Journey to Motherhood

In less than 15 days I am expecting my 1st (and for now the only) baby.

It’s been quite an exciting journey till now:
from “f%^#-I-m-pregnant” 1st month,
to “Oh-baby-we’re-gonna-have-a-baby” 2nd month
to “what-will-we-call-the-baby” 4th month
to “oops-I-forgot-I-m-pregnant” 6th month
to “OMG-when-will-this-get-over” 9th month!

Actually I haven’t quite “felt” the pregnancy (if you know what I mean) coz I was working regular (read inhuman!) hours until the beginning of 9th month. And I am still working from home while my parents are losing sleep worrying that I can deliver anytime!!!!! (Though I am not sure if my baby is in a hurry to meet her mum, knowing how much time her mum has given her while she was inside).

But working from home gives me much more time at hand to think and plan for my baby. Tasks, much needed for the baby, which I have finally managed to accomplish, though late in the day:

1. Zero down on a name!!!! That’s an achievement I tell you.
2. Be regular with my eating habits
3. Have my medicines on time
4. Exercise a little, go for walks.
5. Relax myself, and tell myself repeatedly that everything else can wait
6. Be regular with my doctor’s appointments
7. Drop everything else and go for my medical tests
8. Have a foot massage as often as I want / need
9. Sleep when and as often as I want to; given that I can’t sleep at nights due to the weight of the baby, a 30 min afternoon nap is a god-sent!
10. Keep myself off the fire-fighting at work, unless it’s really a fire

I love this time, but as I said – the wait is so boring and frustrating, I am desperate to meet the baby now!

P.S: Was speaking with my husband today and was briefing him on my doctor’s appointment; told him that the doc has asked me to monitor the baby’s movements every two hours now. “I don’t have a life, I tell you”, I said. “You were not supposed to have an independent life, since the day you conceived our baby. I am glad you finally realized it”, pat came the reply!