30 weeks Update !!

On the verge of completing 7 months already... God !! How time flies by...

Things have gotten hectic both at home and at work. Hence the long break from blogging and posting about my coming little one. Haven't been able to do justice to blogging and neither have I been able to pay much attention to the new baby :(

Baby would probably feel real bad when it grows up. Anyhoo... here goes.

Currently at 31 weeks and writing this post.

Dearest babbatoo... you have been kicking a lot lately and its keeping me awake all night some of the days. You have become super duper active and spend a lot of time awake. Compared to your sister Chhavi, you are more active and kicking and moving almost all the time. I can sometimes feel your little feet / hands when I stroke / press on my belly. Also, sometimes you lift your bum and then its fun to play with you. If I press on your bum, you move around and lift it elsewhere on my stomach. However, Chhavi used to have a lot of hiccups, but you dont seem to have as many.

I am patiently waiting for the day when I can see shapes forming on my belly when you move around. Was the same with Chhavi, so am hoping it will happen with you too. Also Dear Dad and me have been trying to guess your gender. Not that we are particular about you being a girl or boy, but its fun to just try and speculate. We read about all the myths floating around on the internet. God, how stupid some of them seem :) Some of them are so obviously mythical, but whatever, its a fun pastime.

Oh BTW, last weekend, we had some blood reports done for thyroid, haemoglobin and sugar levels. Everything turned out to be normal. That was a huge relief, especially the iron levels. Never thought they would come to normal, since I have always been anaemic. Next appointment is going to be on the 21st. Also waiting for the next scan date to see you.

We are also looking at good days to welcome you into the world. Doctor has said that it will be on one of the mornings in the first week of July. So waiting to talk to him about the date for the operation. Lets see how things go. Next post in a few days... Ciao.

BABY KICK ALERT !!!

Dear Baby Beanie...

I must say the last visit to your doc was quite a fruitful one. Remember how she asked me if I felt your movements and I was not too sure. Well !! I am pretty sure now and I can feel you very prominently inside of me.

When I got back from the doctor's consultation visit, I kept thinking - the doc said I should feel you within a week - but then have I been feeling you and I don't know yet ? So I lay down for a while wanting to see if what I felt is real. They say in THE book that babies are most active when mom is lying down or resting. And yes indeed, I did feel something different and concluded it has to be you.

Then we got busy with your elder cousin's birthday celebrations and me with my work and stuff and I only got time to really feel you at night everyday. Sorry I could not spend much time with you. Also, I had to get some last minute stuff done - we are finally leaving for Mangalore - to your maternal grandmother's place. I was so excited that I went on a last minute spree on Saturday. We are leaving on Sunday (8th Sept) on the day of Gowri pooja. I went to my dentist, got my fillings redone - went for a grooming session - oh and also went to the hospital again to get your delivery package.

It  will be close to the end of 6th month (mid 6th month atleast) when I get back from Mangalore and then it would be too late to book your delivery package at Cloud Nine. The package includes a lot of freebies - a free antenatal workshop for me and DD, a free pre-natal workout session for me, a free baby shower for us and then there is also other stuff like a lucky draw and then they gave me some printouts about what I should get at the time of admission for YOU (baby) and ME (mom). There was also a insurance form that I need to fill in and keep ready for admission procedures to go smoothly.

Anyways, this post was about your movements - so I left on Sunday night to Mangalore. I was so excited and maybe so were you. After I came to Mangalore, I guess you grew a tough pair of arms and legs. I feel you kick so hard every day when I sit down to relax and every night when I lie down to sleep. You have become super active here - not sure whats the difference. Maybe you know that you are in a different environment or are excited to meet your grandparents but you sure are not quiet :)

DD is hoping to get to feel you better when we get back since we have been away from him for around 9 days now. We will be going back to Bangalore tonite (Sep 17th). DD will be waiting to receive us in the morning :)

- So