I am not a person who remembers exact dates....and I am also lazy to count back now ....but my basic math and my bit of intuition says we are nearing it somewhere...Ya!! 1000 days of motherhood!
I remember the day I first mentioned about my pregnancy to my manager.... All he said was "tighten your seat belts child!” That was one right advice! So true he was. Kids are indispensable means of joy!! Their countless questions, excellent observations and astonishing statements!!! .. Their tendency to own things, crave for independence, learn super quickly and ask for what they want, without hesitation or guilt! oooh we so much aspire to be like them sometimes. And their unmatchable energy!! Within half an hour, my one will empty the entire bottle of oil into the sofa cushions, mix and leave pepper corns, jeera and dhal , dust kgs of atta on the entire floor and all over him head to toe and then suddenly within minutes get cranky and sleep off without touching his sun, star and moon dosa!! He is an energy bomb!!(As my friend puts)
I feel that the past year had been the
quickest in my life... (though I have been having this same feeling every new
year eve for quite a few years now...) Time is definitely crazy flying and kids
grow freaking fast! But there is so much sweetness in relishing every single
moment with them, which no speedy time can ever take away. There is so much
sweetness in being part of the process too. The miracle called creation, birth
and nurturing. There have been times I have demanded equal workload to god for
both men and women... but now I seriously feel sorry for men for missing out a
big part of this bliss.
Mothers in general, wish their kids to be the same...as their tiny little bundle of joy forever. But I differ with them here... Our bond is enriching day by day and we are growing together. I can't say, “It’s as if I held him for the first time "Just yesterday".... because there is so much that has happened in between!! When I think of that first time holding him, his subsequent milestones also roll by... be it moments that felt him detach and swim away from me... moments that gathered and held me tight... And there are moments that reassured and carried me all along with him.... Moments that brought me close and indefinitely indebted to many lovely people. (Covid lockdown was a blessing in disguise for that part. We all got more time to be together.
Motherhood... It’s the story of weight gain, hair loss, cracks and bleeds. But.... it's also the story of “He has got your
eyes....!" It's not just the story of sleepless nights, thirst and fatigue.
It’s also the story of knitting cute little socks and mittens, planning parties
choosing blue trousers for his first beach, green camouflage for his first hike
and so on... It’s not just the story of tantrums and traumas but the story of
holding close, protecting and help pass hard times. It's indeed the story of
mood swings, self-doubts and postpartum. But it’s also the story of supportive
and understanding men. It’s the story of “the power of best friends”. Your
cousins, your little niece and nephew come to care and comfort you... And most
important of all, it’s not just the story of the mother and baby. It’s the
story of the new mother's mother as well. Just like parents are born with the
baby, grandparents are born too! It's the story of the family tree. Also the
entire health care team... It’s the story of the whole collective society! It’s the story of both sacrifice and
celebrations of mankind!!
(PS: 27th July, 2022 marks my 1000 days of motherhood)
Click the following link to read my 100 days of motherhood!!
