I to have a baby. We have been married 2 years when we decided to see a doctor. We married late, and we thought maybe it was our age and the stress at work. Our tests came out all ok, nothing was wrong, and yet, we could not conceive. We tried Intra-uterine insemination (IUI) and got a positive result on the first try! We were excited and very happy. But after 10 weeks, we were told it did not have a heartbeat and was a blighted pregnancy. We became sad and I had to undergo D&C. We tried 3 more times and were unsuccessful. Desperate, I decided to take a leave from work and stop all physical activity for 1 year. We tried Yin Yoga and acupuncture, and then prepared for IVF (in-vitro fertilization). First try, 3 fertilized eggs, all were placed back in my womb. Only 1 latched and became a baby. I carried him for 38 weeks, almost living in the hospital for check ups and pre-natal procedures. He came out perfect and beautiful. Our son, Enrico Javier, is a gift from God because he is the fruit of a lot of prayers, experts in medicine, and love. Our lives revolve around this baby boy, who turned our lives upside down. Before he came, I thought I was healthy. Almost vegetarian, running or practicing yoga 5 times a week, doing a lot of great things at work. In the process of having him and failing several times, I realized the ultimate definition of “healthy” was conceiving, of being capable of bringing life to someone else. So when he came, it was like I died to myself. All my other “important” roles fade in the background. Above all else, I am a mother. He is my inspiration. He is our legacy. He is our hope, and we will do everything so that he has a good life ahead of him. I still do great things at work. I went back to running and practicing yoga, but now it is less about myself, for myself. Enrico surprises us everyday with his happy disposition, his eagerness to learn, his energy and his affection. I make decisions now for my career and for the people who work with me with my son in mind, because it is for his future that we are working, we are blessed in life because of him.