A LOVE STORY OR NOT PART 2

#71

Shehnaaz's pregnancy left her happy, irritated, exhilarated, anxious, delighted, angry, exhausted, all at once.

Sometimes she would experience one of these emotions while at other times, these emotions came all at once.

She would be worried all day about her baby's health.

This was the most amazing experience of her life, having another human grow inside her was making her feel beautiful.

Even though, there were times when she didn't always  feel like she was at her best, but one gentle touch to her womb and she would let it all go.

Shehnaaz understood that she needs to avoid taking stress and so she did all that she could do to remain away from anxious situations.

The doctor had asked her to not avoid her work, or else she might get paranoid or depressed sitting at home.

Further, her going out and walking or working was good for the baby, and it was beneficial for her mood.

Sidharth by now, could handle all her mood swings. She was 6 weeks pregnant and in another 2, they had a doctor's visit.

They actually didn't need one because Sidharth was so attentive that when anything other than the things written by the doctor, happened, he would immediately call the doctor.

He was taking no risk with her or the baby's health and due to her increased estrogen, she felt outbursts of love for Sidharth, almost regularly.

Maa would pamper Shehnaaz like anything. She world roam around her in the entire house, until she ate the things she made for her.

Sometimes it would be laddoos, sometimes halwa, sometimes it would be kheer, all rich in dry fruits and ghee, respectively.

Meanwhile, Shehnaaz had given a name to the baby, who hadn't even started showing in her belly yet.

She called her baby 'Pari' and Sidharth was really amused. "Baby, tujhe kaise pta ki humara baby would be a baby girl only?", he asked.

"Sidharth tujhe pta hai na ki I have strong intuitions and I feel that our baby is a girl and I am a mother too, toh ab mere intuitions mere bachche ke baare mein galat nhi ho sakte!", Shehnaaz said as she flipped her hair.

Sidharth was rubbing her stomach gently with the oil that mumma had given to him.

Mumma had given the same oil to neetu di and preeti di too when they were pregnant. Although, they were not her daughters, but still she loved them like she loved Shehnaaz.

It was all thanks to her that Neetu di and preeti di had absolutely no stretch marks and there stomach's skin was clear as it was before delivery.

Shehnaaz laid on her back, her head on the pillow and her top jerked up, as Sidharth rubbed the oil gently on her belly in a circular motion.

"Hi baby! Papa this side, mumma says that you are a girl and she has given you a name too", Sidharth said as he spoke to their baby, looking intently at her flat stomach.

There was no bump right now and they both were so worried that they couldn't see the baby, Maa had actually laughed at them.

She had told them that the bump is not visible for over 12 weeks and they needed to wait for 6 weeks for, which actually ruined their mood.

Shehnaaz giggled as she she saw Sidharth talking to their baby who is still a foetus. She was desperately waiting for a bump to show up.

"So, instead of calling you just baby, papa and mumma are going to call you Pari. Ab I don't know ki agar aap baby boy huye toh, mumma kya karengi?", Sidharth sighed.