Monday, April 18, 2011

Wake me up before you go-go

Ri slept at 8.30 tonight and I found myself lying down next to her in a daze. I have been moving back meal-times and desperately trying to bring some order into afternoon nap times. Maybe my time-shifts were finally working? Or, was the outside temperature so high that tired Ri had fallen asleep at a sane hour? 

Was my dream-routine world turning into a reality ? A world in which Ri would sleep at 9, I would read something witty and intelligent in bed and remember to moisturize my feet at night.

So lights were out and I found myself lying down next to her in a daze. Till, the daze was interrupted by a rather distinct smell. Now, I am sure that every mother will find herself at the cross-roads of zany choices and challenges And, I stood at mine tonight. Cleaning her in the sink would wake her up and I did not want to jump out of the ‘my baby sleeps at a sane hour’ bubble, just as yet.

Would I be able to pull off cleaning baby’s bottom and changing her diaper without ruining the magic of 8.30?  Incredibly, I did. With the stealth and prowess reserved for a heist, half a pack of baby-wipes and baby-lotion used instead of water, I managed to keep sleeping baby sleeping. Not to mention, clean. Sigh.

In the middle of reading the Wiki entry on Parenthood, I heard my lotion-bottomed daughter call out for me. It was 10 at night. She had lasted 90 minutes after bottom-cleaning heist but was now ready for the world again.

Sigh. Maybe I’ll just focus on moisturizing my feet at night.

Blog Title: Wake me up – Wham

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