Introducing my baby; my creation: Mom's 'innu minnu' bytes

"God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers"

–Rudyard Kipling

It is rightly said, being a mother is the most beautiful gift from God a woman can ask for. Once you enter motherhood, suddenly everything other than the baby seems less important. Just like every new mom, I too felt the very same. The moment I became a mom- yes, those nine months including, nothing occupied my mind than the thought of my baby and finally, when I got to see my own creation for the very first time, nothing seemed more precious than my little bundle of joy. So many promises were made to my little munchkin in that fleeting moment of our eye contact. That was one overwhelming moment, which makes me teary eyes every time I think of it. Yes, even now when I am penning down that feeling, I have proudly shed my tears of joy.

After three years of being a hands-on mom by choice, it was time to put my highest formal degree in Chemistry to good use. Teaching has always been my passion. So, I turned to a full-time vlogger uploading Chemistry lectures on YouTube. (Do check out my channel "Bonding with Chemistry". Well, a YouTuber never misses a chance for promotion). But, somehow I was missing my full-time role of a mom. This feeling creeped in and grew stronger with every passing day probably because I felt that I was making ever-lasting videos for my students; leaving a legacy as a teacher, but I wasn’t doing the same for my son. I know opinions will differ here, but this is how I felt. I wanted my kid to relive the moments that I cherished with him not only in the last three years, nine months and twelve days (I know we mothers are very good at keeping record of each second our kid has been on this planet), but also all those years that are going to follow. Optimistic me! Probably, I wanted to do the above more for myself than him. A mom can be selfish too. That’s okay! It wasn't that I hadn't captured all his milestones, small or big in photos and videos, plenty of them. Aren't all mothers' phones supposed to be overflowing with their munchkin pictures and videos. But what do I do with my feelings and emotions. Most of the times, while trying to capture perfect moments the feelings were left out. Thus, I decided to gift myself and my kiddo on this mother’s day, my small writing corner, my imperfect creation- Mom’s 'innu-minnu' bytes. I hope when my son is grown up enough to read, he takes pride in reading these short stories of his mumma's life which is full of moments that have changed to beautiful memories with time. I am hopeful that this beautiful journey is not just mine, but every mom's... as somewhere, somehow she would mirror a part of me as hers too. 'Welcome aboard' readers, especially mothers. Love, A mom who endorses being imperfect in a world seeking perfection. P.S. The title has been inspired from my toddler's current vocabulary, 'innu-minnu' which for him and me too, means 'itsy-bitsy'.