This year started with, us, breaking the news of our pregnancy to our loved ones. With each passing day, our excitement got bigger and bigger, just like our baby. From juggling through the names to getting the house ready for the baby, we wanted everything to be perfect. Every time we visited the hospital, we heard ‘another week to go’ and the week became the longest.
After booking tickets for a Marvel movie for that night, I drove to the hospital for a routine checkup where I came to know that my water has broken. It was nothing like shown in the movies where people notice and tell you, ‘Oh! Your water broke’ I didn’t know about it unless my gynaecologist told me. I was admitted for an emergency delivery and everything switched to fast forward mode.
Finally, the moment had arrived and I heard the cries of my little one. He was so cute and tiny, I got all teared up. I wanted to hold him but couldn’t as I was still under the procedure. After waiting for almost an hour, which seemed like an eternity, I was able to hold him.
Next day, I came to know that my little one, for whom we wanted everything to be perfect, had four fingers missing from his right hand. It didn’t hit me that moment but when I thought about all the things my kid will be denied because of this, my world came crashing down.
I started looking for the options, discussed it with my husband and the plastic surgeon. It took me three days but I realized, I have to accept my kid with his flaws before I can expect anyone else to accept him the way he is. Instead of thinking about what he won’t be able to do, we came up with a list of all the things he could do. That day, we became parents.
This year gave me the greatest gift, the gift of motherhood. When I look back at this year, I can only see an abundance of happiness that my boy brought me. I had heard that being a mother is the greatest feeling in the world but now, I can say that too.
Now, this year is ending and so are my maternity leaves. Although I am not ready to leave my little one, I have to join back work; but I guess, I will never be.
Looking back at this year, I am happy and thankful, and I am looking forward to all the new memories we are going to create with our little one.
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Disclaimer: The views expressed in the article are solely based on author’s experience. Please do not consider it as professional advice.