Peek In

It has been a while since there are any posts from me. There are actually many things that have happened. The reason for my hiatus being work pressure in office. But, i guess i would update few of them if not everything.

We have bought a car (Hyundai I-10) on May 15th. It coincided with my hubby's birthday. Even though he says it is for my comfort, you can clearly make out that it is for his baby. What a doting father!!!! I did not get to ride in it due to our never matching work schedules. He still makes an effort to drop me to office.

The baby is doing quite well. Its kicks, flutters etc have increased considerably. I usually feel and see the kicks after my lunch and dinner. These days it is active during my morning snack time(10:30 - 11) as well as noon snack time(3:30 - 4pm)

I have been trying to eat all sorts of healthy food like vegetables, nuts, fruits etc. I am even eating bittergourd very much. I have a penchant for that yummy vegetable. I want my baby also to like it. I am trying to get S used to it. I have heard that the baby likes all the food its mom ate when it was in her womb. I dont really know how far it is true but I am just trying.

I think i am able to figure out the foods it does not like. It kicks and moves alot when I eat hot and spicy food. It does not like tea also. I hope it like the bitter gourd. I usually do not have any problem in eating any type of vegetarian food. Hope my baby is also like that. I drink lots of milk so that i do not ahve any problem in getting to make her drin milk when she grows up. I have a niece who hates milk just like her mother.

I came to know that MOTHERCARE is also in bangalore. I plan to get an abdomen support from there. I am hardly six months pregnant and i already have a lot of muscle pain in my abdomen. I also want to buy some maternity clothing there.

I am already done with planning my maternity leave. If all goes well, I will go on leave from 18th of August which is exactly 4 weeks before my due date. After that i will break my leave for few days and opt for LOP for probably 3 months. It will be mid of Jan by then. The baby will be just 4 months old. I do not know how i will manage with it at that time. S did not give much thought about it. He needs to understand that it is very important. We are yet to decide whow we will manage the finances during that period. Now that we have a car loan and baby will also join us at that time, we need to do some serious planning.

I am getting tired very easily these days and hence am unable to spend much time with the baby. But I am properly enjoying its kicks and movements.

I never had any interest in designing clothes. Surprisingly, I have developed a keen interest in observing baby clothes and I started sketching teh designs myself. Oh baby, you have a great amma.

More in my next post.

your first kick show

Hello bujji thalli (elongated version of bulli)

I have been over excited about the number of posts in the previous month and then i dint get back again. Sorry about that.

I am very happy today. I have SEEN your kick yesterday morning and many times today. I have been dying to write this post but some how delayed doing that.

I just cant tell you how happy I am. I felt as happy as I saw you in flesh. At first I thought its just any other daily moments of yours. But I felt the kick right on top of my stomach. It started at the center of my navel and extended towards the end of my tummy. I could not make out if it was your leg or hand. I later felt my tummy bulge unevenly. Then I understood that you might have moved from right to left of my tummy and slept with your head in the right side with your legs stretched if there is really any place left. I know its pretty uncomfortable in there (size constraint) but it is a matter of few more months. Kindly adjust.

As soon as I experienced this, I could not withstand the happiness within myself. I called up your ammumma and naanna. Both of them were equally overwhelmed. They too wished they could see your kick. We shall show them your stunts soon okay.

Naanna spoke to you for a long time yesterday night. He was very happy. He gave you many kisses. Do you remember anything that he spoke? Amumma has also been talking to you alot these days. Your pinni keeps asking about you everyday. They all love you so much.

By the way, I have finally got my anomaly scan done yesterday in wockhardt. You gave a tough time to the radiologist (Dr. Amitha) You have been moving constantly as if you knew that we were watching you. Though all the sacan angles were not satisfactory, we were lucky enough to have a good glimpse of your face (side view). Ammumma might have looked at that scan picture a thousand times. I shall show that scan picture to you once you are born.

Every one is very eager for your healthy arrival. Please eat properly and manage to pass your time till you come out. Meanwhile we will keep you busy by talking, reading stories to you etc. Did I tell you that naanna has got a book on human history for you? I have got a book on Vedic maths. we do not really know what things interest you, but we will try our best to get you the things you like. Naanna wants to see you as an astronaut or as a Tennis player. I want you to learn dance, music, arts, everything.

I plan to learn some lullabies by the time you are born so that I can put you to sleep. It is just that I am embarrassed to go to some music school or ask someone to teach me those. Your amma's voice is not that good.

Sare more kaburlu in my next post.

Just a hello

Hi Bulli. This is how your pinni calls you. I used to call your Mayu akka 'buddi' when she was small. When i first saw her, 1 day after she was born, she looked so tiny that i gave her that name instantaneously. I like the name bulli also.I wanted to search for Japanese names as they are very cute. I thought of a name AIKO but it was too alien a name for a baby born with Indian origin. Neither your naanna nor your ammumma liked it. We did not yet start thinking about your final name as such. The names I come up with now are nick names. Anyways you would finally end up having many nick names mostly given by your amma as she herself had many names.

Finally, i found a nice doctor close to our house. It is hardly 3kms. I am very happy that i found one at last. I did not like the hospital premises much but quite OK with the doctor. You are doing perfectly fine. Everything looks very normal. I got my first TT injection. Two more injections are due. I have to get an anomaly scan done next Friday or Saturday. I plan to go to wockhardt for that. Yet to fix up an appointment. Eagerly looking forward as I will get a chance to see you again.

I just spoke with naanna. He was amazed to know how close I am to sixth month. It just went so fast. We did not even realize. There is a surprise for you mostly tomorrow or else on Sunday............keep guessing kanna.