Getting pregnant is like going on a roller coaster ride. The time window for deciding whether 'to be or not to be' is limited. Once you have taken your seat, belted up and the carriages start chugging along , no matter what runs through your mind, you have no choice but to endure the churn in your stomach, go through the mad curves, the painfully slow ascent and the dramatic drop ; a sick-weird expression on your face captured by a sadistically placed camera, in the bargain!
When I was being wheeled in for my C section, I had an overwhelmingly strong urge to quit, to run away, escape the impending! For two minutes I foolishly regretted what I had gotten myself into. The anticipation for the baby had transformed into fear and an unusual feeling of discomfort. Had it been any other scenario, qutting at the last minute - no matter how embarrassing, how self-defeating - is still possible. In this case, no!
But thankfully, just like a roller coaster ride, it was all over in a few minutes. And the reward in my hands at the end of the ordeal was priceless!
When I was being wheeled in for my C section, I had an overwhelmingly strong urge to quit, to run away, escape the impending! For two minutes I foolishly regretted what I had gotten myself into. The anticipation for the baby had transformed into fear and an unusual feeling of discomfort. Had it been any other scenario, qutting at the last minute - no matter how embarrassing, how self-defeating - is still possible. In this case, no!
But thankfully, just like a roller coaster ride, it was all over in a few minutes. And the reward in my hands at the end of the ordeal was priceless!
What memories this post brings back!!
ReplyDeleteSo true!
ReplyDeleteI was so scared to have the 2nd one. Now, I dont remember how it was like to have just one. And, God knows what I did with all the time I had, before them :-).
Gaay : I know!
ReplyDeleteHema : The time we had before 'em! The things we could have done.. but we still felt busy and short of time back then! When was the last time I had a block of time without someone waking up before time cranky, to sit down for a cup of coffee or to watch a movie in one sitting as opposed to over a few days?
At least you are not stuck at home with 'them' all the time :-).You can sit and drink coffee at work, without rushing in the middle to clean poop.Sometimes I think, staying away from them for some time, may make me love them more
ReplyDeleteForget about movie...I just want to sleep for 5 hrs at a stretch.
Used to wonder why our moms cant sit down for a moment to enjoy themselves. They have gotten used to it :).