Just now Chinipie did what her naani always wanted her to do! She slept all by herself!! Naani would have been so proud of her if she were here. Ever since, Chinipie had come home, naani had been taking care of all her needs except the nursing (obviously!). Whenever Chini had wanted to sleep, she would either want to be cradled or rocked or nurse before passing out. And every time she would do this, naani would wonder, "why every time!?!". According to her, babies should go to sleep by themselves at times. For instance, if they are well-fed and playing by themselves; after some time when they get tired, they should sleep by themselves. She said all her children, the four of us, used to sleep this way. After saying this, she would try hard to recollect how many weeks or months old we were to sleep by ourselves. It was difficult for her to remember as her youngest child, i.e. myself, has also crossed two and a half decades since she last handled such a small baby. Nonetheless, she would always wonder why an off-spring of her own flesh and blood not follow the same thing!
And today Chinipie did it all by herself. After nursing and bathing her, I put her down on her rocking chair (I had to prepare the next meal) where she played by herself with occasional talks and exchanged smiles with momma. Later, I put her on the bed, while I talked to her and started folding clothes(had finished a large load of laundry). She kept following me with her eyes and after some time, got tired and pacified herself by sucking on her fingers and just dozed off!!
Leaving me with a thought - only if naani were here..
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