 |
| My Birth Story... |
The plan of having family was thought of by my mamma and dadda in April, 2000. In other words it was a gift by my dadda to my mamma on their 1st wedding anniversary as mamma wished for a baby since the day she was married. But they delayed it as they it was an arranged marriage they wanted some time to know each other and mamma had to come all over to Abudhabi from Mumbai so she needed some time to settle down in this country (hot and humid). But the goodnews that i am arriving was given by Dr. Indira on 26th of September, 2000. Mamma was very thrilled and she called dadda in his office and informed him too. Actually in the beginning he reacted like "ok..." but then after sometime he called back mamma and in a very excited tone said "mein baap bannewala hai (I am gonna be a father)". He was so thrilled. He gifted a gold chain to my mamma for the goodnews. All those 7 months until my parents went to Mumbai for the sheemanth (baby shower function) dad cared the most for mamma... but mamma says it was all for me... ha ha ha... He was not allowing mamma even to lift a half kg of bag thinking that it will hurt me. Even if mamma wished to have a banana he used to pesture her to call up doc aunty and ask if its harmless for me. So sweet of you daddu!!! I love you for taking so much care of me... I am really a very lucky baby to have so caring parents like you two... Actually mamma wanted dad to be near her on the day i arrive and to be the first person to see me but dadda wanted me and mamma to be in safe hands so he decided that mamma will go to Mumbai to my granny's place for delivery. But due to the visa problems dad had to call mamma back and then granny followed her to Abudhabi to take care. My mamma was feeling very heavy and everyday she used to wait for me to be delivered and her countdown had started since May, 2001 (even though I was due on 9th June, 2001). I was also troubling her a lot from inside. I used to kick her a lot... actually i started my movements since i was hardly 4 and half months. I made my first move when i heard the loud sounds in the cinema hall when mamma and dadda had gone to see Raju Chacha with Anand uncle and his family. My parents did lot of shopping for me... they bought nice dresses, blankets, wraps, towels, nappies and all for me. They were so excited about the whole thing. Actually my parents wanted it to be a surprise whether i am a boy or a girl... but mamma wished me to be a girl and dad a boy... but when mamma and granny went for an ultra sound, out of excitement granny asked the doc whether i am a boy or a girl and he disclosed that i am a boy. Still mamma was wishing that may the doc go wrong and i turn out to be a girl (but even after my birth she has loved me the most as it doesnt matters for her that i am a boy or a girl... i am his part of body that was more imp to her... but out of her wish she often calls me with girls names like minni, baali, raani, etc.) My mamma was desperately wishing that i should come to this world on 30th of May, 2001 as it was 60th birthday of my grandpa. On 30th morning she got some hint that i am arriving so she called up dadda at office and told to come home immediately to take her to hospital. We went and then doc told that i wont deliver so they had to come back. But unfortunately mamma slipped in the hospital and her leg was paining very badly. Next day she went to Dr. Priya (my mamma's regular gynaec) for checkup and she did something (called stripping) by which mamma started getting her contractions immediately. That night mamma had a very difficult time. Then morning we all went to Corniche Hospital. But again they told still there is time and they all had to come back home. Mamma's pains had increased very badly and she had by now lost her courage and felt very helpless as the hospital people were not able to understand her pain. Then in the afternoon dad not able to see mamma struggling called again hospital where he was able to speak to a nice german nurse whom he told mamma's problem and told to atleast admit her for observation. Then he took mamma and she was admitted she was already 3 cm dilated so she was taken directly to the labour room at around 5.30 pm. The midwife insisted mamma on taking epidural but mamma wanted it to be natural and refused from the same. It has been a long long waiting for my mamma.... hey nine long months buddy just to see my face... its around 11 pm and mamma here i appear in flesh and blood in front of you, after giving u lots of pains.... but afterall i am worth taking such pains isn't it!!! Well Doc Aunty told mamma that i was a healthy baby weighing 2980 gms. and 54 cm tall at the time of birth. Hey i had dark black hairs and round face... they say i look like my dadda. I am very fair like him only having most of his features except for my lips which resemble my mamma's. Hey i forgot to tell you that my dadda is the most happiest person to see me first coming in this world. Even my granny was with my mamma when i came into this lovely world. As soon as i am born dadda started calling all our relatives and friends to inform him that i have arrived. It is late night but still he didnt bothered disturbing his friends out of his excitement to inform them that he has got a baby boy. We all could see he was on top of the world. I was shifted to my ward after 2 hours and i was really feeling sleepy. But the nurse didnt left me alone to sleep but took me to the nursery for bath... imagine at night its almost 2.30 am. I cried a lot but she said that its good that i should cry it will clean up my lungs. Then she put on the new clothes my mamma and dadda shopped together with my granny for me... oh god!!! those are bit loose for me but its ok... i will be growing very fast naa... Then nurse brought me to my mamma and taught her how to feed me. I enjoyed it as mamma was holding me really very close to her. That was my first night into this world outside my mamma's womb which is the safest place in the universe. We slept nicely whole night and then next afternoon dadda came with granny. Then after my life in this world started meeting lots of friends and relatives. |
 |