The normal self

This time, date for C sec is booked well in advance. But it is booked for the 40th week. I know my baby will be out before that. Muffin was born two weeks before. This pregnancy is not too different from the first one. And second babies come few more days earlier than the first babies I have heard. anyway, the  good thing is it is confirmed that it is going to be C sec. That is one less thing to worry about.

you can read  about my history with this naming business here.

Please suggest some boy’s names you like. criteria are simple that, it needs to be short and sweet; Tamil would be good. no zha in it. not fond of sanskrit names but not against it. no shri or ji in it would be good.  That would be it.

Another page is opened for this. so give your suggestions there. I am closing comments here. Thanks.

I want to learn something to make use of my time better. Can you please suggest what do you think will suit me better? I have got loads of books (fiction) that need to be read. I am not fond of fiction books, good or bad. Not greatly motivated to write either. Not into artistic things. not into anything that won’t be greatly useful for my future! considering how mobile I am these days, may be I should just read those fiction books and get into the world of those-who-read-books!?!. What do you say?

Wish you all a very happy Diwali (Deepavali). Our Deepavali started with cleaning and clutter clearing which is still going on. To you all, enjoy a wonderful Deepavali. It is second Diwali for my Muffin. She hasn’t put her new clothes on yet. Next year this time, I will be a mother of two and will be  my second one’s first Deepavali! can’t believe things. anyway, got to go to clear the clutter to make room for the new one in life.

Life is going to be interesting raising a boy. Now you know my instincts suck! I am pleased that I do not have to worry about another muffin. Boys do not complain if their names are not special enough. That was my biggest worry about another muffin that what name I can possibly choose that could match Muffin’s name and the selection process? My brother’s name is such a common name and the selection process wasn’t anything big either compared to mine. He had never raised the issue. I am sure had I had a sister whose name had been just a Shanthi or a Lakshmi she would have complained a lot. Worst are the rhyming names. Girls compare and complain a lot. I still do. I am glad it is a boy and I do not have to worry too much about how much importance the second one is going to get in comparison to the first one, not just in name matter, but in every other aspect too. I can simply blame it on his gender and escape. Life is going to be easy-peasy. Hopefully. When a not natural mother has to raise two small kids without much support system, one load off her head isn’t really too much. And for that, she thanks all the Gods she doesn’t believe in.

Now, please name my boy. I do not have a single name in mind.

We are going for gender scan today. Will update you as soon as I know the result. my instincts are, it is a girl again. it is just that can any other girl share muffin’s place? if she is another muffin, she will only be another muffin but not anything original of her own. if she is not another muffin, will it be fun for the parents? if she is just another muffin, will it be fun for the parents?

will update soon.

Just back home. Happy to be here and yet not so happy to be back. Not because I lurve India so much. Happy to have escaped from the dehydrating places which dehydrated my baby badly. She is fine now. Happy to have escaped from the labour inducing roads. Not happy to have left the lovely time Muffin had. It is sad that Muffin may not remember any of it. I guess it is worth the torture Muffin’s mother goes through that we might make it as a regular programme once a year or once in two years or whatever the interval it is going to be. It was worth the visit just for that chevaththa puliyangaa alone or that melakkoil festival alone. thanks to my lil bro who insisted that I join him to melakkoil.

Couldn’t wait to be back but feels should have spent the rest of this boring pregnancy period as well there in Kombai instead of counting days so boringly sitting in my lounge painfully watching my active child spend her day watching TV mostly.  struggling to walk and take the crying baby out who shows the pain of having to live life confined within that little lounge of mine. struggling to carry the huger than the huge tummy I had during my previous pregnancy.

Mother is here with me and we both are here with huge changes in both of us. Hopefully this time we both have good time with each other.

Will have to start worrying about the pregnancy now. I am 25 weeks now.

I am teaching a 12 year old kid to use email and blog. please comment on what do you think about that. She is still very much a kombai girl who is exploring and enjoying the optical mouse as I type this post.