The final lap

Imagine hanging in a bag of fluids for 39 weeks!!! And then the bag being turned from left to right, right to left, upside down!!! How would you feel?

These are questions that have been in my mind for quite a few weeks. Ofcourse I am referring to a child in a mother's womb. And i keep telling Surabhi the same everytime she wants to twist and turn, and ofcourse she does not like it :)

Relax!! Before someone gets on my case, I dont tell her not to twist and turn or anything like that. I just sometimes tell her about my feelings for someone hanging in a bag of fluid.

Anyways, this period of agony for the baby is supposed to end soon. And is about to be replaced by another period of suppression!!

The baby's movements are much more obvious than before. Every now and then Surabhi and even I can feel and even see the baby's movements. These movements are only going to get more pronounced as time goes by. Its not like the baby was not moving as much before. Its more because as the baby is growing within the womb, the womb does not grow as rapidly. Infact, the womb even stops growing beyond a point. The growing baby faces increasing space constraint. Earlier, a lot of its movements might not have been felt on the surface. Now, every movement is felt on the stomach.

Anyways, all these will soon be a thing of the past. The same nine months that seemed insurmountable at a point in time are now almost a thing of the past. The move from 2006 to 2007 has made a huge difference to the psychology of things. What was then "next year" is now "this year".

Surabhi has already entered her third and final trimester. Its just another three months to go and then we shall be proud parents of a wonderful kid. I still often find it difficult to believe that MY baby is about to be born.

We took another step towards the final act today by going and booking one of the potential venues for Pu's arrival. Went and checked out the maternity section at Nanavati Hospital and made bookings for Surabhi. Fortunately she liked the look and feel of the place. We have to now check out one other place and register there as well. Then, if the baby is going to be born in Mumbai, then we are set.

Its just a matter of the wait....