We were about a year and few months into our marriage and going by the Indian tradition i could already hear the murmur at family gatherings where in they would check as to when we are planning to grow our families.
Well for us since Chennai wasn't familiar city, that meant we needed to do extensive research before wechoose a gynecologist or a hospital. But today when I look now at it retrospectively we got it wrong the first time. We kind of relied heavily on online search about hospitals and doctors. But then i think the best thing to do was to get an opinion from friends or colleagues who already gone thru this.
But it was special a real special feeling when i first came to know that we were expecting a new member. I was the one who collected the confirmation reports from the lab and bought it to my wife. I still remember she waiting anxiously while sitting at the chair and looking over to see the expression on my face. Even before I broke the news just from my smile she guesses the result. I had never seen such a sweet smile on her face before :-).That subsequent night we went out for dinner and celebrated the same ..
Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
What this Blog's About
Well I have another blog on items pertaining to everything except my personal life. This particular blog I intend to post my experiences with our first Pregnancy and beyond.
Well in about 3 weeks time we are expecting our first kid. Quite obviously the excitement and anxiety is immense. When I tried googling to see if there are any good blogs which could give some tips for a first time parents, well i found some, but they were mostly experiences of people who are not native Indians. Not that these are not useful but then owing to our culture and traditions the experience of bringing up a Kid in an Indian set-up, i think is quite different from a western owing to various reasons. So I thought I will give it a try to start this blog which i might use to share my experiences about parenthood, the mistakes i do and probably the good experiences or learning I have.
Well in about 3 weeks time we are expecting our first kid. Quite obviously the excitement and anxiety is immense. When I tried googling to see if there are any good blogs which could give some tips for a first time parents, well i found some, but they were mostly experiences of people who are not native Indians. Not that these are not useful but then owing to our culture and traditions the experience of bringing up a Kid in an Indian set-up, i think is quite different from a western owing to various reasons. So I thought I will give it a try to start this blog which i might use to share my experiences about parenthood, the mistakes i do and probably the good experiences or learning I have.
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