Happy Weekend!

It's so nice to have 4 full days of not working. I have been making sure that I spend as much time with baby K as possible. However, on Thanksgiving that was not easy. He was passed from one family member to the other. But he loved it. He loves looking at different faces. By the time he came home, he was passed out for the night...well at least until 2 in the morning when he woke up wanting his bottle.


After the night ended, I started talking to one of my cousins and he asked how I'm doing. I told him I have never been happier. One of the other younger cousins who somehow seemed to miss everything didn't even know I had a baby. No one bothered to tell him. Lol! He came downstairs and was like, "Who's baby is that?" He had been away at school during most of my pregnancy so he never even saw me getting heavier. However all of his siblings knew, I think everyone told him but he was oblivious. He then asked me, "So are you married now?" I just laughed. I think I will always get that question whenever anyone sees me with baby K. It doesn't bother me but it really shows how our society is still so tied to the idea of marriage first then baby. Back to my conversation with my cousin after he asked how I'm doing. I told him that I know I chose to take my life down the unconventional path by having a baby on my own especially in my culture but this was the right choice for me.

I always knew I was going to a mom. How I got there, I wasn't sure and now that I am a mom, it's the most fulfilling feeling I have ever had and I was trying to describe it to my cousin. He reassured me that I did the right thing no matter what anyone says and that he was really proud of me. I was even more aware of it when last night, I was putting baby K to sleep and he was silent and at peace staring up at me, I gave him a smile and he smiled back in return. It was a very heart melting moment. It was smile and off to dream land for baby K. Here a picture of him staring up into Uncle's Steven's face and smiling on Thanksgiving! Baby K has made the holiday even sweeter! I can't wait until Christmas!