Family reunion and grandparents

On Saturday, we had a small reunion of 5 families. The boy’s first attendance at a family gathering. With so many relatives around, he was well behaved, did not fuss and slept mostly. One of the good things about such family gatherings is not only the bonding, there are so many relatives to watch over the boy.

Sunday, he took his first 50 km plus drive to visit the grandparents. Once the car is in motion, he sleeps. He also has Ellie the Elephant (musical) hanging in the car seat to keep him entertained. The wife gets to nap a bit as well. My parents were thrilled to see him.

On our own...

My mother in law (MIL) went back home. We will miss her. She felt it was time we started learning and taking care of the boy on our own without depending on others. I was also beginning to take her presence for granted. The wife and I had agreed upon one thing when the topic of babies came up – if we have them, we are not going to dump them on our parents and expect them to take care, while we run our lives.

First social outing

Apparently there is this belief that a new born cannot be taken out of home (except for emergencies) until he or she completes 3 months. Weird. I did dig around but could not find any reason behind it. One of those grandmother tales I believe. My mother was bent on enforcing it.

So once the 3 months were up, we went out for lunch with him to Habanero. He slept through our lunch, sitting in his car seat and after he woke up, I carried him around. It is amazing how courteous people are when there is a baby around.