X-cetera.....

The 'X' factor of our lives is here. Yes, we are eXtatic, but we are also eXtremely anXious. Clearly, we were not prepared for his or her eXcellency's arrival, just as yet. And we are not sure, we will be too, by the time he or she decides to eXit the bubble and emerge into the eXternal madness.
It all started with the seX. eXpectedly so.
Sometime in late October, around Hubsters Birthday. There was no way we could have known. No eXhaustion alert, no eXotic cravings. eXtreme physical endurance of the past few years running activity, had already introduced the 'missed cycle' phenomenon in my body, thus making it, a not so eXtraordinary occurence in my life.
An eXcruciating lower back pain did give way to multiple antibiotic dosages, that now in retrospect, thankfully kept me off my Vino, in November. And then came along December, bringing with it a new hope of an ended dosage and the much-needed eXtra glasses of red. Pop went the bubble, when I stood on the brink of another missed cycle. "I ve never missed two consecutive cycles before" I eXclaimed. Hubster coolly withdrew saying "I ve been busy working. This has got to be someone elses." Talk about the start to an eXultant parenthood!
Then came the time to re-eXamine the situation. A Home test, it had to be. Since we were'nt ready (more like I did'nt want to say goodbye to my red wine yet) I eXtenuated the idea and put the test on hold for a couple of more weekends. Still no news from within. I finally decided one morning, that the time to take this eXam had come. Peed on the stick and stared at it hard, till two faint lines appeared. "The second line is faint, so this doesnt apply." I un-eXhilaratingly dismissed. Hubster's face on the other hand, eXuded radiance and some strange sort of pride, I thought, for the moment. An eXalted look that seemed to say "Well done my swimmers" or something ridiculous, on those lines.
So that's how we embarked on this eXquisite journey, perhaps the most eXciting one of our lives thus far. Friends requested a name to refer the newbie by, so Hubster suggested we should refer to him or her as 'X' (the independent variable; the unknown).
I agreed almost immediately; after all, that would be the only constant in what was yet unknown about the bun in my oven - XX or XY.
(Coincidentally, X's public debut also happened around X-mas & the end of the year MMX, a.k.a 2010.)
So 'X' it is. And now that 'X' is here, it's going to be a blog full of eXclusive eXcerpts from here on, for a while atleast. We do however, refuse to shower 'X' with eXcessive emotion, just as yet. It could have to do with the fact that I do not intrinsically sense-X yet & Hubster dismisses the gradually appearing 'bump' as a manifestation of my ubiquitous gluttony.
So for now, as you can tell, X has'nt really changed our lives much; except ofcourse turning me into Ms. Pee-a-lot. But I am sure that feeling will be eXchanged for a newer, more eXuberant one, soon. The eXactness of when that will happen is yet to be determined. Maybe when the bump eXpands or maybe when it is time to actually eXecute our parenthood.

Until then; Hubster, X and I, intend to put up our feet and chillaX :)

P.S - Today is Day 1 of the NeXt trimester already. Watch this space for many more of our eXploits to come.