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Anuj's emotional turbulence when #MaAn were pregnant

Anuj was on cloud nine since the moment he got to know that #MaAn were pregnant. He couldn't control his happiness and tears kept flowing conveying the joy he was experiencing.

Initial days were very confusing for him; he couldn't express himself and was unable to emote the emotions he was going through.

They were all mixed, happiness knew no bounds, anxiety, fear of unknown, sweet feeling of being a family man, sudden gush of emotions to be a father, the unexplainable feeling of the realisation of dream that he never dared to dream of. All these were very new to him and he was missing his parents at this moment.

He so wished they were with him to manage this turbulence and also guide him on this new journey towards the fatherhood.

Anuj, being Anuj, didn't show any of his fears or anxiety to Anu. He knew that this phase is difficult for Anu due to her medical issues and still she had taken up this sweet task of completing their family, at the stake of her health.

Dr. Adi had already guided them through the consequences and still Anu opted for the biological way of parenthood, not only for Anuj but even for herself.

Anuj tried his best to manage everything in a perfect manner. He managed work with house, so could be with Anu and tried not to leave her side as much as possible 

#MaAn were pregnant with twins, which for some unknown reasons wasn't revealed to them by Dr.Adi.

Anu would crave for any food at any time and Anuj ensured to fulfill all her cravings. She would suddenly crave for sweets like Shrikhand and rosgullas. At times she would crave for spicy food like fried rice and pav-bhaji. Poor Anuj would wake up in the middle of the night to cook for her and help her eat whatever she craved for.

On the other hand, Anuj would just prepare himself mentally and emotionally for this sweet journey. He couldn't ask for advise from Bapuji, GK or anybody else. So he used to seek help from Adi.

Also he would read books, surf internet and check videos for more info. Secretly, he used to visit the nearby orphanage to spend sometime with new born kids to understand them and learn to take care of the kids.

Anuj was an adopted child, so he knew the importance for the kid to be loved and taken care by the parents. He was lucky to get the Kapadias as his parents who loved him unconditional. He wanted to walk on their path and raise his kids as the best human beings.

At times, he would just wake up in the middle of the night and keep admiring his Anu and be grateful to her. Without disturbing her sleep, he used to place his palm on her belly and try to feel his kids.

If the kids kicked and he could feel the kick, he would feel overwhelmed and shed a tear of happiness.

He was still trying to explore this happiness and create memories to be cherished for the life time.

Role reversals were a part of daily routine now : at times he would behave like a kid and Anu would calm him down and at times Anu would behave like a girl who is expecting g for the first time and Anuj would pamper her. Of course, they had Mukku, Devika ,Samar, GK Kaka and Bapuji to help them, however they tried to manage most of the things together, just one of the MaAn style.

Anuj had secretly decorated the kids room with toys and all necessary things required for the kids.  He revealed this to Anu only once the entire room was ready. She was overwhelmed with this and was surprised to look at the amount of toys and other stuff Anuj had ordered for their baby.

With all these trial and error lessons, Anuj was growing stronger and emotionally stable to welcome his kids in this beautiful world and be a best father like his father for his kids.

As the days were passing by, his only anxiety now was the final stage when he would be able to hold his baby in his hands for the first time and he never knew how he would react then or what would be his emotions at the moment.

At the same time, he was more worried about his Anu and was wishing that she should be hail and hearty to help him raise thier kids.