Breaking the news!!

Since our knowledge, we have been debating how to break the news to our families. I did not want it to be the just usual way of calling them up and telling them.. had wanted to share in some different way. Besides, calling from US would have meant to call up four different numbers, at least, to make sure that nobody important is missed out or gets the news before we convey it to them. We decided to send them the copy of the first ultrasound and have a look at my 'tadpole' before talking over the phone.

Here's the e-mail that DH drafted:

Congratulations!!

I am not sure, what should I be writing?
Should I congratulate you or myself at this juncture....

All I can say, by the grace of almighty and your wishes we all have been entering into a new role soon

We (Swati and me) into a new role of parenthood..and you might be becoming Dada, Dadi, Nana, Naani, Chacha, Bua, Mama, Maami, the list is long and the occasion is great!!!!

Please find the attached photograph of the new life who is entering our lives 6.5 months from now.

Will be calling everybody soon.

-- Warm Regards,

My 'tadpole'

Have a look at my adorable li'l tadpole, as I saw him first!! Isn't he cute?!?

Nothing but 'LOVE'

Friday, the 13th
To some this day is horror and sure to bring bad luck while others would love to debate that the phobia associated with this day is nothing but superstition. To me this day carried no meaning (except for the slasher film series I had enjoyed as a teenager) until Friday the 13th of Oct'2006.

This was the day I got to see our maybaby in the most primitive form, which I lovingly call 'tadpole'! I, instantly, fell in love with approx. 2 inches sized unseeing, unhearing, and formless cute little 'tadpole' of mine and, yes who else by my DH had jumped out of his seat just to have a better look of our baby and both of us were overwhelming with joy! This sure was the loveliest moment of my pregnancy!! He (I'll take the liberty here as I can't address my unborn baby as 'it' which sounds so lifeless) was peacefully lying on his back (again, I assume) in my abdomen with his li'l unformed head and yet to be formed hind limbs all curled up; blissfully unaware of what's going on around him and outside his mama's abdomen. What a adorable picture it posed! No wonder my DH and I could instantly feel our entire parental love outburst from our hearts!!

Probable reason for this sudden rush of feelings might be attributed to the fact that we came to know about my pregnancy rather recently (as I did not experience the usual symptoms associated with the pregnancy), we never imagined or calculated that I would already have carried our baby for 10 weeks now and our baby would actually have acquired some form by now! Another reason could be that though lot many times earlier we had discussed how we plan to up bring our baby and since our knowledge, had started planning for the arrival and mentally preparing ourselves and each other for this new role of 'parenthood', we had never given a single thought over how our baby would look like, be it later or even now for that matter!

Whatever be the reason, the truth is that I am in love with my 'tadpole' months before he steps into this world and I can't wait to hold him in my hands and tell him exactly what I feel - nothing but 'LOVE'!