Music to my ears...

There are things I really like hearing or listening to. There are so many little things that have become "music to my ears".

Yes, as you might have thought, I love listening to music, good music, old music, romantic and passionate rhythm, a mixture of softness and power, the type of sound Mozart has in his works (for example) or, on the other hand, Janis Joplin. But that's just the beginning...
I have discovered I like the sound of water filling the coffee kettle in the morning and the way  the
teaspoon chirps while stirring the 3/4 milk and 1/4 coffee I am now allowed to drink.
I love my mother's voice at the other end of the telephone line (this is as close as I can get to her these days); she can still bring me back to life and give me some confidence when I stop seeing the silver lining of the dark approaching clouds...
I learned I can sometimes even like my hubby's snoring, especially while trying to work on something in the middle of the night :) (it's not his fault I have this damn insomnia).
I love hearing the word baby/ies (this word has a magical effect on my brain: I suddenly think of my own and even if I get a little worried hoping everything would be fine, I still feel some kind of euphoria like I have just come out from a relaxing massage)
I always enjoy listening to good jokes, written ones or those nice moments I share with my friends and colleagues at work; it's nice to be surrounded by people who can come up with great creative ideas or ways of dodging the narrow-minded stream ...
I like listening to funny good news and sometimes some science news; I am interested in the technological innovations, especially because I can't help admiring the creativity of the modern century scientists; those type of news you can actually learn something from.
I fancy eavesdropping strangers in the street, those fragments of lines people let behind like some trails on the beach sand. It's interesting that you become witness to their private unknown life and you would never find out the outcome of their problems or dreams or plans. You can re-create or guess it, but you will never know for sure. That's when I feel embarrassed thinking of my high pitch voice when walking and talking at the same time, sometimes arguing or naming things and people I shouldn't.
I love listening to my friends and I thank God I have a few good friends I can share my life with.
I am sure the no.1 sound is yet to be discovered: I am definitely eager to hear the sound of my babies, their mumbles, their cries, their happiness and pray their voices fill my life...with some meaning...

Babies...in our life

Finally it's high time I spoke about life during pregnancy:) Does life change after all?Definitely, yes!

Let me tell you the basic steps:
Step 1
"What?!OMG! It's real, the 2 red lines! Hmmmm...I need another one just to make sure" then look around, pretend things are normal, go to sleep and...have no sleep, eyes wide open, thinking; a long row of maybes ready to be counted instead of sheep...
Step 2
"Yes, indeed, you are pregnant!" the doctor says "and you have got twins" another set of eyes wide open, things you have never imagined are now simply flooding your life...
Step 3
"Wearing this and doing this and eating this is a MUST, if you really want your babies to be healthy and grow up in perfect harmony"- the advice stage...that's overwhelming, absolutely tiring and sometimes annoying. And less and less people want to hear the doctor's advice,no, they know better, they heard more, they can even teach your doctor how to take care of you. Or there might be a global medical conspiracy ready to hide the truth from you, the hidden truth that only the Wise can properly seek for and unravel it to your tangled inexperienced mind.
Step 4
"I must relax, I need to calm down,I can't act like a fool, I am to be a mother, I am to be a mother, and what exactly does this mean?!" That's when your brain starts showing signs of proper activity,that's when you (and not the others) become interested in what pregnancy means for your body, heart and mind. It's a cool down stage, a sort of coming to terms with all this changes and fuss turmoil, coming back to your self.
It feels good, refreshing, it's, I guess, the time of joy,, pure joy that slowly invades every little piece of you, because now you added something to the person you used to be, you are ready to know more, to feel stronger, to prove better...
Step 5
...the real you resurfaces...and then you start finding out INTERESTING STUFF, reading about anything that might come in handy, even being able to present your experienced advice to those barely reaching step 1...:)
The fact is I have come across an interesting article you should all know about, related to working hours effects on pregnancy. I am a part of that world where having a job is more than a citizen's duty, it's a must (luckily I do have a job I enjoy performing), a mandatory act, a constant struggle for a decent life. So, yes there are less breaks and no fixed schedule, basically a  lot of stress. But working under stress for a long period of time becomes a routine, you don't feel the pressure so much, you might even start liking it (some sort of Stockholm syndrome where Work is the captor). It has become harder and harder for women to decide when to draw the line between work and time for children, both being equally important, the first because nothing can be achieved without material sustainability, the latter, needless to say, the one single reasonable achievement in a person's life. That is why I admire all these women-focused organizations, all the help that is offered to mothers-to-be in finding time for themselves, organizing and planning the working hours, managing to set the balance needed for a healthy life.
Everything changes, some things stay the same, but the most important thing is to surround yourselves with the right people, get the help and love you need, drop all unnecessary litter and enjoy every second of this new life. It's definitely worth it!

Due to placing myself at the middle of the stages I was talking about in the above, I need to come back with further information  and finish the pregnancy steps.
See you soon,