Reimaan learns to enjoy

Its been a long time since I posted the last update. Anyways now Reimaan has started doing a lot of things and keeps us busy and amazed at the same time.

We did finish the 10th week's quota of immunization, and he did good to keep down his fever. There has been no other health issues with him other than the minor coughs and cold which I guess is part of Bangalore.

He has been totally on mother's milk. It took us some time to move him to mother's milk from the formula feeds as he was not suckling properly. However, now when its time for Tumpi to join office, we realised that he needs some formula feed in a day as well. So now we are trying to make him adapt to bottle feeds again - and that's tough, now that he is developing the concept of "rejection". This is a big learning for working mothers - Keep trying for bottle feed even when the baby suckles properly. Life will be easy when the maternity leave is over.

As for Reimaan, his sleeping habits are showing signs of our genes. He sleeps pretty late in the night, but good part is he is playful till then. So any attempt to make him sleep ends in frustration and him being cranky. We learnt this lesson to make him sleep when he wants to. Last night, he slept at 1130 and the last to it was 12 am.

Over the last month, things were hectic in office, but Reimaan has been a great stress-buster for me. Seems like the best part of being a father has arrived for me. Whenever I come home, play with him for 30 mins and I am fresh to work again. He started making sounds at will. The best is his social smile when he sees me after a long day's work. I have started reading him the morning newspaper and he makes lot of sounds. Whistling to him also triggers him. Whenever he is happy he raises his legs up while lying down, a good workout for my abs if I try to match him. Even if he wakes up, he doesn't cry when he doesn't see us, he waits and stretches makes sounds. He has his "musical bear" and bunch of friends - lion, monkey to give him company. So we can put him in the cradle with them and have dinner.

My Father-in-law went back to Agartala after 3months stay and my parents are here to supplement Reimaan's care. Tumpi is still working from home and taking care of Reimaan. Some hard decisions to make there to make things smooth. Its like learning every day and enjoying it.

Today as we celebrate Maha Nabami, Reimaan witnessed his first Durga Puja, though in Bangalore but should get some sense of Bengali tradition and culture. Its the time of the year, which I think every Bengali need to spend in Bengal and for people like us in Agartala. We realized and planned to spend the coming Durga Pujas in Agartala. Being at Home during Durga Puja has no spiritual or religious reason but it's all about Celebration. Reimaan needs to feel, smell and taste Durga Puja in the right place and we will ensure to make it happen.