MAVS WANDERLUSTT

Last week of September, we were in India, busy with the usual shenanigans of partying, chilling and eating. Slept more than I would normally do on a trip and ate a lot more than I would be comfortable with. Headed back home, thankful that my monthly cycle didn’t hinder the fun of the holiday. It soon didn’t feel the same, as I pretty much skipped my cycle and was tempted to do a pregnancy test. Headache and a strong sense of smell are what was different than any other time.
I shared the feeling with my husband and he was a bit surprised too, however insistent that I get the kit and check the result.
I promptly ordered 2 kits from different brands, the skeptic in me just didn’t want to leave any room for error. I did the first test, almost skipping the part where I had to be brave and see the result. I guess, the nervousness was because we were planning and not ready at the same time.
Not sure, if that is normal!
Few minutes later, following the steps i saw the result.
In the meanwhile, hubby dear couldn’t concentrate at work and was already on the way home barring whatever the outcome may be. I saw two lines on test kit 1, indicating a positive pregnancy. I immediately shared the result with my gynecologist and she replied Congratulations. I almost didn’t have any feelings or maybe had too many feelings to classify. An overload of excitement and unpreparedness combined hit me.
My husband got home and I was sitting on our blue sofa, as expressionless as one can be. Told him the result and he was like – WHAT!!! Are you sure?? Like Really!!?? Smiling ear to ear…
Even though I got a positive result and confirmation from my gynae, I wanted to be double-sure before we shared this big news with the families. Did another test, with the same result and then the reality hit us. We were going to be parents in a few months. We hugged and smiled and laughed and jumped all at the same time…

Picked up the phone and called my in-laws and shared the news with them. Heard a squeal and then a choked congratulations from my mother-in-law, kind of put my feelings in check and I shed some tears when the real realization happened of what we learnt about our life just a few minutes ago. Needless to say they were ecstatic. Following this we went over to my parents house to share the news. As soon as we told them, we have good news, they already poured out tears of joy and jumped in excitement with no guesses made. Lots of hugs and kisses later we were headed back home a bit exhausted with happiness.

What a day 1st of October 2022 was!