Trip abroad – twelfth week

This week we are traveling home with Richie, to meet our parents who are eagerly waiting to see Richie. All were pretty excited.

We had a visit to doctor’s place as Richie had li’l cold.　Doctor said the cold was just starting so it should be fine with the medicines. After coming home, Richie played for more than 1.5 hrs with me singing lots of songs for him. Dada took leave and played the guitar for Richie. He loved it and was listening to him carefully. :) He was also looking at the Alphabet pictures on the wall with me guiding him through it.

I started with packing, with Richie’s things taking more than half my suitcase.:)The last day before travel became very hectic. First time for Richie and first time for me as well . :)

The day dawned and we set out for our long trip of more than 18 hours. Since he is just about 3 months, he was fully dependent on breastfeed. Bottle milk was a big no-no. We boarded the flight. Now was the real test during take-off. I had heard that babies cry a lot during take-off and landing as their ears start paining. They should be given something to chew. We had kept lollipops ready for him. During take-off, we noticed Richie sucking his fingers. His habit was a blessing in disguise. He had no problems whatsoever. He then started watching the small TV in the flight. It was a nice sight. He is so used to youtube that he loves to see the colorful moving objects. When the food was served, Richie was smelling the food and drooling :) It was too much for him, seeing all the people around him having food and he did not have anything. ;) We offered him the lollipop and he chewed it with relish. Overall it was a good journey with Richie sleeping most of the time.

It was summer time in our home-town and the weather was extremely hot. Since Richie was born in peak winter, he loves the cold and this was just the opposite for him. He took a while to adjust himself to the scorching heat. But he started enjoying himself so much in the company of his cousins, that he forgot the heat completely. 2 days after reaching home, Richie had his first dose of heptatis-B and oral polio vaccination. He cried and was angry with the doctor for injecting him. :) But then, all is well that ends well. The pain disappeared soon and he was back to playing and having fun.