babyhood/motherhood
It’s been so long since I’ve written here that anyone who was kind enough to read this blog has likely long lost interest…but here I am again, in the midst of a completely new life adventure: motherhood.
Introducing Kailash Jyoti…aka Kail…for a few details about how he entered the world (other than the obvious) I’ve posted the letter I sent to friends and family before this post.
So for now I will give a quick synopsis (in the order that events enter my mind) of 4 months of existence of my little one who melts me anew every morning when he wakes up with a fresh smile:
…started life with ten days of thinking the world consisted of incubators and windowless rooms…overnight trained to the Gaspe Peninsula…hiked along the Atlantic coast…attended multiple conferences, protests, meetings, talks…volunteered for the provincial NDP…attended Blue Jays games; presented with stuffed Mickey Mouse in Jays outfit by large, loud, tattooed man who was ecstatic at a 3 week old’s first baseball game…
handed between many, many loving arms…flew to Saskatchewan, cheered for the Roughriders…flew to Washington DC, cheered for the Ravens…went swimming…bought kale from farmer’s markets…rested in coffee shops…unfazed by the existence of dogs, cats…realized the existence of this world one piece at a time…lay under trees and watched the light dance…took baths…drank lots and lots and lots of breastmilk…sat in the lap of world-famous author Annabel Lyon…laughed joyously at self reflected in mirror…screamed joyously on subway trains…growled loudly on subway trains making complete strangers advise me that I should feed my baby…attended the launch of Canada Reads…sat in grandfather’s lap…
had diaper changed by uncle who was changing his first diaper…stared up at photos of grandmother…lay head against my chest, closed eyes, slept…
