this made me smile to glory

With all excitement, nervousness and mixed feeling, i drove the car back to home from the hospital. Given a chance i would have driven the car as if i am driving on the formula 1 race track but all this was a dream as my wife and our newly born baby were sitting in the back sit with other family members.

At last we reached home after diffusing through the heavy traffic (although hearing... drive slowly). As a gentleman i opened the rear door and helped my wife to step out of the car, slowly walked towards the main entrance of our home sweet home.

A grand welcome awaited her (of course for our baby), filled with traditional flavour, and the ethnic essence of the proceedings appealed to me. She crossed the threshold, putting our baby forward as he is the one who has just stepped into our world.

Relatives, friends hovered around, apparently trying to make our baby comfortable, but at the same time extolling the virtues of the groom and telling my us, finally you guys have entered in the next phase of your life... of course how to forget the other things... which the old people give advises....

After a good feast at dinner table, with all the giggles and gossips etc, I went to our bedroom and after seeing our baby sleeping... it was like, oh yes how could i forget about him... (in my mind was, it gonna be yet another titillating night)... I lied down next to him and was adoring him all over, suddenly he held my finger within his tiny fist. I would feel the softness of his fingers... (although his nails were pinching me). Moving my hands on head made me feel, he is so delicate and definitely demanded "utmost care".

Moment i thought of taking him into my arms, my wife said, what is stopping you by taking him in your arms. She said, i know he very delicate and lots of care needs to be taken (how could she get to know all this that was running up and down in my mind). Finally with all thoughts kept aside, i picked him up and.... i looked at him with mixture of fear, nervousness, joy.... all i could get in reply from him was a sweet smile which shot off all my fear, worried into the air and a big smile was all left on my face..... :)