The Shifting Goalpost

It took one week for my mobile connection to get activated (I will be writing a critical review of Vodafone later) and left with no internet connection anywhere for me.

But slowly things are getting sorted out and we had a good week - including a fantastic trip to my native place (I drove my father’s Indica cursing the drivers all along). Surprisingly for everybody Advaita has adjusted quite well and is enjoying all this. He has so many small kiddy uncle and aunts, and big number of grandparents and quite a few great grandparents - amazing!

Will write later - I am sweating in a shady cybercafe.

Advaita has not even completed 2 months yet and he has already attended 2 parties and has been to the beach once.

Advaita, tired after his visit to the beach on Sunday -

Finally I managed to make some time from the totally busy days and got Advaita’s first video uploaded. It is just over 3 minutes and you have to watch the clip to see how nappy changing, bathing, and dressing up is possible in 3 minutes.

Advaita(अद्वैत): Nappy, Bathe, and Dress from Sandeep Meher on Vimeo.

It has been a roller coaster ride for the last few weeks. I cannot describe the anxiety when the predicted due date of Advaita’s arrival, came and passed without any signs whatsoever. But exactly after a week, he came and has brought with him unlimited joy and happiness for me and Mili.

Though both of us were all ready for months before the birth and even after going through the labour for number of hours on the day of birth, we were stunned on actually seeing Advaita for the first time immediately after he was delivered. And that moment will remain etched in our minds forever.

And when the anxiety of birth is over, it is now anxiety about whether you are doing the right thing - are you holding him correctly?, is this normal?, is that normal?, do all babies have this issue?, do all parents have this issue?, is it alright if he does that?, and so on and on. And I think this will go on now for years to come.

Welcome to parenthood!!!

Announce to the world

Aai went through a lot

Baba is very happy

Pensive

And now, rest

Meanwhile, read more about his name at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita_Vedanta.