Just like that, One month already!!!

Well, I blinked and a month went by.

I haven’t had a chance to write an introductory post in this blog about my little snuggle bunny. Ansh (meaning: a part of your body) had 364 days to choose from, but he chose to be born on that one day he was asked not to. On his dad’s birthday (June 5^th 2015). Clearly, he has a mind of his own.

After 15 hours of labor and 2 hours of pushing, my sugar pie was born with eyes wide open; clean as if he had just had a bath and a head full of hair neatly pulled to one side. He somehow knew he would be bombarded with flashlights of many cameras as soon as he will be born. He was ready for a photoshoot!

I’ve never been a “baby” person. Never been around a baby because something in me believed that I can never love a baby. Which is why, I surprised myself when I cried with an overwhelmed heart filled with truck load of love for my new born baby. I fell in love instantly. Well, look at him… can you blame me?

He is the snuggliest (is that a word?) baby there ever was.

Today he is a whole one month old. Honestly, the first month of his life in this world completely flew by. It feels like just yesterday that I went into labor. I remember clearly the days leading upto his birth like they just happened. I remember writing my feelings in this blog about what it’s like waiting for him, the anticipation and excitement….. and now, just like that, he is one month old already! Yet it’s really hard to believe I could ever imagine life without him.

In a lot of ways, this month went by slowly. But it also feels like it went way too soon for me to have a 1 month old. Did I do all the things I wanted to do with my newborn? Is he still considered a newborn now that he’s 1 month old? 

I thought it would be fun to share a few of the things that I distinctly noted as “so this is what they meant when they said. . ” when it comes to motherhood. 

1.     I have been spotted swaying even when I’m not holding my baby

2.     I can spend hours just staring at his beautiful face (particularly, his eye lashes)

3.     I learned (with a quickness) to do things with one hand, or with my non-dominant hand.

4.     I do laundry constantly. Now, the loads of laundry are small and the items being washed are also small, but I have been washing clothes non-stop since June 5^th. He has a knack for spitting up right about the time I finish getting him dressed. There have been many outfit changes during the day (both his and mine)

5.     Not just laundry, but I have been cleaning and mopping the floor 15 times a day. There have been some pee instances on the floor as well.

6.     Having a baby is a lot more fun than people tell you. He constantly makes so many faces that crack me up and makes me wonder “what took us so long to get here?” ;)

7.     Nothing is scarier than peeking in on your sleeping baby only to realize his eyes opened as soon as you entered the room. Closing a door silently is an art form.

8.     A 15 minute shower with the door locked feels like a day at spa

9.     We have never spoken about poop and constipation in our house so much as we did in the last one month.

10.  The most exciting part of my day is when my baby burps, poops or spits up. And yet, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

11.  I have realized that I can fall asleep faster than my baby

12.  After spending an entire day with Ansh, I still dream of him. I miss him so much

In general, Ansh has been a very easy baby. I don’t wanna jinx it, but he sleeps a lot (he has taken after his parents on that), poops a lot (yes, that is a criteria), and has been gaining weight well. When I hear stories about other new moms who haven’t had any sleep in days, I thank god for adequate rest. We aren’t very close to having a schedule yet, but Ashish and I have been lucky to sleep for 5-6 hours straight at night fairly often. He’s truly been a delight!

Of course, he has had a few fussy days and times. There have been days when he hasn’t slept at all. In turn, we haven’t slept. Sleep deprived Deepali and Ashish can be pretty dangerous. Like the other day, both Ashish and I fell asleep on the bed with Ansh lying on Ashish’s chest. I had warned Ashish to put Ansh back in his Bassinet because I knew Ashish would fall asleep before Ansh did, but he assured me that he wasn’t sleepy. After a while, Ashish woke up absolutely puzzled yelling, “Where is Ansh?” That’s when we found Ansh had slipped out of Ashish’s grip and fallen on the bed out of his swaddle (which was still in Ashish’s arms ;))

We had another such night when Ansh woke up at 2am and was asking for milk (read: Crying). But both Ashish and I had passed out and couldn’t hear our ONLY child’s cry. That’s when my sister woke up and tried to wake us up and we kept asking her to wake up the other person. And then, I don’t remember what happened ;)

In a nutshell, the last one month went by way too fast with all the diaper changes, washing constant loads of laundry, feeding, burping and pooping. 

Now, I don't wanna sound too cliche, but all the 9 months of pregnancy was totally worth it. 

Here are some of the milestones he has achieved in the last one month:
Grabbing my hair (though I don't think it's intentional right now)

·         Holding his head up for around 10 seconds

·         Becoming more alert - he looks around at his surroundings and I catch him watching me. Ashish's silly and thinks he can't see, but I know he can see more than that!

·         Smiling - yes I know it's probably just wind but I like to think he’s actually a happy smiley baby!

·         He is tiny, but very expressive. He makes faces to crack us up (maybe not, but I like to believe he does)

I am soooooo in love. Thanks for making my life so much more special Ansh