Joyce Ching and non-showbiz husband Kevin Alimon are going to be a family of three very soon!
The couple announced their exciting news in a YouTube vlog uploaded on June 5, 2024.
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JOYCE TAKES TWO PREGNANCY TESTS AT HOME
The video shows how their day went when Joyce had a home pregnancy test on March 1, revealing that her period was aready five days delayed.
Even so, the couple did not want to raise their hopes ahead of themselves.
Joyce reasoned, "Irregular kasi talaga ako at talagang normal sa akin na delayed ako."
Before taking the test, she and Kevin said a little prayer, conveying: "Lord, we pray na we're pregnant and it's twins."
They even prepared "temporary names" for their little one: Isabel for a girl, and Seth for a boy.
"We're panicking," Kevin uttered while waiting for the result.
A little later, Joyce informed, "Merong faint na line so, di namin sure kung... is that a yes?
"First time namin magkaroon ng faint na line," she said giddily.
"Di ko alam anong mararamdaman ko," Kevin replied, smiling ear to ear.
Choked up in emotions, he let out: "Naiiyak ako. Parang nahihilo ako, Baby."
Joyce, fighting off her tears, explained, "Hindi ako makaiyak nang buo kasi faint line lang kasi, e."
Filled with hope and anticipation, Joyce resolved to take the test again first thing the next day.
"Kasi parang ang pinaka-legit or clear, yung paggising mo sa umaga. Yun yung ihi na talagang sureball, ganon," she told Kevin.
The video then cut to Joyce updating that the second home PT result produced the same result.
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confirmation from OB-GYN
For the first time in the five years they've been married, Joyce and Kevin found themselves talking to an OB-GYN to confirm the result of her pregnancy test.
Initially, the doctor said that although the chances of the Kapuso actress being with child was high, it was still too early to tell for sure.
It wasn't until March 15, when Joyce's ultrasound revealed the presence of a gestational sac—a fluid-filled membrane that encloses an embryo in its early developmental phase.
A week and a half later on March 26, the pair's doctor's appointment finally delivered the news they had been waiting for: "The baby is here!"
Together, they presented a copy of the ultrasound showing their little bundle of joy.
Joyce ended the vlog with a note that captured the rollercoaster ride of emotions as she and Kevin begin a new life as parents.
"It was the longest one month we had to go through," she recalled.
"We didn't want to assume or celebrate anything right away.
"But, after days and weeks of waiting, we were finally sure we were having a baby and now we're four months pregnant."
The couple is expected to welcome their bundle of joy in late December or early January.
Joyce and Kevin first met through a youth service for church. Since then, their relationship blossomed, leading to their engagement in February 2019.
On July 10, 2019, Joyce sat down with PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal), to talk about her and Kevin's hands-on wedding planning.
"Medyo parang, ikaw lahat maghahanap ng suppliers, ikaw ang mag-aayos ng schedule ng mga tao, tapos imi-meet mo pa yung mga suppliers mo, pero so far okay naman," she said.
"Medyo inayos na rin namin, binook na rin namin mostly kasi ang hirap mag-book ng mga suppliers and all kasi, lalo na December, sobrang agawan, sobrang hirap.
"Tapos baka mag-on-the-day coordinator na lang kami."
Ten months since their engagement, they tied the knot in an outdoor garden wedding ceremony held at the Baguio Country Club in Baguio City on December 8, 2019.
Among the celebrity guests who attended the festivities were Dingdong Dantes, Alden Richards, Gina Alajar, Janine Gutierrez, Thea Tolentino, Mikoy Morales, Rita Daniela, and Moira dela Torre.
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