About a month ago, we had our first movie trip with our little one. Unfortunately, it wasn’t exactly a kid’s movie. He was a happy boy on our way to the theater and we hoped that this nice mood of his continued and he would let us watch at least part of the movie.
We picked our seats right next to the exit incase we had to rush out of there. And we would almost get halfway through the door even before he opened his mouth. The movie started and he started humming along the playback tune. Then he wanted to tell us about the stuff he could recognize “Eevi Manka” (TV, monkey and so much more). He was so cute but since it was a reflective movie for a fundraiser, we did get some glares from other patrons. After shushing him and rushing him out a couple of times, we did manage to be in our seats for more than 30 minutes – which wasn’t bad at all. Interesting!
And then there was his first fall! A couple of days back we experienced our peanut’s first fall. He fell off the picnic bench and got a nasty bump on his forehead. Within a couple of minutes, it changed from black-blue-green to blue! We were pretty anxious and took him to the hospital. But by the time we reached the place, he was back to his normal happy self. To assuage our fears, we still wanted to show him to the doctor. The 40 minutes waiting in the clinic, he almost got his second bump running around! Of course, the doc pronounced that he was okay. “Phew!” All is well that ends well but who can forget those nail biting moments?!
Here is the thing about first experiences: No matter how happy or difficult the incidents may have been, they are cherished and fondly remembered. To many more firsts of our children that we get to experience and treasure the memories!
