My dad's Incredible!! My daddy strongest!!

I walked back from school wit my dad each evening,
Walking was for me ,Ohh! so boring!!
My eyes wandered here and there for some entertainment,
And oops! I fell flat on the pavement !!
"Get up, you are fine, nothing happened", I heard him say,
"watch your steps from now on and keep all your thoughts at bay"
He taught me to pay attention, to learn from my mistakes,
to forget what happened and look ahead to wats at stake!!
My dad's Incredible!! My daddy Strongest!!

I finished school and was in a pool of confusion,
"what should I take up next?" was my biggest Question?!!
My friends had their uncles, brothers and neighbors advising them,
but my dad said,"everyone is unique, no two snowflakes are the same;
"Follow your intuition and it will guide you through,
no matter what you decide to take up, I am with you";
My dad's Incredible!!My daddy Strongest!!

I finished college and now had a job in hand,
A 6-month training was scheduled in a not-so distant land;
My first stay away from home, away from family, away from dad,
I packed my bags feeling awful and bad;
"Opportunities don't knock twice, go ahead and you ll do fine",
Rest assured he let me go and live those dreams of mine.
My dad's Incredible!!My daddy Strongest!!

It were the chilly days of December where my joy knew no bounds,
I had found my soul mate and my ears yearned for the wedding bells' sounds;
The D-day had arrived and my dad beamed with pride,
As he saw his daughter walk, draped in a sari as a cheerful bride;
The garlands were exchanged, the vows taken, the knots tied,
Dad was happy as he smiled and his sorrows he tried to hide;
My dad's Incredible!!My daddy Strongest!!

Three years from then, I was in the hospital for delivery,
My husband anxious and my parents' eyes were teary;
My dad walked in and held my hand, assured me that things are gonna be fine,
"Remember the almighty in times of distress!" he said,
Amidst the pain and tears I nodded obediently while lying on the delivery bed..
Things indeed  went fine and I was wheeled out to a ward,
I saw my Dad holding the newborn with such pride, like it was for him an Oscar Award;
He gave me strength, the will and the faith at such a crucial time,
to move on like a  river, cos for him being stagnant is a crime..
My dad's Incredible!!My daddy Strongest!!

My son is now 1 and is as naughty as he can get,
Makes everyone run around using his cuteness as a bait;
One morning I wake up with  high fever and a bad headache,
My son is jumping on the bed and almost hits my face by mistake;
I am not able to open my eyes and try to reach out to his dad,
He comes in with a glass of hot milk and finds out that my fever is really bad;
"Stay at home and take some rest, you can afford a sick leave", he says,
"Don't disturb amma! let her sleep, we ll play outside", to my son he says;
It makes me smile and I say to myself,
His Dad is Incredible too!! His daddy is Strongest!!

Motherhood - the pride of being a woman!!

Two years of our marriage had passed in total bliss,
And now was the time when I wished for God to bless;
Like the monsoon showers brought greenery to the farms,
Shower us with love and place a little bundle of joy in our arms;

No sooner had I said this, that December arrived,
Our wedding month had brought this joy in its stride;
The doc's confirmation was all that we awaited,
And with her nod our happiness doubled undoubted!!

The first trimester was harder than I thought,
Tiredness, body aches and new challenges was all it brought;
I broke down on the couch  after work each evening,
unable to move a toe like a bird with a broken wing!!

At the end of the third month was a scan scheduled,
Awaiting my baby's video, to the CRT screen I stayed glued;
There!! Came my baby!! And Whoa!! U wont believe what he did,
Hanging onto mommy's chord, a full-on somersault indeed!!

"A naughty baby in there", were the doc's words I remember,
I giggled in my mind, I anyways hadn't expected him to be any sober;
The second trimester started with the decade's hottest summer,
With each passing day, the temperature only soared higher!!

The next three months were a happy-go-lucky!!
No aches, no pains, just that my stomach grew bulky;
At the end of it was another milestone waiting,
The best part was here, yes!! yes!! I cud feel my baby kicking!!

The third trimester was here and so was my baby shower,
Wow!! it felt so good to grab all the attention and pamper;
The ladies loaded me with sweets, savories, gifts and what not,
Their blessings of course were abundant which I can forget not.

It was time for the final scan, the time to tell if all was well,
"the baby would be here on-time", was all the doctors wud tell;
How do I tell them, I wanted to know about the baby more,
I had nothing to do with your boring APGAR score!!

The due date was fast approaching getting everyone on their toes,
My hospital bag was ready, and so was I to enter the labor ward's doors;
The D-day was here but our lil champ seemed happier staying inside,
"We got to induce", the doc said," to get your baby come outside";

Holding onto hubby's hands, looking at my worried parents,
Believing in the almighty, I gave my nod, though with reluctance;
A miracle was about to happen, and all I could wish for was his safe arrival,
I couldn't care lesser about my health, about my life or my survival.

Our belief grew stronger, the pain making the wait longer,
The docs and the nurses tried really hard to keep me calmer!!
The next 30 mins were going to be one of the longest of my life,
No wonder they said, rebirth it was,for the mother it was a second life.

In no time, the words that my ears longed for were here,
"Your baby is fine and its a boy!!" was all I cud hear!!
Tears rolled down my cheeks as I heard his first cry,
Its probably the only time a mom can smile to hear her baby cry!!

A good time occurs they say, when we lose track of what time it is,
These nine months of waiting is precisely what  a good time for me is;

A cell to a human, a dream to a bundle of joy lying in the cradle,
How it transforms is what they say must be a miracle;
Born as a daughter, then a wife and now a mother to my son,
Yes!! Motherhood of all the three is the pride of being a woman!!