What Keeps My Baby Happy

Babies are those cute humans who need to be entertained in really stimulating (and at times, weird) ways to keep them truly happy. When it comes to the critical discussion on 'what makes my child happy', not every baby appreciates his/her involvement in same activities. 

But the one thing on which every mom/parent would agree that when a baby is playing happily is a sign that he had his stomach-full of baby food and is not uncomfortable in a heavily wet diaper. I actually don't feel alarmed when he eats less than other babies of his age, because I notice that he himself shows signs of requesting for food whenever he is feeling hungry. So I make a point not to pressurize him eating as per my wish. My baby enjoys being fed the salty food with a little variation after few days and creates no fuss even while tasting new ingredients in his food. But I love his expressions when he makes funny faces as he tastes the first spoonful of that newly experimented food ;)

My naughty baby feels so happy when he is given the things which is not usually allowed to play with. He wants me to make him sit on his padded bedding in a corner of the kitchen where I am cooking and enjoys giving everyone headache by banging on a plate with a spoon and experience different sounds. He feels himself no less than a maestro creating symphony of love ;) ha ha ha. At times, he is caught executing his most notorious planning into an action in absence of all of us in the room.

At the end of the day, when its time for papa to reach home. He wants to welcome papa at the door, so gives me every possible hint to open the door and take a mini tour of the outside the realm of his nursery to experience interesting colorful things and people around. There is a whole hearted contentment on my junior's innocent face when papa wears this lil boy craving for physical touch close to his heart in his baby carrier. Its a moment of sheer pride to find everyone so happy and blessed in each other's company.

One sure shot way to make my baby happy is to show him soap bubbles going up in the air in his dim lit room with colored lights. He grins baring his invisible teeth seeing the bubbles grow when the lights are reflected from different angles and I adore that toothless smile of my bundle of joy.. touch wood to his happiness!!

My baby loves to react and reciprocate on Imitation Sound Game with me, when I show him a plastic toy or soft toy and make funny faces with sound of different birds and animals. He is damn focused at that time and imitates me exactly. Not only happiness is our mantra this moment, but I feel great satisfaction introducing some educational values in him :)

Exhausted from whole day's fun activities, when me and my boy are feeling low in energy and need a sound sleep; the last thing to ensure my baby's happiness during his sleep is a clean nappy. Because I don't want to cause him & myself surprise night awakenings due to excess wetting of his nappy. It a blessing in disguise that Pampers Baby Dry Pants ensures overnight dryness for my baby on the inside layer by using Magic Gel technology to lock in the moisture for 12 hours and promises freedom from sleep disturbances always.

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This post is written for Indiblogger's Happy Hour campaign in association with Pampers.

My Baby's Bedtime Rituals

Motherhood is a divine feeling composed of a spectrum of incomparable emotions. Every mother shares the strongest and most enjoyable bond with her child. Life changes completely when a woman has her baby. And this is the joy that can never come from materialistic things.
When I became a mother, I remained nervous n confused most of the time, thinking whether I am doing something right or wrong. The most worrisome situation was when my baby didn't sleep through the night. Though I myself didn't feel any problem baby nursing at night. Neither I felt like making a sacrifice having those sleepless night, but I was concerned to develop proper bedtime routine for him like most healthy babies do have. I was determined to find some good night sleep solutions for my child to make him sleep peacefully and finally in few weeks managed to set a sleep routine that is continued till date.

My child's bedtime routine is a short n simple one that works just the right for him... We start a bit early in the evening to have enough time to get through all the planned activities.

Light Meals before going to bed... I had set a fixed feeding time for my baby since very initial months of his birth and gradually stretched the time interval between his meals as he grew older. Even in his pre-schooling days now, he eats relatively less in the night. At least hunger has never become an interference in his peaceful sleep.
Half an hour playtime with some indoor props like puzzles, block building, hide n seek or similar ones entertains him and strengthens mom-child duo bond.
Night Bath & Massage The sleep-routine of my child doesn't restrict us only to the bedroom, but actually expands its reach to our washroom too. The moment my son is tired of day-long fun-packed activities in & out of house and is feeling low in energy, it calls for a soak-time. As true for most children, splashing some warm water all over the body during the night bath is a soothing experience for the child and is sleep-inducer too. I generally take fresh water for summers bath.
A diaper change is a must every night before making him put on a clean pair of funky printed comfortable pajama set which is actually a clear signal to him to slip in his bed.
I have always avoided 'middle-of-the-night' diaper change that can wake him up right. Rather I always relied on the trusted name in diapers i.e Pampers which tackles my concern efficiently. Infact, to all new moms, I would recommend easy-to-pull (up n down) Pampers Baby Dry Pants that is designed with Magic Gel technology to lock in the heaviest wetness instantly and ensure overnight dryness to your baby's skin, thereby providing fresher morning next day.

I love to sit along with my baby in his bed at the end of the day snuggling up with some story books to read. As the mood might change, then my boy likes keeping classic story books aside but does some coloring or drawing sitting near me.
Occasionally, he asks me for a brief gentle massage on his legs and I don't mind giving a magical touch to smoothen his delicate skin with a good quality non-aromatic baby lotion which tends to make my baby relax and sleep easily with a smile on his face :)
Frankly, I have never experimented with any music being played in the night, may be because my boy loves to hear me singing in my own voice touching his soul for a quiet deep slumber. 

Lastly, he drifts himself to dreamland while sharing a light hearted chat in my cozy hug after bidding goodnight to 'Chanda Mama' & reciting a small prayer to Almighty thanking Him for His blessings. A good night kiss on his forehead is my way to tell him how much he is loved :)

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