26 Weeks and Going Strong !!!

One month has passed. "Little one" is doing good inside my tummy.
Most of the time, it will be quiet and still. Then at other times, it keeps
keeps moving around or "swimming"[ ;) ]. I am in the 26th week, and I have read
that now with the help of scientific advances, it is possible for a premature baby to survive at week 26.
I am happy I have reached this far and I hope and pray to complete the full cycle. The past 6 months have been turbulent, even if there was no work pressure. I have felt down and upset for most of the time, and Roy could not help me either.
I've been feeling very alone and isolated.I feel so much dependent on everyone and it is not nice. I cannot visit my friends on weekends or just go shopping whenever and whereever I like. Earlier I could take an auto or a bus, but nowadays I avoid this means of transport. The only solace I had were my parents who have come down to Bangalore, and Shobs.

Mama and Papa are very thrilled now. It must be a great feeling to become grand parents !!! They are back in Kerala but will be back next week. So whenever we talk, they enquire about "Little one". Hey,"Little One" has woken up as I'm writing this. It's moving around. Sometimes I tap on my tummy to communicate with "Little One" and "Little One" sometimes responds. But now it doesn't.

It's been a bit awkward to move with this ever-growing tummy, coz wherever I go, people always stare at my tummy first. Some, as if they are trying to see through my body and catch the first glance of "Little One" ,and others, just to see how big my tummy has become. Now it's ok though, as I got used to it. I've also got positive responses from people or rather strangers I should say.
Some will smile at me, others will help in some way or the other. On one of the few occasions I took a bus, a girl offered me her seat.I've been showered with a lot of goodwill by some people - some total strangers, and then too some people didn't bother to observe the fact that I am carrying a baby ...

Husbands too, will react differently. Some will be doting and extremely caring and anxious about each and everything that happens to their wifey. Like this one guy who accompanied his wife for the Lamaze class (exercise class for pregnant ladies) in Hospital. He would ask many questions and another guy would take snaps of his wife exhausting herself, maybe to keep those snaps as sweet memoirs to show their kids in future :).
Then, some other husbands will be lukewarm ... happy to be a "going-to-be" dad but that's it more or less. Roy belongs to this group. Can't blame him, coz men are usually not very sentimental. And how could they be possibly? The only thing they can see during our pregnancy is a growing tummy. Anyways I can consider myself lucky,as Roy has been able to come with me for all consultations and scans so far. He used to be very thrilled to see "Little one" growing bigger and bigger during each scan - from the size of a blob to someting more look-alike to a baby. And I have seen Roy being very affectionate with small kids and babies. In fact,I have seen many fathers proudly carrying their babies ... and mothers can carry the diper and bottle bag. I remember one "new" father carrying his baby out of the maternity ward, and not even letting his wife take the baby. ... I still wonder why that guy couldn't carry the baby for 9 months then too ... I know I know , this is still only possible in Arnold Schwarzenegger movies :(

Another weekend is coming ... And I have many plans as usual. Let's see how it goes this time. Bye from "Little One" as well. ;)