The good thing about a sleeping baby is that you can pose with him easily and he'll still look adorable...and you can always use him as a cover up for your belly :P I had always adored the Taj but this time it was different...no crowd...peaceful and that early morning bliss adds magic to the whole scene...but we had a sleeping baby and before he woke up we had to head back to the hotel - no don't judge us yet - the moment he used to wake up in the morning back then - he used to be crying for milk - we had that handy - but there was no guarantee that he'll stop crying even after having milk - I blamed him for being moody back then but who knows what goes in their mind and why they cry non stop when they do....so to avoid that...we rushed back after roaming around for about half an hour.
Reaching the hotel - we went straight for breakfast - again taking turns to supervise Riaan - by then he was up and was having his milk - and I had become proficient in eating at jet speed - like just put food in the plate and gup gup gup - finished...back to baby....there was a time when I used to love taking my time especially when it came to buffets...I used to take my time to chose what I want to eat...try new stuff...give an exceptional amount of time and space to deserts but now it was all gone...and I think a couple of years to wait before that can happen again :) till then we'll enjoy eating at lightening fast speed and watch our babies eat with their face covered with food :D
On our way back to our rooms - my mom dad took care of Riaan giving us some time to relax and get ready for the day - mum said she'll bathe him and I was like plzzz...thank you...what will I do without you mommie :( No really...that's exactly how you feel...it almost is like you are a baby again seeking help from mom for everything...I slept for good 2 hours and I had a shower in peace after 2 long months...and it was WOW!!! I have always loved staying in hotels...it has a special feel about it...they are meant to chill and now I was doing that :) but then I felt guilty for leaving everything on my mom so I pushed my lazy bum towards her room and what do I see...my little munchkin was all ready and dressed to go out!
When I say out it was only for important stuff like eating....but this time he was easy....he slept in my arms on the way and we had our lunch happily...I enjoyed my meal like never before...we had a south indian meal - I had my favorite curd rice and it was yummmm....alone with Ice cream soda...ummmm...I just want to freeze that moment in my mind right now...rare moments in a life of a new mom...eating in peace and feeling good about it :D happily we returned back to the hotel hoping that if Riaan gets a proper sleep now..we should be able to take a round of the city in the evening..atleast something to do before we leave the next day....but he did not sleep well....he was up by the time we reached our hotel and did not sleep for a minute the whole time.
By the time it was evening...we went ahead with the plan...moved out thinking worst case we'll head back if gets too cranky.Now in AGRA you don't really have much to do during evenings....so we just went to their main market...which meant some shopping...its famous for footwear and that is what we got along with "Panchi Petha" :) Riaan was patient till about time he felt his mom and naani might just spend their entire time shopping if he did not interrupt (plus I can bet he could sense there was nothing for him so he was Jealous)...we rushed towards the car..his milk handy...in his mouth but he didn't want any...and the moment we got in the car he started crying like really badly.
First I felt may be he got scared as it was dark inside the car but even after we put on the light he was still crying so loudly and I was scared as to something really uncomfortable is happening to him...I started feeling guilty for keeping him out for so long and then my mom came up with "Nazar lag gayi hogi" angle...I absolutely do not believe in this stuff but when you see your baby cry this bad you almost are on the verge of believing it.We hurriedly had our dinner on the way and rushed back to the hotel...I tried to soothe him...carried him in my arms for a good amount of time but his crying did not subside...I was getting super worried...he had never done this before...was it because of the vaccination?? was he too tired?? was it really nazar?? I was clueless as always...I again felt like a bad mom who doesn't know how to take good care of her baby :(
By the time he slept off in my arms I was exhausted myself...we both just crashed on the bed but he kept on waking up every 2 hours during the night...and my exhaustion level kept on rising...by the time it was time for us to leave the next day...I felt I should just let everyone else go and I should stay back to sleep!!
On our way back I was just thinking - wether it was a good a idea to have taken this trip?? I mean if you think from a normal person's perspective - like me before being a mom I would have called it a disaster...I mean we were practically grounded in the hotel for most of our time...why travel to AGRA to do that..yeah...but as a mother I think I felt a sense of accomplishment - our first trip together as a family...we did some blunders yes but we had our good times too....I was better prepared for our travel next time and I guess even Riaan would have learned something (Hopefully)...we made some amazing memories and that counts! so yes...cheers to more trips with the baby..we had one more in pipeline now - JAIPUR for our anniversary!!
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