Coming of Neel

I was always cynical about striding into Motherhood because I questioned my motherliness. I love to sleep and the thought of forgoing my 8 hours of beauty sleep was unimaginable. I often wondered if I would place sleeping over taking care of my baby. And talking about changing the diaper; it didn't seem like an activity I ever wanted to do.

But then, when the doctor dropped Baby Neel into my hands, Oh! My God, I was as thrilled as a kid in a candy shop. It was hard to digest, in that millisecond I had become a mom and that now I have a son.

The first 3 weeks of my new role was frustrating and tiring. I walked around like a zombie and hardly had much energy for Neel other than feeding him. But once my energy level bounced back, it was amazing how we both fabricated well into each other’s lives in the weeks that followed.

Bathing time with Neel is my favorite time of the day. My little cherub loves being in water and ardently listens to me sing to him. Though I am no nightingale he treats me like one through bursts of laughter and squeals. 

My son is also an entertainer. We all love to watch him play for hours. Though my little angel is too tiny to communicate, he still loves to babble and responds to us in his own baby language every time we interact with him.

It's also amazing how quickly he’s growing. I remember when Neel was 5 days old, I cried that night and told my DH "He is growing so fast”. My DH thought I was crazy. Oh! well, partly my hormonal changes were to blame but I also envisaged him not being under the same roof as us when he left for under grad.

Sigh! I am going to badly miss all these days; wish I could stop time ... Sniff! Sniff!

My dear mom once said, “A woman's life is incomplete without becoming a mother”. I cannot agree any less with her. I have come to realize that a baby truly changes your priorities, and sleep is no longer a priority for me and diaper changing is no big deal. Today, my son means world to me.

Like some great mind said, "There’s only one pretty baby in the world, and every mother has it."