Wednesday, Jan 23

Just 70 more days to go. We went to this cute boutique maternity centre - The Cradle for the 4D scan. The first look of our lil one showed him hiding his face behind his hands...but soon we got a clear view of him snoozing..moving his legs and his lips! It looked liked he was murmuring something. Am refering to our baby as 'him/he' just going by my gut feel. We don't know the sex of our baby but since the earliest days of me being pregnant all friends and relatives kept saying that I am going to have a boy. So I have just now fallen into the habit of refering to our baby as 'him'.

Tuesday, Jan 29

So now the count it down to 64 days. It still seems a long 2 months away before I can hold my bundle of joy. But as someone wise has said - the fun is in the waiting. Probably :)

Am busy these days planning the Seemantham (baby shower) party. Here its more or less organized by the couple or their parents. Mine is scheduled for Feb 10th and 11th. Yes, its going to be a 2 day affair. On 10th evening there will be a small function of vedic recital, prayers by the priest and blessings for the parents-to-be. 11th will be the valaikapu function where elderly ladies will adorn the mother-to-be with colorful bangles, sing songs, shower gifts and bless her for a healthy and safe delivery. Overall its fun when you just go with the flow and let yourself to be pampered for the day.

So last few days have been busy working out the guest list, caterers, return gifts etc...Whew! Its tiring but what the heck, its not a New Year party that comes every year right?

Saturday, Feb 09

Now am well into 32 weeks. Our little one seems to be doing somersaults these days. Its fun seeing the tummy distort and dance around. The nesting feeling has sure set in. I spend most of the days cleaning and some more cleaning.

Today was my day of pampering and gettting ready for the baby shower function. Spent sometime at the beauty salon and also got henna (mehendi) designs on my hand. Will post some pics of it soon. Now off to make some last minute purchases for tomorrow.

Tuesday, Feb 12

Life's full of surprises...some pleasant and some not. Grandma was unwell a day before my baby shower and was admitted in CCU, due to high BP (HTN)..but thankfully she recovered quickly enough to get discharged the same night and was able to attend the function. I was so relieved and glad to have her there that day.

Just 50 more days to go....:)

Tuesday, Mar 18

Its 38 weeks. exactly today. We went and had our final BPP scan, blood & urine tests. The doctor says the D day may arrive much before the due date!..Dats exciting. All those around are making me feel lot comfortable. Every day there is a delicacy of my liking being made. Hmm life's nice...yet there is the small tension that everything should go fine.

Wednesday, April 02

I gave birth! Life's another wonder unfolded on March 30th. Went through some hard pains for what seemed like hours and God blessed us with a beautiful boy baby. Can't be more happy. :)

Birth Story