Let's be honest, for all new parents, their babies are everything. They can talk about their every little activity, their schedule, their toys, their food and even their poop for hours!
But one thing's for sure, you can easily notice their love and concern for their bundle of joy through those conversations. Just as it did for new dad Shahid Kapoor.
At a recent interview for the popular talk show Koffee With Karan, the new parents dished out details of their experience of the pregnancy, their roles as new parents and some interesting things about daughter, Misha.
Mira's pregnancy was a concern
On the show he admitted that the past year was a rollercoaster ride for the couple especially with Mira's difficult pregnancy. But, Kapoor admits that it has also been gratifying because of his daughter's birth.
"Last year was overwhelming. I was going through a difficult time personally. Mira was hospitalised and I had to shoot and travel. My concerns regarding her pregnancy outweighed the Udta Punjab controversy. All I wanted to do at the time was be by her side," he revealed for the first time.
Talking about his arranged marriage and the love the couple received he says, "In the last year and a half, I’ve realised how happy and relaxed we are together. People on the outside were constantly wondering who Mira is? The show was a nice platform for us to get out there, to let people see us together, understand us as a couple. Everyone has responded so well to it."
But Kapoor admitted that 2017 would be a tough year, especially with respect to his daughter Misha.
Continue reading to see why Shahid Kapoor feels 2017 would be a difficult year for him as a new father.
This will be a tough year for the new dad
During the interview the new dad also accepted that balancing work with a baby at home was kind of tough and he was staring at some challenges in 2017.
"Nahi yaar! Papa ke saath saath hero banna bahut zyada demanding hai! (No, buddy. Being an actor and a father simultaneously is a very demanding task). I’ve been having sleepless nights taking care of Misha," he shared.
But he admitted that his priorities are pretty clear and his daughter and wife feature on top of the list, just as it should.
"But my priority is Misha, I want to come home to her. When you’re single, you get a lot of time to hang out with friends but that has changed in the last year. It’s just a phase, when things settle down, we’ll be more out there as a couple," he shared.
Interestingly, this revelation comes months after he shared that he had been doing all the daddy duties himself, which involved diaper changes and taking care of Misha's napping schedule, among other things. "With a baby, I wake up every three hours. I change diapers and most of my T-shirts have Misha’s vomit and milk stains on them,” he revealed, at the time.
His interview surely shed some light on his attitude as a new father and just as all new urban parents, it seems Shahid and Mira are also working towards learning new things everyday. In fact, Misha's arrival was also one of the major milestones in their life that brought them closer.
Misha's birth brought us closer
Like every young couple whose marriage was arranged, Mira and Shahid also took some time to understand each other. In fact, it wasn’t love at first sight for them and they fell in love when they got to know about the pregnancy.
The new mum revealed that it when they realised that they were making something that was their’s and how “You and I makes us” that they truly felt in love. “The process of falling in love happens after marriage,” revealed Kapoor.
They also showed us how having a baby can change a couple's life for good.
How a baby changes a marriage
As easy as it sounded when Mira said "Misha brought them closer," reality for many couples is quite different. In fact, having a baby changes your marriage in many strange ways. Here are a few:
- Priorities change: When you were married, times were simpler and you just had to work towards make each other happy. But now, with the arrival of a baby, your priority is the baby and his/her happiness. Your life will change, albeit for a while, but it will. And if anybody tells you otherwise, they are clearly very lucky or have a lot of help.
- No time to waste: You may have had to energy or the time to fight over little things or sit for long discussions, but all that is out the window now. You have to preserve all that energy to either take care of the baby and all that extra time (if you get any) to catch up on your sleep.
- Everything is terrifying: Whether it's your baby's sneeze, or colour of his poop or his napping schedule, everything will scare you. But, let's not forget, it all also make you stronger and help you deal with 'bigger' issues with ease. So yes, things will change, including your previously-strong emotions.
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