28 Days Till The Expected Due Date

Hectic and fast. Turbulent best describes it. Nothing is like the last 8 months. All worth it.

To think that 8 months ago I was merely a married man with my newly wedded wife. Now I'm a married man and a father-to-be. I did not know what to do then. I only found out that my wife was pregnant. I was studying still. What a life, I thought. Did I think it was a mistake then? Nope. Felt happy and glad - joyful.

Fast forward several weeks ahead of that 8 months ago, went to the doctor to do a check up on my wife. At that time I was not employed. Had to pay for the check up with my wife's earnings. Saw my little child punching the air and I thought, what a beauty. My hand subconsciously touched my wife's feet - that was the sincerest joy I've ever felt. I remember that moment like it was yesterday.

From then on our life was not roses and peaches. It was, to borrow my previous word, turbulent. I got a job and started moving to another house. We moved from one house to another. Chinese say it's not good to move houses when one is pregnant; well the Chinese would be shaking their heads to me and my wife.

We moved houses with only the clothes that we have and several presents that we got. We moved with no money in the bank left, after paying for the house deposit and some necessary items. We worried for the baby. We thought at least we need a mattress to support my wife, and we saved up for that.

My wife used to have several complications, especially with regards to her breathing. It was as if her lungs were blocked and this happened several times over during some nights. We worried but kept ourselves composed. Maybe it's normal, we thought. Indeed it wasn't, and we were glad that she survived those complications so strongly.

When the baby first kicked and moved about in that tummy, we were happy. We were excited and gleeful. It's like, we were on top of the world. A living being is actually inside my wife's stomach. What can be greater than that? What can be more magical?

Now and then during the pregnancy we encounter new experience, great memorable moments and some tearful occasions. But my wife has been the perfect pregnant wife. People say pregnant woman are emotionally unstable. Not my wife. At least I don't think so (...). She has always been quite normal. She accepts everything and is only emotional in moments that would normally see such emotions. I'm grateful for that.

Now with only 28 days to go before our expected due date, we are ready. We are ready to accept this new being into this world. I believe that we have prepared ourselves for that sufficiently. A month ago we might not be ready. We lack the facilities, we lack the fund, we lack the mental upkeep. One month later, we have provided enough for each department. Hopefully.

Now here's wishing and hoping that it all goes well. We leave it up to Allah s.w.t. right now. We know He knows best, and only He can provide the best for us. We pray to Allah that it all goes well and smooth. That it would be both natural and beautiful.

28 days is just a number. The moment might be any time for now. We do hope that it would stay on course, so that the baby would be delivered in the most prepared manner and form, that the baby has gotten all that it needs from the mother's womb, that it remains cosy in there till this hectic world accepts a new child. But again, 28 days is just a number.

Love you my unborn child. Here's wishing you well.