its a baby!

dr spencer gave us the due date last wednesday - july 6th. I was annoyed when L said he'd join me for this doc's appointment. i felt like i was back in 6th std & my mom or dad were accompanying me to class to chat with my teacher. embarassing! but well.. in the end, i'm so glad he came. L being himself had his set of 10 questions.. how can she increase her protein intake, does pcos have any post conception role? any specific body part she needs to stretch? etc.. etc.. & at that last one.. dr spencer said that was the first time she ever got asked that qn! anyways, so, i had my 2nd ultrasound. this was fuzzier than the first. the foetus.. or should i be more gracious & call it baby? :) well.. the baby looked pretty much like a b&w digital mass of random pixels. but i did notice the heart beat. well.. even that was a set of pixels moving at a more rapid, uniform pace compared to the rest. think L just barely managed to see that. but... it was exciting! for some reason.. when we drove back.. it felt like we were family. its a weird feeling. a first for sure. L so far has been my companion, my best friend, my worst enemy, my ardent supporter, the biggest annoyer. we've been through so much together. taken some very bold decisions together.. & all along it felt like we were a team. a good strong, coherent team.. where we perfectly complimented & completed each other. that day... walking back home after parking the civic, it felt we were family. & t felt good.

sunday july 3rd. very exciting day. P & i met N from africare.org. it was a very very educating & insightful meeting. though i came off it thinking she needed to much more thinking before her project took off, i learned so much about potential partner interaction. P is So good at this. she's a natural. & there are so many things i want to just sponge off her. she is so articulate, crisp, clear & beautifully & concisely narrates what's on her mind. after this fantastic meeting, i showed her some of the pieces of jewellery i designed. & got the OK for 4/8 pieces. Samples are being made in Bolivia as we speak & once I approved them, they go into production & will be on the shelves of 150+ stores this fall. after all this excitement, i meet L, A & A at subway on univ ave, Palo alto. & well.. L's mentioned ot them.. about the baby! i have never been overwhelmed with information the way i was that day. i read a basic book about pregnancy a few weeks back. the one i got from the doc. So, i kinda know what happens when & what i should eat.. etc. But A & A, known very much for their intensive interest in research catapulted us into a galaxy of information. No foreign cheeses. no non-pasteurized milk products or fruit juices. jamba juice manages to pass the test. no papaya, mango.. no this yes that no this yes that! phew! to to top that.. they gave us a 750 page book on the topic! phew! i have to say i was very happy meeting them. it did make me start thinking of this whole phase a li'l more seriously. up until then.. i was eating like i did before.. without caring too much. & after that conversation... L's all like.. oh man! i hope the kid hasn't lost his chance to bulk up like daddy... load up on more proteins :) the pest.