New feelings ...

It's been 8 weeks since these new feelings, new emotions.. October 09 Ro and I felt ready and started to plan for a baby, hoping for something positive in the new year. Doctor's visits for health checkups, prenatals etc. followed. We were taken by surprise when we found two red lines just a month later on Nov, 11! Took another test Nov, 12, still positive, finally sunk in that it didn't take as long as we expected :-) We were thrilled yet nervous, are we ready for parenthood?? What about all the travel and freedom? We went to see our doctor on Nov, 17 and she confirmed our suspicion. Both our parents were thrilled and the advice began - take rest, dont fall, eat what you like, let me know what I can make for you etc. I started to feel nauseous, like something's churning in my stomach, and tons of saliva in my mouth. Like on a plane about to take off all day long, hungry yet everything tasteless. I have also turned a hog for sleep, some nights sleeping almost 10 or 11 hours and still not enough!

Few days later on the 21st, we left for our vacation (to celebrate our 3rd anniversary) that Ro planned way before we found out about the pregancy. We drove to Knoxville, Tennessee, spent two days sightseeing.. and then drove to Charleston, South Carolina. Ro had to drive all the way since I dont drive Expressways yet. I kept pretty well through out the trip except for the nausea and the wondering what can I eat that will taste good. I had an aversion for anything non-vegetarian - meat, chicken etc. So the best ribs didnt go too well with me :-( Then there was this sudden craze for a spicy biryani, luckily Ro and I found this Indian Restaurant in Charleston, and the biryani did justice. Since then I have flickering tastes, sometimes hot and spicy with tons of pickle, yet the next day I hate pickle, cannot tolerate non-veg at all (Ro is worried our child will be vegetarian and actually wants to put blood in the baby's milk.. strange), nothing too sweet goes down well, then the strange one like a Maharashtrian thali that I even visualized in my dreams, lots of melon is good :-) (musk, green and watermelon, this is a melon baby!), hashbrowns good, italian brand with butter good, almonds good, yogurt pretty good, and the chilled strawberry milk that Ro makes for me - VERY GOOD

Dec 6, had a relaxing birthday with friend's bringing it in at midnight. Got a chance to relax and oversleep on my birthday, until the doorbell rang, and I ran downstairs to find Ro there with 3 dozen roses in different colors and one single pink rose (my favorite color) and two cards. My day was made, the fragrance of the roses so fresh and light helped with my nausea! Later went to his Mom's house for a lovely lunch and more gifts :-)

We had our first appointment with the OBGYN Dec 8, and the progress seems fine. Blood and urine tests (results later), breast exam, pap smear, even the size of the uterus seems fine. No heart beats until 11 weeks I guess, I was pretty excited about the heartbeats. So another long wait, hopefully with the Christmas season time will pass fast until our next appointment on Jan 5, 2010. Cant wait to be done with 12 weeks, so we can share our happiness with everyone. I miss Pune and family there so much lately hopefully can travel there soon, some of it due to these constant mood swings. Ro has to bear the brunt of it all :-( But he has been a sweetheart listening to my constant yapping about how the nausea is bothering me and my tasteless episodes and making me feel special in every possible way. Things to look foward to - Cake making over the weekend, attending a choir singing carols next week, hopefully get some dusting done over the weekend, lots of cuddling and RoLin time.. must do Resume too..

- Curious Lin