Athena Imperial dedicates touching message for husband's birthday

Athena Imperial took to Instagram to write her husband a touching heartfelt message as he celebrated his birthday.

The GMA News reporter posted photos of her husband, financial advisor John Ben Rodriguez, with their newborn Baby Bethany.

In the caption, she noted how she noticed the resemblance of her child to her husband on the very first time Athena saw her inside the delivery room.

"Noong una kong nakita si Bethany sa delivery room, sa isip-isip ko, ‘Di maitatangging si @johnbenrodriguez ang tatay nito.' Sabi ko na nga ba’t magiging singkit siya katulad mo," she wrote in the caption.

"Babaeng John Ben siya sa lahat yata ng anggulo," she added.

 

 

 

 

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Noong una kong nakita si Bethany sa delivery room, sa isip-isip ko, “ ‘Di maitatangging si @johnbenrodriguez ang tatay nito.” Sabi ko na nga ba’t magiging singkit siya katulad mo. Hindi na nga ako umapela sa barangay.???? Babaeng John Ben siya sa lahat yata ng anggulo. Pero buti na rin ‘yon para sa tuwing makikita ko siya, mapapaalalahanan ako kung gaano kami kamahal ni Lord — dahil isang mabait, masipag, maalaga, at mapagmahal na asawa at tatay ang binigay Niya sa amin. Thank you, Lord, dahil binuhay mo si Ben noong 1986 (‘Yun o! Ngumiti siya! Pengeng pera pan-Lazada!) para kalaunan ay maging bahagi ng buhay namin. • Happy birthday, mahal ko!???? • Yakap at pagbati mula sa’yong dalawang espesyal na bisita sa birthday celebration mo ngayong 2020, Betbet at Nanay Athena ??

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Jul 9, 2020 at 1:08pm PDT

Athena said this will serve as a reminder of how lucky she and her daughter is for having John.

"Buti na rin ‘yon para sa tuwing makikita ko siya, mapapaalalahanan ako kung gaano kami kamahal ni Lord — dahil isang mabait, masipag, maalaga, at mapagmahal na asawa at tatay ang binigay Niya sa amin," she wrote.

"Thank you, Lord, dahil binuhay mo si Ben noong 1986 (‘Yun o! Ngumiti siya! Pengeng pera pan-Lazada!) para kalaunan ay maging bahagi ng buhay namin," Athena joked.

"Happy birthday, mahal ko! Yakap at pagbati mula sa’yong dalawang espesyal na bisita sa birthday celebration mo ngayong 2020,  Betbet at Nanay Athena," she ended her note.

The couple welcomed her first child last June, with Athena only announcing her pregnancy in February.

She also shared that she had gotten pregnant six months after her ovarian cysts were removed.

The GMA reporter and beauty queen—she was Miss Earth-Water 2011—married John Ben in 2018. — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News