Hello YOU!
I don’t know what you will turn out to be…a squid or a tadpole? Boy or a girl? Are you going to pop out just by yourself or with another one like you? Or more than two of you? At this point of time, we don’t know what to expect. We are just making all those guesses adults like us do. Although technically I am an adult, many in the family don’t think so.
Alright, you are probably wondering who the hell I am? I am your dad’s only brother. They call me the gifted one in the family, as I have a gift of doing the darnest things – spending all the money I earn in less than a week, living life without a plan, making two trips all the way to Chennai from Delhi in the space of 2 weeks, and such. I take it a complement, and leave it at that.
I am not quite sure how long is it going to be before you can read all this stuff, and actually make sense. I hope you have more of your mother’s genes because your dad’s side of the family is a bit slow. It took me 12 years before I was quite sure that the letter “O” was after “R”. Or was it, “M”? If you are wondering how many alphabets are there in the the English language, then you probably got more of your dad’s genes.
You are the most expected unexpected thing in the family right now. Your mom wishes you are a boy, and most of us wish you are a girl. There are some who do not have an opinion, like your paatti aka grandmom. She just wants you in some shape or form. I think your thatha aka granddad would concur. Btw, you got two paattis. It is sort of a buy one-get one free offer.
Doesn’t it freak you out that you have relationships before you are born? Well, wait till you are born and you will meet a few hundred more. Or maybe soon enough, an attractive one from the opposite sex.
See you soon.
love it!
Yaaayyy! You’re almiost here! When you get here (just follow the light) you’ll discover you hold powers that you never realize existed. Like smell (a bit chemically at first), sight (blinding lights) and you’ll feel cold. You know how it always sounded like you were hearing things from the other side of a wall? No more! And then there’s the people… EVERYWHERE. You’ll be surprised to know that it doesn’t take much to win over hearts and nods of approval… especially if you’re a baby. Pee and poop, and you’ll have 10 people crowding around telling you that you’re perfect and you make them proud. Burp, and people will stare transfixed at your face (they think you’ve just smiled at them, but what they don’t know won’t hurt them :-p) and when you suck on your toes (you’re hungry and they taste interesting in the meantime) they’ll go on about how flexible and nubile you are. See? Cakewalk little baby. You’ve a lot to look forward to! Especially with Obi-Wan Kenobi (your uncle) to show you all the loops