Text book Parents - Part III

So the day of the days finally arrived and I tell you that we were too caught up to notice how and what happened but now when I look back it seems nothing short of a miracle, a miracle which God has destined most of us to witness and experience even in today’s world where miracles are considered to be the byproducts of a lunatic’s mind. Till day I can’t help but pause a life running on a neck breaking pace and be amazed, thinking how I got so lucky. How did I, the meanest gutter bug ever lived get so lucky to have this bunch of joy in my arms.

Everything after that, happened in a fast forward motion and the trend still continues. It seems like ages ago I was lying on a 2 by 4 feet recliner in the hospital room trying to adjust my lanky 5 feet 11 inch frame on this small piece of furniture. My wife sedated and asleep and the baby in nursery it was the perfect moment for me to panic and think WHAT DO WE DO NOW????? Simran not being in a position to help me let me rephrase the though now and it was WHAT DO I DO NOW????

All these days it seemed like we were well prepared but how can you be well prepared to handle an 8 pounder whose only way of communication is crying? Who pees and poops anytime and anywhere. Who needs to eat every two hours, day or night. Who cannot understand that Mom and Dad need to sleep too.

Having survived the first 12 days after Gauri was born had heightened the limit of patience. I mean it is not every day that something is burning on the gas, your kid is crying uncontrollably, your wife needs your help and somebody is knocking at the door and in case I forgot to mention, all of it at the same time.

So its been almost 3 months and I didn’t finish this post. It seems to have happened ages ago. The little one turned out to be the source of infinite joy. She is the best thing that ever happened to me. I would agree that taking care of a child is no child’s play but a sweet smile from my lil one at the end of a long day at work and oh boy!! There it is , essence of my life, essence of my very being.