Yippee... my son is closing on to a higher resolution of time.. from weeks old, soon I can count him as months old ! As I thought before, this past week made me more addicted to Reimaan and I guess that's the trend. With inflation and petrol prices this one is also on its upward slope but I am liking it.
I started going to office, and also started missing him during the day and when back at home the time seems too less before I need to step out of home again! He has been doing well, doing his normal chores, though his wake-times have started to fluctuate more often then not. Also when it happens in the night, the feeling of fatherhood increases manifold. We have started to sense the difference between his cry-patterns for hunger and pooo-n-pee. He is loudest when his diapers are soiled and the kid cannot wait for it to be cleaned.. may be I need to sit and talk to him that it takes 3 mins to clean and change diapers. Other than that, Reimaan has been adorable and like any other father would do, I am enjoying every bit of it. I have changed my wallpaper to Reimaan's collage.
Tumpi is also doing well, and the mother in her is in full display. For someone who reaches office late for unable to get up early is happy with sleeps for 3 hrs at a stretch!
The most amazing part of witnessing a kid grow up is to see them make those small first moves that end up into a giant leap which we never realise. One such thing that started is the most beautiful thing - his monalisa-smile, which he flashes whenever I am not with the camera. Also Taan started referring him as "bhaai" and wants to cuddle him every time, which everyone wants to do now !
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Reimaan in and out of 2nd week
By now, both of us (me and Tumpi) have started calling him Reimaan, though it took sometime to get out of the "puchu", "munu", "muntush", "sona", "munturi" and "everything-anyone-feels-like". It was tad difficult as calling a cute little with a proper name is as hard as calling someone "raavan".
On Reimaan part, he has been doing well, had a doctor's visit and everything went well. Interestingly, the pediatrician kept him on the table and looked at him for sometime.. and said, "he is doing good, good baby". Wish I could click "Like" as in Facebook. Also his cycles went on properly, with minor glitches when 2hrs became 3 hrs couple of times, but when sometimes it shrunk to 1 hr, we were worried. We soon corelated this to his sleeping pattern which leads to Lesson 2 : If babies are active they would need to be fed more often. Also by now, his potty had an odor which Thaami claims is not that strong and that's a good sign, I guess ! He also started differentiating between the comfort of bed and that of a lap. Whenever Thaami (my mom) takes him on her lap and sings, he stares with amazement. Somewhere, we were seeing his liking for good music, I guess its true for all kids. We felt the "sleepless in Sterling" syndrome almost everyday, Tumpi was taking good care but I also woke up most times.
Another important thing happened this week, as we finally got to sit and decide his official name. Its "SAPTAK", a bong word for depicting the 7 basic notes of music. One can see our interests in his names... we didnt try to hide as well.
On Thursday, 9th July, as he completed his 2nd week with us on mother earth there were more visitors with most of my friends revisiting and some more planning to visit. As per previous scans he was supposed to arrive today, good that he arrived before !
Come Monday, I would start going to office and may be that would be the time when I start missing him, as it happens with relations, we feel for someone only when he is not around. As the 2nd week ends, my fatherly feeling got stronger as did his Lactogen concentration !
On Reimaan part, he has been doing well, had a doctor's visit and everything went well. Interestingly, the pediatrician kept him on the table and looked at him for sometime.. and said, "he is doing good, good baby". Wish I could click "Like" as in Facebook. Also his cycles went on properly, with minor glitches when 2hrs became 3 hrs couple of times, but when sometimes it shrunk to 1 hr, we were worried. We soon corelated this to his sleeping pattern which leads to Lesson 2 : If babies are active they would need to be fed more often. Also by now, his potty had an odor which Thaami claims is not that strong and that's a good sign, I guess ! He also started differentiating between the comfort of bed and that of a lap. Whenever Thaami (my mom) takes him on her lap and sings, he stares with amazement. Somewhere, we were seeing his liking for good music, I guess its true for all kids. We felt the "sleepless in Sterling" syndrome almost everyday, Tumpi was taking good care but I also woke up most times.
Another important thing happened this week, as we finally got to sit and decide his official name. Its "SAPTAK", a bong word for depicting the 7 basic notes of music. One can see our interests in his names... we didnt try to hide as well.
On Thursday, 9th July, as he completed his 2nd week with us on mother earth there were more visitors with most of my friends revisiting and some more planning to visit. As per previous scans he was supposed to arrive today, good that he arrived before !
Come Monday, I would start going to office and may be that would be the time when I start missing him, as it happens with relations, we feel for someone only when he is not around. As the 2nd week ends, my fatherly feeling got stronger as did his Lactogen concentration !
Friday, July 9, 2010
Photoshoot 1
With mamma dear
Our bundle of joy !
aankh maare oh ladka aankh maare
and now in a playful mood
milk time...
expression...
Thats all for now... let him grow bit more... and we will see him again !
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Reimaan's home coming...
While driving home with Reimaan on my Mom's (Thaami) lap on the rear seats and Tumpi next to me, I never felt responsibility can be that heavy. I let auto-rickshaws overtake me and cabs to honk for slow-driving. As we reached home, I was checking if anybody in the apartment was noticing us, just to check if they saw the new DAD in me! I had taken a extended leave from hospital the day before to clean and arrange our room for Reimaan's arrival, thats when I realised our maid was so horrible !
It turned out to be a tough day for us as Tumpi's vomiting was not curbed and she had to resort to only liquids, which meant that she couldn't take the pain-relievers. So it was hard for her with all the pain and nausea. Reimaan was all on Thaami. I also spent the whole night with 1 hr of sleep. But with the support we had at home, I got to sleep for 2 hrs from 5am and I felt a father even more...
Next day (Tuesday) was far better with Tumpi able to eat and digest some solid food. Thaami (my mom) was in full action making soups and meals for Tumpi. She also gave Reimaan his first bath at home. As for Reimaan he was doing good with his routine nap, food, motion. There was a small homely event "Shasthi" - The 6th Day, where the new-born is assigned a name with traditional style of lighting lamps for each name. The name that glows till the last wins ! The winner was "Susnighdha" who edged out "Idhaant" in a photo-finish. However, we didnt stick to that way as we didnt get enough worthy names.
Reimaan turned 1 week on July 1st :), already I started feeling "these kid grow so fast". Everything was so different, I was not just another guy, but a father... I felt taller, I felt broader and I felt good.
With every passing moment as I saw Tumpi going through all the pain and still doing everything for Reimaan made me feel one very important thing something till 24th June I never realised. The effort, sacrifice and suffering a mother takes with the amount of dedication and warmth is incomparable with anything in this world. Lucky me, my mom was so much there for my kid also. I am so indebted that I feel so bad that I ever shouted at her. My life would have been so different without her, and now I am seeing the same as my kid starts his journey...
It turned out to be a tough day for us as Tumpi's vomiting was not curbed and she had to resort to only liquids, which meant that she couldn't take the pain-relievers. So it was hard for her with all the pain and nausea. Reimaan was all on Thaami. I also spent the whole night with 1 hr of sleep. But with the support we had at home, I got to sleep for 2 hrs from 5am and I felt a father even more...
Next day (Tuesday) was far better with Tumpi able to eat and digest some solid food. Thaami (my mom) was in full action making soups and meals for Tumpi. She also gave Reimaan his first bath at home. As for Reimaan he was doing good with his routine nap, food, motion. There was a small homely event "Shasthi" - The 6th Day, where the new-born is assigned a name with traditional style of lighting lamps for each name. The name that glows till the last wins ! The winner was "Susnighdha" who edged out "Idhaant" in a photo-finish. However, we didnt stick to that way as we didnt get enough worthy names.
Reimaan turned 1 week on July 1st :), already I started feeling "these kid grow so fast". Everything was so different, I was not just another guy, but a father... I felt taller, I felt broader and I felt good.
With every passing moment as I saw Tumpi going through all the pain and still doing everything for Reimaan made me feel one very important thing something till 24th June I never realised. The effort, sacrifice and suffering a mother takes with the amount of dedication and warmth is incomparable with anything in this world. Lucky me, my mom was so much there for my kid also. I am so indebted that I feel so bad that I ever shouted at her. My life would have been so different without her, and now I am seeing the same as my kid starts his journey...
Initial days in hospital
As the night settled in for Reimaan's first day on mother earth, I was in a mood to watch some World Cup (Football 2010) action and Tumpi was almost sleeping when Reimaan had his say (read cry). We didn't know much what to do but courtesy the "Nurse Bell", a nurse was there in a minute. She took Reimaan and fed him some formula milk, and when she came back, she said he had 10ml of it - another realization of how tiny Reimaan is ! We gave our consent for formula feed as it provides the necessary feeding needs of the baby. Next couple of hrs later, the same thing happened and then in another 2 hrs... after sometime we realised it was morning and that the way it stayed till today! The thing with these small ones are that they need to be fed every 2 hrs and cleaned every 3-4 hrs. That's the only times they would cry. It was our first lesson in parenting.
Next day Reimaan had his first bath as I watched, and the cycle of feeding and changing diapers were on. We got used to the "Nurse Bell" and had started to enjoy more with Reimaan. In the meantime, Tumpi was also recovering well. By end of 4th day which was a Sunday (27th June), both Mom and Baby was ready to go home on Monday. Reimaan did pretty well to keep his billirubin in control and saved him from Phototheraphy, which according to sources "is given too 100% new-born in Manipal".
Doctors were happy with Reimaan's health, so on Monday I finished the formality and was ready to leave when Tumpi had started nauseating and vomiting. Pills and IVs ensured that we leave hospital premises at 230pm on 28th June.
Before closing this hospital experience, a important mention of visitors. Pranab (he was there before Reimaan was still in O.T) and Priyanka, Bikram, Dutta and Urmimala, Nimish and Pooja, Mili Bhabhi, Aseem, Saurav (Tusi's husband). Grannnies, Grandpas, Je(thu Rupa)m, Je(thi Gi)ni and mama (shubho). My mom and Tumpi's Dad were the constants throughout the day. Lastly, I met Mohan who was working in Wipro Arabia Ltd. in Saudi Arab, who had a baby girl on the same day and later found 3 other kids born on the same day... wonder how many of us will ever meet again...
Next day Reimaan had his first bath as I watched, and the cycle of feeding and changing diapers were on. We got used to the "Nurse Bell" and had started to enjoy more with Reimaan. In the meantime, Tumpi was also recovering well. By end of 4th day which was a Sunday (27th June), both Mom and Baby was ready to go home on Monday. Reimaan did pretty well to keep his billirubin in control and saved him from Phototheraphy, which according to sources "is given too 100% new-born in Manipal".
Doctors were happy with Reimaan's health, so on Monday I finished the formality and was ready to leave when Tumpi had started nauseating and vomiting. Pills and IVs ensured that we leave hospital premises at 230pm on 28th June.
Before closing this hospital experience, a important mention of visitors. Pranab (he was there before Reimaan was still in O.T) and Priyanka, Bikram, Dutta and Urmimala, Nimish and Pooja, Mili Bhabhi, Aseem, Saurav (Tusi's husband). Grannnies, Grandpas, Je(thu Rupa)m, Je(thi Gi)ni and mama (shubho). My mom and Tumpi's Dad were the constants throughout the day. Lastly, I met Mohan who was working in Wipro Arabia Ltd. in Saudi Arab, who had a baby girl on the same day and later found 3 other kids born on the same day... wonder how many of us will ever meet again...
Monday, July 5, 2010
Reimaan arrives
Lot of people feel proud to be a father as soon as the baby is born, but I didn't have any such feeling. I was more worried about Tumpi and the baby. Once everything settled down and both were taken out of O.T, the feeling gradually crept in. I would rather put it as for the mother, the baby was inside her and she took all the pain, so the sense of motherhood was already deep-seated and hence internal. As for the father, he has only seen his wife taking all the toll without being able to do anything, so the sense of fatherhood was always external but starts creeping in gradually as the baby arrives and I can tell you, every moment has been better than the previous one. Now as the 10th day rolls on, I am happy that Tumpi has recovered well and I am to father a little kid called Reimaan.
Reimaan, that's what me and Tumpi decided to call him. Named in unison with Taan, his elder bro from Dada's camp. His namesake is an famous Mathematician. The problem with we bongs are that, we need two names - one for the household purpose and one for the schools and official purpose. So we somehow converged on this name but still not decided on the official one which is most likely to start with letter "S". Some of the short-listed names are Idhhant, Shreyas, Shourish, Siddhant, Swapnil, Susnighdha, Sheehan.
By Afternoon, Tumpi gained consciousness but was still pretty weak. Reimaan had his first potty in the afternoon. Taan came in the evening and at the first sight, he shouted "Thaaakur", that was amazing for a kid who just started picking certain words. As it happens Taan started uttering this word only in the morning. He was very happy to see the Reimaan, though I doubt he understood much of what it is. The nurses took care of all the things for the kid and Tumpi did her first breast-feed in the afternoon. Reimaan was evidently happy with Jemmy (Ginidi) as she didn't keep him in the cradle till she was there.
The most memorable day in my life had bit more surprise left, as Dada got a cake, and we celebrated in our small way. Everyone left at around 10pm, and I didn't realise I have slept for 1 hr in the last 40 hrs. We had our moment as we two were seeing the little one, and I felt like a father bit more...
Some facts about Reimaan's birth:
Reimaan, that's what me and Tumpi decided to call him. Named in unison with Taan, his elder bro from Dada's camp. His namesake is an famous Mathematician. The problem with we bongs are that, we need two names - one for the household purpose and one for the schools and official purpose. So we somehow converged on this name but still not decided on the official one which is most likely to start with letter "S". Some of the short-listed names are Idhhant, Shreyas, Shourish, Siddhant, Swapnil, Susnighdha, Sheehan.
By Afternoon, Tumpi gained consciousness but was still pretty weak. Reimaan had his first potty in the afternoon. Taan came in the evening and at the first sight, he shouted "Thaaakur", that was amazing for a kid who just started picking certain words. As it happens Taan started uttering this word only in the morning. He was very happy to see the Reimaan, though I doubt he understood much of what it is. The nurses took care of all the things for the kid and Tumpi did her first breast-feed in the afternoon. Reimaan was evidently happy with Jemmy (Ginidi) as she didn't keep him in the cradle till she was there.
The most memorable day in my life had bit more surprise left, as Dada got a cake, and we celebrated in our small way. Everyone left at around 10pm, and I didn't realise I have slept for 1 hr in the last 40 hrs. We had our moment as we two were seeing the little one, and I felt like a father bit more...
Some facts about Reimaan's birth:
Birth Date/Time : 24th June 2010, 6:28 am
Weight : 3.32 kgs; Height : 48 cms; Head Diameter : 33 cms.
Doctors : Dr. Jaya Bhat (Gynaecologist) and Dr. Venkatest H. A. (Neonatologist)
First Look
This one is clicked when he was just 4 hrs in this world.
Bit more photo session... with momma
and poor dad was bit scared to hold him in arms... 
and here are the happy grannies and grandpas
and we got to celebrate, dada got this one and everyone was around though not in frame
Taan was so happy seeing him, and the first thing he uttered was "thaaakur"
The Prelude
We didn't know if it was a "he" or "she". Me and my wife (Tumpi) thought it is not a good idea to determine the sex before the actual arrival. What it does is, add bit of curiosity as to what to expect. And we found this to be our favourite discussion point when we both sat and thought about the future. Its important for the to-be-mothers to think positive and be joyous and that helped a lot and also prepared us for both.
As for Tumpi, she had for long stopped eating her favourite chicken and fish dishes, but still gained substantial weight in last 2 months. When she stood on the scale for the 9th month check-up with the doctor, she had gained 17 kg. That was 10th June, 2010. The doctor was not worried about the weight but showed bit concern that it was a "BIG BABY" and Tumpi would need to go for a Cesarean (C-Section). We were asked for weekly check-up henceforth and to decide on probable dates around 25th June. We decided 24-06-2010. This is the best part of C-Section - for me, I knew when to take off and there is no uncertainty; for Tumpi - she doesn't need to wait for the labour pains; and for the to-be born, his granny ensured that his stars are all aligned at birth.
We arrived at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore on 23rd June around 10pm. Then on, the nurses and the resident doctors started their routine checks on Tumpi as well as on the baby. They started preparing her for the Operation (C-Section) from 2am and at 4, she was all set. I was able to take an hrs nap in the meantime. When we arrived at the O.T at 520 am, we were happy but bit tense. She signed the final "Consent" papers, and then was taken in at 605am. As I sat on the Waiting Lounge outside the O.T, I dint know what to think or expect or when should I expect some news, only thing I said to myself was "AAL IZZ WELL", something we have been saying a lot since Dec 2009. Dada and both set of parents were also waiting downstairs.
At 650am, some doctor came out and asked for "MAHA...SWETA" "MAHA...SWETA", I walked up and he started saying something to my ear, a nurse slipped through a tray with a kid! As I looked, I thought if it is a "he" or a "she", the doctor showed the tag and unwrapped the towel.
I called up Dada and said "ITS A BOY".
I attained fatherhood on 24th June 2010 at 628am. Life would never be the same ever again, I knew my world would now on, revolve around him and his wishes.
As for Tumpi, she had for long stopped eating her favourite chicken and fish dishes, but still gained substantial weight in last 2 months. When she stood on the scale for the 9th month check-up with the doctor, she had gained 17 kg. That was 10th June, 2010. The doctor was not worried about the weight but showed bit concern that it was a "BIG BABY" and Tumpi would need to go for a Cesarean (C-Section). We were asked for weekly check-up henceforth and to decide on probable dates around 25th June. We decided 24-06-2010. This is the best part of C-Section - for me, I knew when to take off and there is no uncertainty; for Tumpi - she doesn't need to wait for the labour pains; and for the to-be born, his granny ensured that his stars are all aligned at birth.
We arrived at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore on 23rd June around 10pm. Then on, the nurses and the resident doctors started their routine checks on Tumpi as well as on the baby. They started preparing her for the Operation (C-Section) from 2am and at 4, she was all set. I was able to take an hrs nap in the meantime. When we arrived at the O.T at 520 am, we were happy but bit tense. She signed the final "Consent" papers, and then was taken in at 605am. As I sat on the Waiting Lounge outside the O.T, I dint know what to think or expect or when should I expect some news, only thing I said to myself was "AAL IZZ WELL", something we have been saying a lot since Dec 2009. Dada and both set of parents were also waiting downstairs.
At 650am, some doctor came out and asked for "MAHA...SWETA" "MAHA...SWETA", I walked up and he started saying something to my ear, a nurse slipped through a tray with a kid! As I looked, I thought if it is a "he" or a "she", the doctor showed the tag and unwrapped the towel.
I called up Dada and said "ITS A BOY".
I attained fatherhood on 24th June 2010 at 628am. Life would never be the same ever again, I knew my world would now on, revolve around him and his wishes.
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