Baby Shower

This monday, Dasara(Sept 28th 2009) is my baby shower. This is as per muhurtam. I want

to celebrate it with our close friends and family. My buddamma has all their blessings. More than any one, GOD's blessings are with us buddamma. My husband is planning to decorate

the home. In the mean time, me and my mom will decorate buddamma room. I want this occassion

to remain as a good memory. I'm planning to wear nice saree and jewellery and take photos. Later, planning to go to picture people to take a portrait. With this baby shower, all set to invite buddamma. Bangaru talli, inko 4 weeks lo raabotunnav. Daddy has already shortlisted car seat and stroller for you. I'll pack the stuff to take to hospital. Oct 1st, we've hospital tour also. We are so excited as well as nervous about delivery.

Bangaru talli, we luv u :):)... And you know, dad and me are fighting for your name. Have to see finally, what your name would be!

Shocking results of Ultrasound

Yesterday I went to Dr.Nylor's office in Torrance for my regular second non stress test

of the week. From 35th week onwards, I'm having non stress tests twice in a week.

His office has latest equipment for ultrasound. My husband also came with me to see

buddamma. He comes only to this office so far as my other dr's office equipment is not

so advanced and he can't anyways see buddamma. Bangaram, you are the only motivation for

Dad. He loves you so much. Well, everything is fine. Buddamma is growing bigger and bigger

day by day. She looks healthy. Thank GOD. Now comes the interesting phase. We started

looking for her face. Oh my GOD! her mouth is so odd shaped! Both of her lips have

come forward unlike the normal ones. What's going on! The first expression in me was

'Oh GOD! whose features are it? Neither me or my husband have those lips. What's happening!'

It's the same feelings that my husband also going thru. It's just that we didn't speak out

when the dr. is around. Everything is done, and the doctor is left. I'm almost crying and

my husband can clearly read my mind. He also couldn't console me as his situation is no

better than me. Then I started going thru one by one who has those kind of lips, realized

my father has it. Oh is she getting my father's features!!!????? I wish she could get

mine, or husband's, or my mother's or my mother-in-laws features. Crossing all these

options, she has chosen my father's!!! Humm....why! I'm thinking like this. I prayed GOD

once again for a complete healthy, lucky and beautiful baby. We both came to office and

both of us still have the same thoughts in our minds. I called up my mom and told her

everything. My mom is saying that "Be confident, and pray to GOD, you'll have a "manchi

buddamma", don't you worry at all. But still her words didn't bring complete peace to me.

I again played out the DVD (generally the doctor would record the entire ultrasound in dvd

and give it to us in every visit) in office and see no change.

I barely concentrated on my work. I went home in the evening and had dinner still

thinking and discussing over the same thing. My mom saw the scanned paper pictures and told

that she could barely understand anything. I played the DVD for her and showed. After seeing

many times, we realized my cute baby is sleeping with her hands on her face and few fingers

on her mouth. We laughed to ourselves, may be it's the reason why her lips are looking very

odd. We hoped for the best and felt relieved for now.

However she looks like, she is our baby. She's the boon for us. We are going to love her.

We luv you buddamma.

Awesome week

Mom has already arrived safely on Sept 12th 2009. For few hours we were very worried as the flight landed at 1.30PM but she didn't come out till 4PM, don't know what's happening at port of entry. Her phone was switched off. At 4, after seeing my mom, very relieved. Due to Sept 11th, lot of questions were asked at port of entry. Luckily, she got one Telugu guy from Bangalore to all the way to LAX. He helped my mom thruout her journey and at port of entry also. My husband is also very happy to see my mom and he did a warm welcome for which she was also quite happy. We took that guy (who helped mom) to home and served him good lunch and showed LA beaches, Hollywood and then dropped in union station from where he can catch metro to SanDiego, his place. My brother has taken permission from restaturent where he's
working from the past 15days to pay off his loans. He's seeing mom after 3years. I can see happy tears in both of their eyes. She has shown me all the stuff that she brought from India. Now
different pickels, eatables are available at home. All of us are happy to have that stuff after long time. Moreover, by the time we go home, someone is waiting for us. No need to think of what to have for dinner/ lunch/breakfast. That thought itself brings so much relief. For the first 1 week, I asked her to take complete rest. But she's Amma! So as usual, she doesn't let us to do any stuff and she's doing everything from day1 itself! That's the difference in mom and mom-in-law!
Daily we both are going for walk and chitchatting about back home stuff and current happenings in home. She's very upset about my brother's job. He didn't get one and she's worrying alot for the same. We are trying with our contacts but so far nothing came out on our way. I'm also very unhappy about it. Hopefully, by the time buddamma arrives everything will settle down. Apart
from that, mom is very happy to see America and excited about buddamma. She bought so many clothes and jewellery for buddamma. Mom-in-law also sent different variety of gowns and pattu langa. Seeing them, I felt very happy. I hope my buddamma will be loved by everyone in the family. She's the first girl in the family and wish to have only one girl in the family :).I may
sound very selfish....but I wish for this :-)

I love you buddamma.

Awaiting for my Mom...

Everything is set for my mom's jounrey to USA. She's so excited for 3 reasons. Ofcourse USA is one reason, second is my brother. It's been 3 years already since she has seen him. The third but not the least is me. My buddamma will come after 1 month (Oct 26th is the due date) and she keep her grandma busy! Most of the shopping is done except the last minute ones which I kept telling my sister and she's yelling at me for the last minute surprises :). Typical cute sisters fighting.

I've sent the required letters and forms to be filled in the airport to my mom so that she won't get nervous even if she didn't get company in her journey. I can imagine my father what he's going thru. They've to live separately for 6months which both of them don't like. But there's no other option, so compromising for their kids. I've already ordered vonage so that my mom can talk to my dad daily or whenever she feels like. More than my dad, she's going to miss her grandson (my sister's kid, Akhi). For him also, it's the same.

Here we are counting down the days for my mom to come. I think this is the second time (first time was when I was in Madhya Pradesh without seeing my parents for a year at the age of 14, i.e. in my 10th class) I'm waiting for my mom so desperately. Daily, I see the calender and
wonder to myself when the days get over. I've postponed baby shopping to next week for my mom. She would also get involved in the shopping as well as get to know the malls and environment here.

I've very important work tomorrow. Have to validate our credit card for my mom's ticket. Otherwise her ticket is not valid which is like she can't travel. So only one day is left for us to complete the authorization. Day after tomorrow is my mom's flight to Los Angeles, USA.

Happy Journey Mom...

A peaceful Day.. :)

This is like any other normal day. From the past few weeks, I was quite restless.
The reason is I want to buy lots of stuff for my buddamma. My mom is planning to
buy some gold for her and I'm busy in checking all the models. I told my mom
clearly that whatever jewel she gives for her grand daughter will be saved till
her marriage and definetly worn also. So I keep telling her to take a very good
design which can stay for almost 25 years. Gold prices increased alot during these
days and hardly getting any good piece within 50000Rs. Apart from that, my mom is
coming next week so busy in preparing the shopping list also. I gave such a big list
to my sister. Thanks to my sister who patiently listened to all my requirements
and got good stuff for me. Yet the shopping is not over. I keep sending her small
things which I forgot even now also. My mom went home to prepare all the food
stuff which we need. She's brining so many sweets especially which I like. But the
sad part is I can't eat sweets because of Gestational diabetes. So sad! :(
I decided to keep it in fridge for the next 4months and eat after my delivery.
After my mom comes here, have so many plans. Yet to start shopping. So every weekend
after Sept 12th is going to be busy. That way my mom also would get an opportunity
to look around and see Los Angeles. I'm also planning to buy bagles for my buddamma.
Last weekend, my sister in law has come to visit us. 2 days are gone just like that.
She, my husband and brother roamed around many places and we bought her some sweets
which she liked and carried to her home also. I kept preparing a budget plan for
our home for the coming months. My husband wants to buy something so has to accumulate
some money. I've already withdrew all the deposits still we are short of money.
Coming 15days are very important till we get our cheques. Apart from that, we've
to save something for our coming baby. I spent 2 weeks restless thinking about it
and my sugar levels went up. These days trying to keep myself calm. Most of the
plans are done so quite good now. Travel arrangements are done for my mom. Yet to
call Bangalore reservation office and ask for wheel chair assistance during the travel.
Vonage phone also came. Now we've facility to call India anytime we want. It would
be good for my mom as she is coming alone here and going to miss my dad and grand
son (my sister's son)

All set to welcome my mom :):)