The Second Gift

When I had my daughter almost six and a half years ago, I thought this is it, no more children for me. I thought I just wouldn’t be able to go through the rigours of pregnancy, child birth and post natal chores again. We seemed content enough with a single child until maybe two years ago when thoughts of our child growing up to be a selfish, spoilt kid started gnawing at our minds. Apart from this, thoughts of depriving her from a sibling to share her life with also started making its presence felt. But on the other side, I was enjoying a successful career, which I knew would come to an abrupt pause with the birth of another child and one that would take a couple of years to blossom again.
Thus went our deliberations……finally, the huge positive difference my brother has made in my life and contine to do so and also the love my husband shares with his sister won the arguement in favour of us taking the monumental (only in the present times, during the times of our grandparents, it was hardly a bother when each couple used to have a minimum of ten children) decision of having another child.

My son, Uday, was born on May 19th, 2008. By the grace of God, it was a perfectly normal delivery and I am back to my old self (thankfully with no weight gain at all!). He is such a bundle of joy; besides, my daughter has matured overnight from being a pampered kid to a responsible, caring, sensible person. I know its too early for me to come to any conclusions; neverthless, as I revel in my daughter doting on her little brother, I thank my Maker for having motivated us to go in for a second child.