Our Story
The Pregnancy
The Discovery:
It was the cold evening of
We called up the Doctor's office
and before we could finalize a date and time
for the appointment, the lady
at the other end congratulated us. That was a sweet shock. We got an
appointment for the 15th. It was just 36 hours away but looked like a long wait
for us to announce the news to our near ones. Luckily 14th was quite an eventful
day and passed quickly. 14th was Aparna's birthday and the day passed with
Aparna's job interview in the morning, delicious Pav Bhaji in the afternoon and
movie show of Rang De Basanti in the evening. Then came 15th and we got our
confirmation from the Doctor's clinic. The confirmation came with hard
realization that our lives were never going to be same again. We decided to
share the news only with our immediate family members now and to announce it to
everyone after the first trimester – in the second week of
April.
Eight Month Project:
With five weeks Pregnant, Feb 15th was the start of an eight month long beautiful but one of the toughest projects for Aparna and me. A project that taught us to think beyond ourselves and one which needed much more precise management than a real life work project.
Pregnancy is one of the greatest
events in a woman's life. The artistry, the amazing accuracy and the awesome
detail associated with the little life inside the womb is one of the most
pristine things in this world.
The first trimester was tough with
everyday nausea and never before experienced biological changes for Aparna.
The second trimester started with
a cake party in my office ending the suspense for everyone. With many
congratulation mails and phone calls, we were on top of the world. The best
parts of this trimester were the visits to the Doc where we heard our baby’s
heart beat and saw some baby profiles during the Ultrasound.
The third trimester was the most
exciting one. With an elderly support (from Aparna’s parents and my parents
being present here physically), Aparna and I could spend lot of time for
shopping the baby items, for planning our future and preparing ourselves
emotionally for our baby’s arrival.
Time flew and the eight month project got closed but only to kick-off multiple life projects and initiatives.
Hope you enjoyed our
story.
Prasad