Surprise!

Yippee! I just got this super-duper surprise! I was bogged down with a very tough deadline and so much so that I had taken time to even worry about it at home (which is a rare thing)!

In fact, just last night I mentioned to my husband how I was worried about this project. My husband responded by saying, “Y’know what? I trust you. I know you’ve never been late and I don’t see you not delivering on this project.”

I was touched but I also knew how wrong he was this time.

Well, what do you know? I go to office today and I have been asked to chill out on the project from about a month because they expect huge changes to happen and blah, blah.

I would’ve whooped and hopped about but didn’t. I’m learning to be a mature, demure, mother-to-be! Of course, nothing could stop me from calling my husband instantly and letting others know too!

Well, there are always miracles in life!

Some people take difficult decisions

I heard from a friend that a well-to-do couple wanted to give up their son for adoption.

Shocked? You see the child has autism, and the socialite mother has no time for him. Autism is a developmental disability that results in impairments to social interaction, communication, interests, imagination and activities.

On the one hand, my heart aches for all those parents who yearn for a baby and on the other hand, I feel sad for parents who somehow end up missing the magic of parenthood.

Thank you, all those mothers (and dads) who sacrifice their careers and their interests just to be a parent. You deserve a lot more praise than you get.

Our family blog!

It seemed like just the right time to start out our third blog – since we are expecting our first child and we’ve grown from lovers to a couple (you know, the happily married kind!). So here’s our blog, A Growing Family where we hope to chronicle the sweet and sour moments of our lives as a family!

Have fun as you read and share with us!

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She cares for me!

The ‘she’ here is my mom-in-law. I have always seen her as a loving, cheerful woman. That is until her son decided to marry me. I fell, in her eyes, to the lowest abyss on the planet.

And yet, there worked a miracle. A swift moment of wondrous intervention and I became her daughter-in-law and soon the one to bear her a grandchild.

Yesterday, we dropped by to say hello to her. She was very upset with her son for not warning her that I was coming along too. She wanted to cook something special. And then, all she did for the next half-hour or so was try to find out what my favorite dishes were! She wanted to send them over.

I was amazed at her determination to find out what I like especially and what she could cook for me. She had no complex reasons – just that “in this time” women get cravings and all she wanted was to ensure that in the absence of my mother I would not miss out on any of these goodies.

Thanks amma.

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The awakening

It’s been a little strange getting used to the idea that it’s three of us now especially when the third member of our family can hardly be seen.

Read the rest at our Growing Family blog.

The true love of our lives

As my husband and I expectantly prepare for the joys of parenthood, one of the truths that hit home again and again, is that our true love continues to be each other. We’ve been discussing about children and how they play a wonderful role in our lives, and yet, we’ve also been discussing that the focus of our relationship does not change.

Read the rest at our Growing Family blog.

To our baby – About the bright blue sky

Last night as I walked on the terrace and watched the planes land and take off in the distance, I was overwhelmed suddenly by the sheer beauty and vastness of the world that surrounded me. I realized there was so much to tell you, so much to introduce to you.

Read the rest at our Growing Family blog.

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A little life

Well, life throws up lovely surprises and one of them is that I’m pregnant. I waited for a while to share this news as there were many people in my life I wanted to inform personally before sharing it through my blog. And now, here it is!

I’m a mother-to-be!

Our yet-to-be-born baby’s 19 weeks old and we just can’t wait to see Reuel. Yes, that’s the name we’ve got for now. Reuel is a Hebrew name that means ‘friend of God’. We’re still hunting for a middle name. That’s ‘cos we want our child to have a name derived from our roots – this beautiful, colorful, multi-cultural land we call home, India.

Each week we read about Reuel’s rapid growth and can’t stem the excitement. And of course, we eagerly look forward to that day when we get to see and hold our baby in our arms. In all this research that I’ve been doing, here’s a cute lil tracking tool I found.



This is to let all my friends know how long before our baby’s born.