Monday, September 29, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
20 weeks and counting...
Hooray! We're halfway there! Yep, this is one of the major milestones in the duration of pregnancy...and I am so glad we made it smoothly till here. There were some hurdles and different routes we had to take in the middle, to make the ride smooth...but I don't have any regrets for that. That just gave me a different experience and makes me relish this moment all the more. I just can't believe though that how the time is flying and it won't be far when baby will be in our arms...
We are hoping the remaining journey is as bright, colorful, splendid as it has been till now. Experience? Well it has been tremendously beautiful and special...atleast for me! I love this feeling, and the amount of attention I am getting these days. Yeah, you heard it right..'attention'. Ever since my belly has started showing...I guess it's been around 2-3 weeks now that it has become apparent for people to recognize that we're expecting.. everyone around me tries to be very careful and cautious. It's funny to see so much care around yourself. Even strangers around you would act as they are in someway attached with the baby and would care for you.
By strangers, I would mean- at work, while I ride the bus, I come across so many unknown faces and people. Couple days back I came across this gentleman on the bus who was so concerned, that as soon as I stepped out of the bus he approached me and asked me if I knew that the guy I was sitting next to me in the bus was unhygienic and I shouldn't have sat next to him since I am expecting. Makes me wonder if the same would have happened if I was in India? May be more?
So I am now being seen as most vulnerable person on earth, however on the flip side I am enjoying being pampered and getting cared for by everyone. I am telling myself...baby.. enjoy while you can. This all attention will go to our baby once he/she arrives. But trust me I am going feel good about that too!
We are hoping the remaining journey is as bright, colorful, splendid as it has been till now. Experience? Well it has been tremendously beautiful and special...atleast for me! I love this feeling, and the amount of attention I am getting these days. Yeah, you heard it right..'attention'. Ever since my belly has started showing...I guess it's been around 2-3 weeks now that it has become apparent for people to recognize that we're expecting.. everyone around me tries to be very careful and cautious. It's funny to see so much care around yourself. Even strangers around you would act as they are in someway attached with the baby and would care for you.
By strangers, I would mean- at work, while I ride the bus, I come across so many unknown faces and people. Couple days back I came across this gentleman on the bus who was so concerned, that as soon as I stepped out of the bus he approached me and asked me if I knew that the guy I was sitting next to me in the bus was unhygienic and I shouldn't have sat next to him since I am expecting. Makes me wonder if the same would have happened if I was in India? May be more?
So I am now being seen as most vulnerable person on earth, however on the flip side I am enjoying being pampered and getting cared for by everyone. I am telling myself...baby.. enjoy while you can. This all attention will go to our baby once he/she arrives. But trust me I am going feel good about that too!
What are these flowers for?
Perplexed as to what all these flowers mean and why are different one's posted every now and then? Well, there is a reason behind posting different,colorful flower pictures. Amit presents both me and the baby with these flowers and as long as they are blooming, they stay in the house. As soon as they dry out, it gets replaced with new ones, hence new pictures :). Cute na!
Well, this is a very sweet and nice gesture from him and both baby and me really appreciate it!
Cannot thank him enough, can we baby?
Well, this is a very sweet and nice gesture from him and both baby and me really appreciate it!
Cannot thank him enough, can we baby?
Friday, September 19, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Shopping Spree
Being pregnant, thats one thing that one has to do quite frequent, yeah that is 'Shopping'! Not for baby clothes... but for yourself. If you are first time preggo, bingo- you hit the jackpot... and there you go, shopping trips every 2-3 weeks. The clothes keep getting shorter and you don't fit into it after 3/4 weeks max! Wow! What a growth! I know many women would love to do it, but sincerely.. when you are heavy, get breathless, get tired, and have a backache - it doesn't come back as a fun trip. It is more like a compulsion. Though I have to admit I simply "Love" shopping. But with my current condition, it gets a bit tedious as I just want to be home in my PJ's :).....aah even writing about PJ's give me a sense of comfort, talk about wearing them!
I think the most comfort wear is the PJs for the expecting mothers and I would like to give a round of applaud to whosoever invented these comfortable wear.
Talking about Maternity wear, it gets odd to find the right fit. I used to be XS (ah, gone are the days baby) before entering into pregnant shoes and now... please don't ask!!! I look for anything from Small to Medium in general and in Maternity wear itself thankfully I am still Small or Xtra Small.
Well, moving out of the maternity wear discussion, this weekend I went shopping at Kohls' and bought a lot of clothes. And I absolutely loved them. This entire week, I am wearing all those new clothing and feel so new!! Isn't that the fun part of being pregnant. I bet it is!!
I think the most comfort wear is the PJs for the expecting mothers and I would like to give a round of applaud to whosoever invented these comfortable wear.
Talking about Maternity wear, it gets odd to find the right fit. I used to be XS (ah, gone are the days baby) before entering into pregnant shoes and now... please don't ask!!! I look for anything from Small to Medium in general and in Maternity wear itself thankfully I am still Small or Xtra Small.
Well, moving out of the maternity wear discussion, this weekend I went shopping at Kohls' and bought a lot of clothes. And I absolutely loved them. This entire week, I am wearing all those new clothing and feel so new!! Isn't that the fun part of being pregnant. I bet it is!!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The first baby feeling
Yay!! Just few minutes back I felt our baby for the very first time!! I felt the baby poke not just once, but almost 3-4 times. It was like a soft finger poke. It was such a wonderful feeling!! It almost made me cry out of happiness :). It's hard to express, but it does make me feel very special and assures of an existence of a soul and a life existing inside of me. Isn't that cute and amazing!!
I messaged Amit instantly and told him how I felt our baby for the very first time. He felt splendid and I wish I could pass on the same feeling to him as well. It definitely is a day to treasure as from here on, it would be 3 of us all together as a family feeling, loving, and caring for each other.
All this while I was not sure if whatever I feel was the baby or something related to uterus expanding, gas, or something weird happening in my belly. I had been feeling some heaviness around my lower abdomen for the last couple of weeks and felt strange. I often got confused and wondered if it is the baby or something else. I have been reading online and reading books and everywhere they mention about the 'butterfly feeling' ; 'flutters' and so on and so forth but never could co-relate with what it means.
I wonder what trigger the poke? I had the spicy 'dhokla' as soon after that I had 4 pokes in 4 secs. Maybe that did the trick heheh? Amit said, the baby ko mirchi lag gayi hai :)
Whatever might have triggered it, it surely made the mom happy. And it would worth a mention "Baby, you did make my day....muuah:)" Bless ya!
I messaged Amit instantly and told him how I felt our baby for the very first time. He felt splendid and I wish I could pass on the same feeling to him as well. It definitely is a day to treasure as from here on, it would be 3 of us all together as a family feeling, loving, and caring for each other.
All this while I was not sure if whatever I feel was the baby or something related to uterus expanding, gas, or something weird happening in my belly. I had been feeling some heaviness around my lower abdomen for the last couple of weeks and felt strange. I often got confused and wondered if it is the baby or something else. I have been reading online and reading books and everywhere they mention about the 'butterfly feeling' ; 'flutters' and so on and so forth but never could co-relate with what it means.
I wonder what trigger the poke? I had the spicy 'dhokla' as soon after that I had 4 pokes in 4 secs. Maybe that did the trick heheh? Amit said, the baby ko mirchi lag gayi hai :)
Whatever might have triggered it, it surely made the mom happy. And it would worth a mention "Baby, you did make my day....muuah:)" Bless ya!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Babies, Babies, Babies... everywhere
Lately, I have started to hear a lot about babies! On channel news (Caylee being on the top of the list), optimizing baby genetics, baby brains, baby advices, and what not! Well, I guess it's understandable cause I am all about babies now [giggle]. I guess it's a natural way of phase changing procedure that we all go through.
Perhaps those baby info that I have listed above doesn't excite me all that much, infact it makes me depressed especially the kidnapping news of babies. I’ve read that it’s natural to feel that way! The news that gives me a kick is to hear other people who are expecting and are in the same boat. Well, there are few- who have already delivered (I still consider them in the same bracket) and there are some who are recently shared their expecting news!!! Good thing is that the year 2008-2009 would have a lot of babies, and will make our baby have a lot of friends and cousins of same age group. Coolio, isn’t it?
I have started listing out the people who have delivered in the past couple months/ or will be delivering soon in the coming months.
Delivered babies
•Raashi (girl) born on July 3, 2008 (our baby’s cousin) - My SIL, Rakhi didi’s daughter
•Sargun (girl) born on July 7, 2008 (our baby’s friend) - My friend, Sona’s daughter
•Alaina (girl) born on August 15, 2008 (our baby’s friend) - My friend, Anu’s daughter
•No name yet (boy) born on , 2008 (our baby’s 2nd cousin)- My cousin SIL, Sapna’s daughter
In the running:
•Joy and Nidhi – don’t know the gender yet - due in November ‘08
•Shashi and Shiney – expecting a Baby Girl - due in November ‘08
•Shagun – don’t know the gender yet - due in January ‘09
•'US' – don’t know the gender yet - due in February ‘09
•Varun and Shalini – don’t know the gender yet - due in April ‘09
Perhaps, there are few babies in the family who will be few months or a year or two apart to our’s and I am hoping they might bond well together well cause of not so much age difference between them. They include, Navika (Kangan’s daughter), Anitej (Akshay’s son), Dylan (Ashish’s son), and Tanisha (Varun’s daughter). Let’s see- we have to consider the distance between us and them as well and will depend upon how often they get to meet each other. Though it’s a long thought as of now, but it’s good to see so many babies around! Cute!
So if you notice, a lot of baby girls’ in the group! It’s nice to see girl power all around.
I’ll be updating the above list as and when I get more updates of these groups.
Perhaps those baby info that I have listed above doesn't excite me all that much, infact it makes me depressed especially the kidnapping news of babies. I’ve read that it’s natural to feel that way! The news that gives me a kick is to hear other people who are expecting and are in the same boat. Well, there are few- who have already delivered (I still consider them in the same bracket) and there are some who are recently shared their expecting news!!! Good thing is that the year 2008-2009 would have a lot of babies, and will make our baby have a lot of friends and cousins of same age group. Coolio, isn’t it?
I have started listing out the people who have delivered in the past couple months/ or will be delivering soon in the coming months.
Delivered babies
•Raashi (girl) born on July 3, 2008 (our baby’s cousin) - My SIL, Rakhi didi’s daughter
•Sargun (girl) born on July 7, 2008 (our baby’s friend) - My friend, Sona’s daughter
•Alaina (girl) born on August 15, 2008 (our baby’s friend) - My friend, Anu’s daughter
•No name yet (boy) born on , 2008 (our baby’s 2nd cousin)- My cousin SIL, Sapna’s daughter
In the running:
•Joy and Nidhi – don’t know the gender yet - due in November ‘08
•Shashi and Shiney – expecting a Baby Girl - due in November ‘08
•Shagun – don’t know the gender yet - due in January ‘09
•'US' – don’t know the gender yet - due in February ‘09
•Varun and Shalini – don’t know the gender yet - due in April ‘09
Perhaps, there are few babies in the family who will be few months or a year or two apart to our’s and I am hoping they might bond well together well cause of not so much age difference between them. They include, Navika (Kangan’s daughter), Anitej (Akshay’s son), Dylan (Ashish’s son), and Tanisha (Varun’s daughter). Let’s see- we have to consider the distance between us and them as well and will depend upon how often they get to meet each other. Though it’s a long thought as of now, but it’s good to see so many babies around! Cute!
So if you notice, a lot of baby girls’ in the group! It’s nice to see girl power all around.
I’ll be updating the above list as and when I get more updates of these groups.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Orangish Red Rose
It's Rose time. Such bright and beautiful rose petals make my everyday splendid and beautiful. Thank you Amit, for such a nice gesture!
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