I checked my whatsapp messages...it was my friend from Jaipur...asking if we could meet her tonight...I was in a fix..wondering will it be wise to go tonight...considering we are taking a 5 hour journey already plus a schedule change for Riaan...I asked my hubby and he was as always cool about it :)...So I thought lets give it a shot...and worst case if Riaan acted too cranky I could make him sleep at her place so it wasn't that big a risk :D
So we already had a dinner plan...we reached jaipur around noon...I was starving by the time we reached...but before we eat we had to settle Riaan.It was shower time for the baby...and mommy and daddy were in charge today :P and it was so much fun.I was bathing him for the first time...I held him in my arms and my hubby used the handshower with very light water pressure and wowwww...Riaan was smiling..eyes closed and that look of contentment! It's one of the best things with babies...see them take a bath..as they grow up they tend to enjoy it more and more and it's a sight to watch...babies splashing water all around...shaking their legs...that bubbly smile..it's our favorite time together!
Once Riaan slept off..we ordered lunch and I hogged like I had not eaten in days...the food was yumm...chilli garlic noodles..very spicy but hard to resist. We decided to take some rest before we go out in the evening but I was too happy to sleep...so in quite a long time I thought of reading..I was carrying a book...I ordered some tea for myself...lying on the couch with a book..was like my dream come true :D
Before I could realize, it was time to go...I got ready which majorly meant me assessing what makes me look a little less fat...when you are meeting your old friends..a part of you feels like looking the same way you used to..but off course that's so not possible...but you try to be close.So..
Riaan ready - Check
Milk bottle ready - Check
Diapers - Check
Wipes - Check
Warm water - Check
Formula - Check
With our priority list handy...we left for my friend's place...after some confusion with google maps..we finally found her place and wowww...it was so good to see her..her little baby tucked in her arms...sleeping like an angel...and thats when it striked me...it had been sooo long...we are meeting as mothers...God! So as both of us were new mom's most of our discussion revolved around the same...some facts..some comparisons and some advice :) That's the thing....discussing you baby with your friends is so exciting..they don;t lecture you...they don't judge you...they are just happy for you..only if we lived closer.Then came our newly married friend..well ...and what a transformation I saw in her...make up, designer dress, straightened hair...and she was one of the most laid back girls back in college...least bothered about her looks..man that was some change.
Offcourse Riaan had to intervene to make his presence felt...but he was a good baby...didn't trouble me much...just had his milk and slept...before we realized it was 11:30 already and I was like it;s better we leave before he wakes up and gets fussy.See another change...meeting your friends after so long but all you worry about is your baby's sleep and you're scared of his tantrums! That pretty much sums up how we felt through out our trip.
The next day we decided to go out around lunch time...after Riaan had his nap...we shortlisted Laxmi Misthan Bhandar to try the famous Thali...it was right in the middle of a market but it was a Sunday and the shops were mostly closed...all my shopping instincts came to rest and I focused on food instead which was yum.Through our lunch...we kept on taking turns to keep Riaan entertained but God..eating out with that young a baby is not that easy for sure...they can get disturbed with any noise...they want to go out when you want to sit and eat...they just want you to leave what you are doing and do something else.
By the time we left...we were too scared to venture out further...heading back to the hotel felt like the safest option and thats what we did.
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