I was blessed by God with an angel in my arms. My boy. Mikhail. My body was unstable from normal delivery. I was bruised and in pain. But I was relieved that after a long period of time(almost 10 months in stomach) , finally he was in my arms. For first few months it was the usual round-the-clock every 2 hrs breastfeeding. It was difficult. I was used to a comfortable life where at least 8 hrs of sleep was necessary to keep me sane. Here, I was awake whole night and day with rough, short patches of sleep. I cried, for the fear that my will never be normal again. I was inside home for 3 months, without any social life, without any fun. Thankfully, my mom in law was there to always guide me. Very soon, the time came when I had to join back office. I was apprehensive whether I will be able to manage the stressful job at the startup that I was working with , the home , a very small kid and the added responsibilities. God helped us in getting a sweet 13 yr old girl as maid who saved my job. She used to stay at my place to supplement my mom in law at household work from 10 am to 6 pm, during my office hours. I paid her well because I knew what she saved for me ! My career ! At office , my team changed. Got a very nominal increment. I was shifted to a project where not much work pressure used to come. I missed my friends from the former team. I became lonely in office. My sole happiness was at home where the little kid was growing fast and becoming round and round like a rasogolla. :) But with time, again I made some good friends in the new team also. Everything was good.
But problems love me. :) My husband always travelled from Gurgaon to Noida to his office and back every damn day and it was too tiring for him. We started talking less because of two reasons: 1) he always reached late home and 2) added responsibilities for the small baby who needs much care. Hence, the next target I gave myself was to change my job. I almost died of boredom in office. I made a target to leave the job in 2 months. I started preparing for interviews.
In the meanwhile , the day came when my mom in law went back to Guwahati and my mom came over to take charge over the home. And very soon, my life reverted back to normal because of my comfort level with her. I was back watching TV at home, going for movies, dining out, sleeping well whole night etc. and of course taking my mom for granted. But never did she mind ! She always wanted me to relax and be happy. :)
One day, thankfully luck favored. Got a good offer from another startup.
We soon shifted our home to Noida. Phew ! It was not an easy task. We became almost bankrupt.
But that was okay, because joining the new company was a absolutely pleasurable experience. Happiness took over. :) Now I am struggling to be updated with the latest technologies, thanks to the great project we are building from scratch. We have a client facing role that's challenging yet fun. A great team we are. Clients are more friendly and helpful than I ever dreamt of. More like friends in team. I now don't even know how time passes away in office. Parties and work :) And coming back home from office is more than fun because of the playful kiddo growing up and learning to do more and more naughty stuff. Best part about kids is that you are everything in the world for them, you are showered with more love than you would be able to handle. :) For them , you are the bestest person in this whole world.
Very soon Mikhail , my boy turned 1. :) We celebrated his birthday in a grand way at a party hall in Shopprix Mall. He is nowadays cheerfully walking around the home and throwing things from home from the balcony all the way down.... So we are doing up down all the time and burning calories ( we take the stairs) :)
Well, what do you think ? A great year .. Yes ! The first year of motherhood was not that tough after all. :) I had unnecessarily worried about it so much at the beginning of the year ! Ahhh, useless worries . I will learn to be more positive this year !
But problems love me. :) My husband always travelled from Gurgaon to Noida to his office and back every damn day and it was too tiring for him. We started talking less because of two reasons: 1) he always reached late home and 2) added responsibilities for the small baby who needs much care. Hence, the next target I gave myself was to change my job. I almost died of boredom in office. I made a target to leave the job in 2 months. I started preparing for interviews.
In the meanwhile , the day came when my mom in law went back to Guwahati and my mom came over to take charge over the home. And very soon, my life reverted back to normal because of my comfort level with her. I was back watching TV at home, going for movies, dining out, sleeping well whole night etc. and of course taking my mom for granted. But never did she mind ! She always wanted me to relax and be happy. :)
One day, thankfully luck favored. Got a good offer from another startup.
We soon shifted our home to Noida. Phew ! It was not an easy task. We became almost bankrupt.
But that was okay, because joining the new company was a absolutely pleasurable experience. Happiness took over. :) Now I am struggling to be updated with the latest technologies, thanks to the great project we are building from scratch. We have a client facing role that's challenging yet fun. A great team we are. Clients are more friendly and helpful than I ever dreamt of. More like friends in team. I now don't even know how time passes away in office. Parties and work :) And coming back home from office is more than fun because of the playful kiddo growing up and learning to do more and more naughty stuff. Best part about kids is that you are everything in the world for them, you are showered with more love than you would be able to handle. :) For them , you are the bestest person in this whole world.
Very soon Mikhail , my boy turned 1. :) We celebrated his birthday in a grand way at a party hall in Shopprix Mall. He is nowadays cheerfully walking around the home and throwing things from home from the balcony all the way down.... So we are doing up down all the time and burning calories ( we take the stairs) :)
Well, what do you think ? A great year .. Yes ! The first year of motherhood was not that tough after all. :) I had unnecessarily worried about it so much at the beginning of the year ! Ahhh, useless worries . I will learn to be more positive this year !
