Shower of Blessings on My Baby Shower.

Three important Celebration of a Women's life

• First: Birth, where A small 3.75 kg Binny became, The Daughter, A Sibling & Goddess Laxmi to the family.
• Second: Marriage, where Dr. Binny became a wife, Daughter in law, Sister in law, Mami, Chachi and many more
• Third: Baby Shower, where Mrs. Binny was blessed to become a Mother. 

    

     So amazing it is that first two phases brought so many relations in my life, but the third one which though brought only one relation of mother-child bond, over powered the above two.

        This is the bond that every women dream of. 

The relation between a mother & child cannot be understood by anyone as this bond is when they have not even seen each-other.

Yes, new mommies, This bond is formed right away from the day you conceive your baby;

May be that is the reason of Me having a feeling of being pregnant, a week before getting my pregnancy test.
 I always wanted each and every phase of my pregnancy to be memorable & My Family didn't left a single stone upturned to make it one.

Celebration had already started from the day I shared the news about my pregnancy but Celebration with rituals was the best part.

5th month Garbh-Sanskar : Ritual of blessing your intrauterine miracle by a small Puja followed by Maha-prasad & Brahman bhojan brought me more closer to my baby spiritually.

My 7th Month baby shower:
    My baby shower was organised at our Home-Town, where there was greenery wherever our eyes moves, those water filled well,  those mango trees with rope swings, those peacock sound and chirping sparrows, pond filled with small fishes, farms loaded with harvested crops, tress loaded with fruits & our house surrounded by colorful rose plants & Herbs which  ever you ask for. 

A day prior the ceremony all the siblings teamed up in decorating our house with Blue & Pink balloons,
Noise of busting balloons were enough to awake the kids in house, so measuring  the accuracy of air to be filled in the balloons was itself a big task.
To my amaze only blue balloons were busting, 6 blue balloons had already bust

Why? Is that a signal from my baby?

So decided to play a game &  I asked my baby inside that the balloon which would burst next would be considered as your signal of revealing your gender.
Believe me the next sec, again blue one busted. This play ultimately turned to be true & Kartavya you came in our life.

Next day was the big day.

I was all dressed up in a Fuscia Pink Silk Saree with Floral jewelry; 
White buds & pink rose jewelry covering my ears were all set to receive blessings, Mangtike which was no less than a crown, 
Neck-piece giving me feeling of being queen,
Flowers covering my arms, wrist & ankle were no less than glittering ornament for me.
Thick Rose Gajra covering my Bun added more glamour to my look.
The best one was Floral waist band covering my gravid tummy making me flaunt my baby bump even more. 
The flowers were enough to add fragrance to my attire but the blush on my face was because of the happy hormone  running through my nerves because of my baby inside.

The Godhbharai Ceremony.

Godh bharai is a baby shower celebrated during pregnancy to welcome the unborn baby to the family and bless the mother-to-be with abundant joys of motherhood,

In Hindi, Godh bharai literally means to 'fill the lap' with abundance.

Chintan's  Eldest Aunt did my Godh Bharai, 

She drew Swastik on the Coconut & placed it in my Saree pallu &  filled my lap with Wheat, Fruits, Flowers , Gifts & loads of love & blessings.

• Wheat: Traditionally Grains Have always been an essential ingredient in Hindu ceremony, It represents Fertility & prosperity.A single Sheaf of Wheat represents Harvest & Fertility.It is said that, if these sacred wheat are utilized by farmers for their crops than they get immense harvest. as these grain seeds not only have immense fertile capability but blessings by all the dear ones.

• Coconut: In Hindu religious rituals Coconut have a lot symbolic importance. Breaking of the coconut represents the breaking of ego, which is a prerequisite for the attainment of wisdom. Breaking of the ego results in your mind become as white as the broken coconut and the water within is the nectar of Divine Knowledge.

• Flowers: Sign of Purity Piousness & Serenity.

• Gifts in form of love & blessings:  from all the relatives to show their support that a to-be mommy is always in need for.

My Sister in laws tied Raksha Potli to my hand, i.e sacred thread for protecting mother as well as intrauterine baby from any evil eye.

Maha-Prasad.

Ritual followed the Mahaprasad where all the delicious dishes were made at home none other than my 3 Mother in Laws,Many Dishes were made on brick chulha with wood used for fire, It not only  scented the surrounding atmosphere but even added more flavors to the dishes, 

Food was prepared not only with great hard-work but with  loads of Love just for you my baby.

Whole family had gathered to shower their blessings on my baby shower.

Bidaai

The time had come for my bidaai after the ceremony
The love that I received was more than abundant which not only made my eyes tear but even my heart cried while leaving my in-laws place after the ceremony.
I had to go to my mothers place for my first delivery, I placed myself in the car & waved goodbye to all.

Way To My Mykaa.

My bother had already informed my mother about our arrival so  my mom was waiting at the door step with Aarti Thal, She was not able to hide her joy, obviously almost after 10 years I would be staying at my home for such a long period.
6 years of graduation in other city + 4 years of Marriage in other state.
Even I was not able to camouflage my excitement as that PRINCESS mode was ON.

Late night chat with Papa, Delicious dishes made by Mummy & 2 am Snack with Brother were the most memorable days.
I enjoyed my stay even more as I knew that I wont be able to relive these days ever again.

I felt as if my whole  family was pregnant as all of them were always seeking chance to celebrate.
They made me learn;

"Enjoy Your Pregnancy, It would turn Your Motherhood to be a daily Celebration"