Week 9 – Pecan

Family Matters

The baby is now the size of a pecan!

“Sometimes, I almost see our baby, moving and floating, and I imagine how it will feel as the world opens up to him/her. ” 

Oh, what a week! We went to visit my family and it ended up being quite intense. It seems like each person is going through a transition phase, which is great, but there’s a lot of tension in the air. Also, they could tell something was different about me though they weren’t sure what it was.

In the end, we didn’t say we are expecting a baby as it felt too soon and it would just add more excitement to an already over excited group of people. My mother suspected it and even touched my belly and it was interesting to see how invading that felt. There’s something about a hand reaching out of nowhere to touch what is now the most vulnerable and precious part of your body that really put me on alert and made me step back. Something to prepare for, as with a growing belly this is likely to just happen more and more.

 

Apart from it, it was good to go back home and see the wonderful light of the city, so unique and charming. There was also quite some indulgence, eating the local food and sweets. Nothing too crazy but still significant, which I was able to negotiate with myself. I was there for a few days and it was okay to have a bit of those flavors that I seldom get to taste. Surprisingly, the weight was steady and only my belly and nausea seemed to resent.

Sometimes, I almost see our baby, moving and floating, and I imagine how it will feel as the world opens up to him/her. Looking at a face for the first time, smelling something, feeling a touch, listening to daddy coming by… So much to explore and it is all just beginning, with loads of kisses and care from mom and dad. May he or she have all the health, thirst, strength and wisdom to experience a wonderful life.