Frankly, it took me three days to digest the fact she is my own while her father was overjoyed holding her. I was recounting raw experience of the entire birthing process to anyone who was interested. It was like Childbirth 101. However, pain is memory of the past. Atoms have united intelligently. Happy hormones are in-charge now. The Mother in me has awakened! The first few weeks were absolutely tiring. I used to look at her and think – Why do you have to cry so much, just tell me what you want? Okay… so now that I know you are sleepy, I know that YOU know you are sleepy… WHY on earth are you awake crying!? – No doubt, I was stupid! She needed help to adjust to the world and I needed help to help her adjust. We are both adjusting with each other now.
I still am in awe of the fact that she is mine, when she smiles.
She has grown. Observing her growth, I wonder about the years of physical and emotional investments that have gone behind making us adults. The background of the present size, shape and intellect is unique in billion ways. It took years. Here we are six months down, forever to go!
An exciting movement and show of flexibility is her ability to put big toe in her mouth. She keeps us on our toes, rolling over from one edge of the bed/mat to the other. We are on guard. She waves her hands and does well-paced sit up motions in supine position to show her excitement. She also has a naughty twinkle in her eyes when she sees us approaching to pick her up. Now that she is all grown up (read 6 months old) we have our little conversations on life and world. I speak, she cooes. We enjoy out little chit-chat. She looks deep into my eyes, keenly listening to my voice and I am hypnotized to live and love her.
Several changes have occurred in an otherwise ordinary household of ours. The primetime has been recaptured by television screens (post lockdowns) sprinkled with some baby drama.
Below are a few pointers on additions and changes in our life and style:
· So many clothes of a ‘person’ fit into a small basket
· Clothe line is filled with baby clothes
· She is a Fashionista! Changes clothes quite often
· More clothes to wash (nappies + adult clothes on which she pees)
· We value plastic sheet more – saves our mattress
· Bed protector zindabad!
· Sounds in the house: rattling, cooing, singing and CRYING
· Colorful toys
· Zero tolerance towards insects who seem like predators
· Attempts to stifle other sounds in the house – pressure cooker whistle, mixer, utensils falling
· Joint pains & back aches – we are competing with her flexibility
· Discussions around poop consistency, color, quantity and smell
· Dark circles and sleeplessness – someone I know said dark circles are seal of motherhood.
· We are humming lullabies to ourselves instead of popular film songs
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