Riaan had completed 40 days...which is a milestone as per Hindu traditions...usually mothers and their baby's are allowed to go out post 40 days in most families...though in our case we had already started to go out but it was an occasion to indulge in an outing again!!
So since I wasn't too keen on experimenting back then...I decided to take him to my aunt's place again (like most new mom's I was worried about handling him in public...what will I do if he starts crying was like the biggest question mark in my life...so I played safe) ...hoping this time it should be better...and it was in some ways...like I was happy to go their in PJ's itself (didn't really make sense to wear jeans or get ready only for transit..see you learn these things with time :P ) ...it was easier to pack for him this time..there was less panic..my MIL had him ready and my aunty and sis were more than happy to take him over...and I was very happy to have my hands free :D (another new mom thing)...and like I had mentioned in my earlier posts...that when you end up staying in doors for days together...any change is good...even if it means going to another home and staying in there...at least you get to see different people and in this case just my kind of people best explained as "My Favorite kind of people are those that can't finish their joke cos they are laughing so Hard" ..yesss...that's us :D
The thing with babies is that you want to capture them in all possible poses...you do not want to miss any memory which can be used to look back and laugh...like we all have those funny childhood pics which at one point we found pure embarrassment to look at...but as we grow up they never seize to bring a smile on our faces...so here too that was the first thing we did...my sis is obsessed with glares and she had to see how Riaan looks wearing them..so here was how he looked like -
hahahahha..so yeah tiny round face and glares...not bad huh!!
And did you notice the mittens...so this is quite interesting..we had to make sure that he wears his mittens at all times...even in the scorching heat of May...as he had really sharp nails like as if they were filed to attack people or for self defense may be...but we were really scared that he might just scratch his own face...which he loves to do...now you must be thinking why we didn't cut them.
Cutting a baby's nails is like one of the bravest things to do...so imagine...tiny lil hands...on that extremely fine and delicate tiny nails...the intensity of the hand movement and not to forget the frequency...Riaan had his hand movements even when he was sleeping...so as a new parent you will be scared that you might end up cutting his finger if you miss the target!! So my aunt had come to our rescue..she offered help and I grabbed it with both hands...and the ease with which she managed to cut his nails..I was in pure awe...it was like wow...that easy...I think I gained some confidence there that may be I can do it myself too. That was the day his hands got free...How nice he must have felt to feel his hands on his face....I can only imagine :)
Our stay was much more comfortable than last time...my aunt was on leave..so she had him all the time...I was feeling super relieved to just chill and see my baby from a distance...and it's brilliant how these ladies can do everything with a baby in their hand...they can eat...drink tea...talk on the phone...there is nothing that obstructs them...and I just end up staring at him when I have to do it.Now after almost 6 months I can manage to eat with him (only of he is sleeping or else I still have to ask for help). There was still lots to learn.
The next day we had a dinner planned...so it was my brother in law's anniversary...so a dinner for that with the extended family as well. Since it was all formal...there again are some expectations as to you need to dress up well and go and ever since my pregnancy I had found this whole dressing up funda extremely repulsive...biggest reason being I always felt awkward about the way I looked...like even now I had a belly (like I'm still 5 months prego) so I had to really think about what to wear which will cover it up...I did not want to look fat...my pregnancy clothes were way to loose for me now and my earlier clothes were a bit fitted for me...so I had very few options to chose from...so all this combined and I just wanted to avoid it....these times the biggest support you get is from your husband...like he can make you feel really comfortable in your skin...like for me too he made me feel so chill about the whole thing that I decided to go with it!
(This being our first official pic - 3 of us)
So we took the baby..his pram...all the essentials needed for an outing (diapers, wipes, formula, warm water, a small towel, a pair of change for Riaan - all in that big bag you see above) and we headed for the dinner.It was themed restaurant - Jungle theme - which meant extremely dim lights with all kind s of creepy animal noises... it was covered with greens all around...so interesting and brilliant for me as people could hardly make out what you are wearing in such dim light...in a way I was happy that I didn't make much effort to dress up (the creepy smile ;). Since we had a baby in a pram we took the farthest corner to sit....me and hubby were happy as we could avoid the unnecessary discussions which we both detest...we were happy in our little corner..the three of us :)
Riaan slept through the whole thing barring one time when he woke up as he was hungry...had his milk and slept again...I think now I realize that it's the best time to take your baby out for dinners or lunch..as they keep sleeping most times during the day ....you can happily eat...in comparison to now when he will not sleep in slightest of the noise or light...it's like he feels he is missing on the excitement outside and if they are awake you just have to keep them entertained...half your dinner time goes in acting like a retard just to make sure your baby is smiling and feels he is being attended.
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