Wounded Healer

The day you were born I can never forget the first look you gave me .. you looked terrified and pink ..your papa stood nearby and looked a bit worried as you forced your way out and then a slow smile lit up his face when you wailed to your hearts content.. I was almost passing out from the strain I asked him .. n he said “he” . and I knew you would be a boy ever since you were in my tummy  😊 Id always thought of you as my little monkey when you were kicking inside me .. imagined you somewhat vague and there you were looking just like I had imagined .. and an uncanny resemblance to the poster baby I looked at all the while during pregnancy. We were confused when you cried the first day and waiting for you to pee  … then you wet papa’s shirt .. BTW your papa slept like a log that night as if he had gone through labour and not me   Just holding and carrying you was scary you were so tiny .. but so adorable.. no one could take their eyes off you. Your ...

Hi baby, You and I have been together pretty long .. all of 8 months now .. I hope you like it in there .. I often wonder what you’re thinking or if you’re well fed and content or the position I’m in is comfortable for you.. try to imagine your stance and mood based on your wriggles and shakes which delight me no end by the way When I first had the premonition that you had appeared in there, I was all alone in that hostel room, pretty overwhelmed coz your daddy was away , and in the midst of a very busy first week of a very busy fellowship .. and I told your Papa, slightly panicked and he was happy I knew in a quiet sort of way. He knew I was overcome and he was as well. He told me this would work out. The sonography was next, wasn’t it.. and there you were sitting tight in a corner of my tummy like a small flame. I felt proud somehow and happy and I touched my belly   and said “Just stay safe in there” My first thought was “ I cannot continue this treacherous fellow...