By Fatima Parel Photos courtesy of Roy Macam and Alyanna Martinez In a private ceremony on April 21, Alyanna Martinez and her husband Roy Macam invited their family and close friends for an intimate Christening ceremony in Los Angeles, California. Their little girl, born on January 19, was given the lovely name Adalynn Riley. Alyanna is the eldest daughter of actor Albert Martinez and his late wife Liezl. She graciously granted an exclusive interview with Moms & Kids, revealing intimate details of her pregnancy and delivery. MB: Was it a sensitive pregnancy? A: No. I was very blessed to have a relatively normal and easy pregnancy. My expectations were much worse given the feedback I got from friends that got pregnant before me. MB: Did you have any food cravings? Any quirks, which manifested during your pregnancy? A: I craved Jollibee spaghetti! There was a whole week in my first trimester where all I could eat was Jollibee spaghetti. Toward the end, I started to strongly crave whole fresh cow’s milk, which is weird since it’s been years since I’ve drank fresh milk. I was exclusively drinking only almond milk for many years but the craving for cow’s milk was so strong I had to give in. My midwife gave me the go signal to enjoy it saying it was perfectly fine to give in to whole food cravings. I had zero cravings for processed food, thankfully. MB: Aside from you and Roy’s initials, how did you decide on the name? A: I was set on her name starting with the Letter A from the very beginning. I also wanted a name similar to mine but a name I don’t have any associations with whether positive or negative and we both don’t know a single Adalynn personally. So it was really hard to choose! Since almost all my relatives also have the same initials as mine. It was a name that kept coming up in my head the whole time I was pregnant. But I was never set with it thinking another name idea may pop up. Toward the end I was leaning more and more toward Adalynn but I was not set on the spelling and pronunciation I wanted still. I told Roy and everyone I would only be set on her name the moment I laid my eyes on her and met her. So she was nicknamed Baby A in the meantime. And it was true that not until that first moment we met that I said her name would be Adalynn and it was the first thing I asked Roy when she came out and he immediately agreed. He chose the name Riley and I also agreed and that was it. It felt right and we finally felt sure that it was a name that suited her perfectly. MB: Was it an easy delivery? Can you share your birthing story? A: Given all the research I did about natural childbirth, the stories I’ve read and heard and the videos I’ve watched, I believe I was very lucky and blessed to have an easy delivery. Knowing all the things that could go wrong with any birth, looking back it was the perfect birth scenario I could have ever asked for. Not exactly what I was imagining since things happened so fast and with any birth you can only do so much to prepare but you can never plan. Labor was long but the birth was quick. It was painful for sure but the unbearable part was quick then as soon as she was out the pain was completely gone. MB: Can you please describe your daughter for us? A: She is so alert! And it’s the same thing everyone says about her as well. She loves to laugh and giggle and snuggle. She is just the best and perfect head to toe. I’m sure all parents say that about their baby, but really I feel so blessed to have a baby that is so cute and so perfect and healthy.   For more details http://momsandbabies.com.ph/2018/04/alyanna-martinez-welcomes-motherhood-with-her-baby-girl-adalynn/