Quite a lot has passed since I last blogged….. some good some really good

First of all I would like to announce my state of pregnancy J which is why I am in Kerala right now. I will be here till after my delivery which is to be in June.

My sister-in-law’s wedding took place in November and we had a good function and everyone who attended was full of praises. Although I wasn’t one of the proud parents, at the end of the function I felt quite drained from all the tension of ensuring everyone was taken care of, details were not missed and customs were followed properly and on time. Gosh, I can now hazard a guess on how harried parents feel when they get their off-springs married off.  Don’t get me wrong here, I do enjoy Indian weddings and all the customs but sometimes I wonder if a simple affair in a holy place followed by a party for all relatives and friends would be more to my taste. Anyways, my sister in law is now happily married and I am glad to hear from her calls how well she has settled into her new home. :) Gosh I sound so old don’t I?

Of course then came the down part of my pregnancy, in my first trimester I had very bad bouts of morning sickness. The temperature was running at a freezing minus 10 degrees and there were days when we were snowed in and quite stranded at home. I felt miserable during that time and I badly wanted my mummy. Not at all grown up am I? Anyways luckily for me my in laws had travelled back with us to the UK and my mother in law tried different recipes to entice me to have something. We didn’t want the delivery to be in UK so I planned to come down ahead in time and returned back to Kerala.

I guess the cold weather was aggravating my morning sickness which tended to not have the decency to restrict itself to only mornings! Anyways once I was back home I started feeling right as rain.

Everyone talks of the pregnancy glow and how beautiful mothers-to-be look. I have yet to evidence that, I lost all sense of grace, sophistication and beauty during my first trimester. There is something about vomiting, hogging food, burping and farting that leaves a lot to be desired for. The one good thing though is you don’t feel guilty over your expanding waistline and your tendency to cut short conversations to head towards the kitchen. :)

To my delight a lot of my friends are in the same state as I am and share my due month of June, so its phone calls to exchange notes on gynaec visits. So that’s how my days go now. :)