Horizons of Love✓

Part 22

Itti si hansi
Itti si khushi
Itta sa tukda chand ka
Khwabon ke tinkon se
Chal banayeinn aashiyaan

Khushi was getting all her energy back by cuddling Aarav on her hospital bed. She was happy, content despite having gone through a life test. She had her baby near her and that they both made it out safe was enough for her. Everyone met Khushi and Aarav in the evening, after allowing them both sufficient rest. Whole hospital knew that this family had got a new member by the amount of sweets they had distributed, by the hullabaloo they had created, by several warnings they had received from staff for causing inconvenience, last but not least simply by their extra-large size.

Thoughts of one attending nurse:

Inko dekh kar lagta nahi inhone kabhi phele bacha dekha hai! Ya to ye sab ke sab asmaan se tapke hain ya ye bacha koi alien hai. ( It doesnt look like they have seen a new born before. Either they all dropped out of nowhere or this boy must be an alien. )

I dont need to write in detail how everyone was gushing over new born, who must be thinking that there was much lesser noise in his over-active mother's belly. The types of faces, babbling noises these people were making to attract his attention had him thinking if he reached on Mars instead of Earth. His cute, tiny hands and legs, soft and chubby cheeks, silky hair were being touched/gushed over again and again in wonderment. Kabhi grandnani, kabhi nani-1, kabhi nani-2, kabhi Dada-Dadi, kabhi chacha-chachi- 1, kabhi chacha-2 (no chachi) all touched him. Nanu seemed very cool. Arrey let my parents also touch me. Let me have milk. It was more than two hours before, when they took me away from my Mumma and kissed and passed me on to each other like a sweet dish, much to heart attack of Pitaji(Father). Daddy take a chill pill! I can handle myself. (Kabhi-sometimes; all other hindi words are relations)

Mami was currently holding Aarav and enthusiastically making plans about how both Dadi-Aarav will now live at RM, how she ll pamper him, bath him, blah blah. Khushi's eyebrows raised along with Payal's. But then they both thought it was better to ignore Mami when Khushi knew she wasn't going anywhere near RM. Mamaji sensed their stiff demeanor and changed the topic. But Aarav was also son of two miscreants, he did potty on Mami carrying forward the legacy of his father and Bua. Astonishingly, super-nakhrili new Dadi had no qualms cleaning him nor she felt any disgust, maybe coz diaper saved her sari. Better luck next time, Payal wished him secretly.

Payal alongwith Akash had got GH repaired and slightly renovated in these two days as settings needed to be changed for the new member. She had left nursery work to Arnav as he insisted on doing it himself. Hopefully he will do it in time. Anyways he had Garima, always ready to help him. She had helped him with list of all the items needed by a new born and the mother. The amount of shopping he had done gave headache to Payal while she was guiding workers yesterday. It looked like he had bought whole shop. Must have visited one of those high-end one stop shops. There was literally everything. Diapers, babywear, babykits, talcs, creams, lotions, bathing essentials, toys and lots of toys, nibblers, so much of baby food that even elders could have it with Aarav for a month or two. What surprised her was the amount of shopping he had done for Khushi. Anti-stretchmarks, breast pumps, nursing bras, maternity pads, so many dresses that were all front zip - Anarkalis, maxi, cotton night suits, long shirts,lowers. Payal felt like appreciating him but she didnt. Baby shopping that she had done with others felt very small before his. Never mind, he was the father. Haq banta hai.(Its his right.)