D, you were just over a year and half, when
we knew that S was going to join us soon. Not that it was planned, to use the
age-old excuse - it just happened. But that said, we knew you were still young
to grasp the meaning of Ma’s bulging tummy, or that someone so beautiful and
who will be a life-long companion for you, would be coming out from within.
And thus started our attempts at getting
you to understand that. Initial attempts at explaining baby in Ma’s tummy dint
work out, and fizzled out. And lo comes our nickname to the rescue – you got it
immediately that … whats in Ma’s tummy? Luttu2 !!!
Come May and with it the attempts of
converting Luttu2 into Baby. Thankfully this round was immediate victory.
But darling Dewdrop, nothing, absolutely
nothing prepared me for how you’d call our sweet li’l Sunshine. The second day
in hospital, when I’d regained my awareness (and my pain) and got back into the room,
and you came to visit us. There was the sweetest sound in the world, calling out
‘Atha Aniyan baby’!!! By default that progressed to ‘Diade aniyan
baby/vava’. Full of emotions as I am, could not help the overflow. Blame it on
the raging hormones baby J
The bigger issue though was to get you from
grabbing him. Baby you are now just about 2 and half, gradually grasping how to
hold, touch, or understand how it would hurt others. The experiments were not on S, thank
God, phew! But there were times when we tried to get you away from him, and
there like lightning, goes out ur hand to grab hold of him. You were merely
stating your intention that you wanted more time with him, and those were
impulsive uncontrollable moves.
Mothers instinct to the rescue – and the
solution is very simple. Just don’t say 'No'. Instead get your attention to someone
else.
Worked like magic. Ur grandparents were hard to convince at first, but
they soon saw through you and got into the groove.
Now we have a hard time keeping you away
from him. Constantly smothering him with kisses and hugs. Its adorable to see
you babying him.
S, are u listening ? Remember baby, shes been holding you close from the time you came into our arms.
Love
Ma
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