My Bumpy Journey – Sixth Month (March)
Hi, friends,
March dawned with a whiff of refreshing warmth, as I cherished the teeny-weeny movements of my to-be born. On March 1st, I had my anamoly scan, which would detect any defects in the foetus. It is a full anatomy scan and I was shown my baby’s eyeballs, nose, lips, ears, spine, hands, fingers, and legs. Of course, her heartbeats were also shown. My mom and husband were called in for this scan. After the scan, life went on as usual. I continued my content writing work. My client asked if I could sell my music blog (Desi Music Bazaar), which I had stopped in March 2016, and continue writing in it. What’s more? He said he would pay me for each post. Just imagine my excitement! I was going to do what I loved the most – combining music and writing. And then I started listening new movie albums and reviewing them in the blog.
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I released my science-fiction short story Somewhere In A Song on March 8th. Within a few days, it received pretty good reviews. It is a story which revolves around Emma Justin who is obsessed with a song composed by independent musician Kevin Roberts. The interesting thing is the vocals in the song sound similar to her voice. What does Emma do to find the truth? As simple as that. Well, after some vigourous promoting, I relaxed a bit and began continuing my content writing work. I also started writing movie news and listicles about movies for a website dedicated to Tamil cinema (kollywood.net).
On March 19th, a baby shower function was arranged for me, where only close-knit family friends were invited. My parents arranged a mini hall nearby my home, since I was not supposed to travel. Actually, that day was the most happiest day of my entire pregnancy journey. The reason? Well, my darling bestie Balakarthiga came over and we had a whale of a time. She was such an angel that I found myself bubbling with happiness. I am so blessed to have such a human being in my life. We clicked lots of pictures and she gifted me a Himalaya Baby Kit (my daughter’s first gift). What more? I chose her as the Godmother of my unborn baby. Here’s a picture of us together:
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The next day, I had a checkup with my OB-GYN. This time I went with my father who had flew down from Abu Dhabi. My OB-GYN said that I was in the pink of my health and my placenta had also moved partially. She advised me to return to work, if I wish. My mom and I laid out the options that would enable me to rejoin work withour posing any threats to my pregnancy. We called up many PGs and inquired about their facilities and availability of rooms. However, I was concerned about hygiene in those rooms. Also, there were only bunker beds available, which wouldn’t be possible for both of us. Finally, we decided to stay in a hotel nearby my office. This hotel had a current account in my branch. So we booked a room via MakeMyTrip.
This decision brought with it the inhibitions of having hotel food. But I decided to go ahead with my decision. I prayed Sai Baba to protect me and my unborn baby from any complications that would arise by having outside food. On March 31st, I had my glucose tolerance test. I was asked to come in the morning on empty stomach. I reached the hospital at 8.30 AM. To my horror, they said that they would conduct two tests in a two-hour gap and I shouldn’t have my breakfast till then. That means, 15 hours of fasting! I had my dinner at 8 PM the previous night. I thought I would faint. How can I be energetic with my blood being taken twice and my stomach being empty? I was actually worried about my unborn baby. Strangely, I was quite active even after my blood was taken twice. I felt just a little bit tired. I even visited the supermarket along with my grandma. Of course, the idlis, which I had after that hungry ordeal, was the most delicious meal ever. 
