Dhak dhak...

dhak dhak... dhak dhak... dhak dhak...
In case you are wondering whether I am trying to do a Madhuri Dixit item number here, let me clarify. This is the heartbeat of Pu, my young-one to be.. approx 150-180 beats per minute. Heard it for the first time yesterday morning when the Doc put the doppler or something like that to Surabhi's stomach!!
I was sitting in the visiting part of the Doctor's chamber and hence didn't really know what was happening. First I heard this set of regular heartbeats.. @ 70-80 per minute and then suddenly it was like a train had left the station and was chugging along at full speed.. dhak dhak.. dhak dhak.. dhak dhak... That was Pu at 180 beats per minute.
Since I had read about it before, I sort of got it and strained by ear to hear the Doctor say - "That's the baby's heart beat."
It shocked me a bit out as I realised once again that I am going to be a father soon. While the thought is there all the time, any sign of the 'live' baby still does hit you bang in the face. I'm not saying this in a negative way. Rather its completely a positive surprise that makes you sit up and smile to yourself and if the world is lucky, to the world too. It's the sort of feeling that hits you when you are right in the middle of some busyness, and makes you stop and smile.
I can now hardly wait for the next sonography when I get to see my baby again. The kiddo is 4 inches long already!!!