Sunday, August 17, 2014

Arrival of the expected

My wife and I waited for ten months. The wait was rather too long, we thought. Especially when we had no idea for whom we were waiting. A He or a She? Not that it mattered. But not knowing indeed increased our anticipation by several folds. In the evening of 21 July, after an eighteen hour wait at the hospital, finally She arrived.

The many tests we did to ensure the 'positive' results was positively positive only increased our joy by that many folds. It is hard to forget the days we saw her tiny heart beat and heard her heartbeat for the first time. Interestingly, adding more anticipatory elements to our case, seeing and hearing her heart beat were on two different days separated by about a week. Both days are equally memorable. It was the moment that brings humility in front of the omnipotent nature. Heart - an organ that runs our lives - starts its action when the foetus is only few centimetres long is beyond my imagination. Incomparable to the many gods we create. Abundant magical moments every time we went for a scan. We witnessed her grow through months. Technology even gave us a chance to realize how she might look like with the help of three-dimensional imaging. Nature and technology, while one is a blessing the other is a gift.

When the big day arrived, it was yet another day of waiting. We reached hospital at ten the previous night. The long wait started then. Even the previous thirty-nine weeks seemed to have gone as breeze. Eighteen hours is the longest I have ever waited. She just doesn't want to come out by herself. Later we came to know that the cord was knotted around her neck. Our wait ended at four O'clock on 21 July evening. Sitting outside the surgical room, I heard her first cry. When I walked into the room, I saw her lie on a table and a neonatologist performing a routine. She was all pink and the doctor announced that it's a girl. A proud moment. And I am a father from that moment on. I saw my wife being sutured. She smiled. Her smile meant that she is a mom from now on.

The journey was quite an adventure. It all started when arrival of the little one was confirmed towards the end of last year. My wife started a journal to document important happenings which she meticulously updates till date. When she started documenting this journal little did I know about those many moments that made our life together worth. What a wonderful gift would this journal be to our little one when she grows up.

Being nature and wildlife enthusiasts, we chose the name 'Prakruti' - a Sanskrit word for 'Nature'.

4 comments:

Sapna said...

Prakruti is a lovely name:) Congratulations on your bundle of joy!

Achu , Chennai said...

congrats to both of u , lovely name.

Unknown said...

Beautiful! Loved the line "Her smile meant she is a mom from now on". :-)

Heartiest congrats to both of you and lots of blessings for Prakruti.

Nidhi

Sreevathsan - A world of mine... said...

Congrats Arun and best wishes for the baby and mother.. as always enjoyed reading your post..