Surviving two Kids and full time job in Chennai

Sorting my self out

2011-12-04T21:52:00.004+05:30

I have been feeling strange these day. The responsibility of two kids and a full time job is some times getting on to my nerves. This doesnt mean I dont like being mom. Being mom is the best thing that can happen to me but I feel I lost out in this mad rush of doing things the best way trying to fit in too many things and I do feel I am not doing right in managing things.

I bought a new mobile and for my husband who is notoriously loosing mobiles in the recent past. He said he will use the old mobile and insisted I use the new one. It did make me feel great that your husband wants you to feel the best and always wants you to have the best things in life.

The job which I feel isn't helping me much to grow as a person is pulling me down. I wanted to feel stable in here but I am not able to feel stable. So to feel easy I put down things I wanted to do in 2012 so as to feel my life has a purpose. By the end of the list I am already feeling better. Here is the list it isnt complete. I will keep adding to the list.

List of things I want to do in 2012

Decorate the wall of my hall which I have been postponing for the past two years
Start the scrap books for my children which I have never been able to start till now
Do something about my stagnating career
Post one picture a week in FB and be in touch with my friends better
Spend more time with my children
Lose atleast 3 more Kgs weight and become a healthy mom
Go on atleast 3-4 treks
Cycle to Mahabalipuram in 2012 which has been my dream since I moved to Chennai
Take Sam for as many tennis classes as possible.
Write more often on my blog
Click better pictures and understand My camera settings better
Learn Car driving and buy a car
Take my parents and parents in law on a holiday
Buy more Lens for my camera

Back to Chennai

2011-08-23T15:18:00.004+05:30

Been a crazy week since the time we came back from hyderabad. Came to Chennai last Wednesday and from then on it was Mission clean the house. Husband claims he cleaned it 90%. God bless me and my domestic help. So took almost 5 days to clear the house.

On Sunday went shopping after one year as a family. Went and bought a dining table which has been pending for somany months now. On the way stopped in L.B. Nagar to participate in IAC Campaign. The feeling was enormous. Cant describe the feeling. Sam looked cute with her India Flag tattoo.

Finally this morning Sam has agreed to get clicked with Dhruv. She is always playing with him but she has not been letting me take decent pics of them together. This morning when she was in the best of her moods I had picked up the camera and clicked and she actually posed for me. Technically they may not be the best pics but clicking my babies together for the first time made my day. Love you Sam and Pandu for being who you are.

Some more pics

2011-08-03T10:47:00.002+05:30

My Best Birthday so far

2011-07-22T17:30:00.005+05:30

Dhruv and me the day we came home
Dhruv (Dont know what he is thinking)

Our Family before Dhruv joined us

This year I celebrated my Birthday on 28th Jun,2011. I was supposed to have come back home from Hospital after delivering Dhruv on 24th Jun. Could not come as Dhruv was under medication. I was feeling bad because I am hardly getting to eat anything and having to celebrate my B’day in a hospital.
I was hoping (and confident) that R will not let me feel down on that day. My lovely husband ensured that I had the best time during that night. The night before Dhruv was discharged from ICU and was allowed to sleep with me for the first time. If this was not enuf R was staying with me in hospital during nights right from day 1. We sent Sam home by 10 pm but somehow daddy felt bad about having to leave Sam at home. So at 10.15 pm he called home and told my mum and MIL not to let Sam sleep. He went and they both came back by 11 pm. I was so tired that I slept soon. But to my surprise they both woke me up at 12 with a cake and BIG bunch of flowers. Sam and R made me cut the cake and we had a great time for about 20 mins and retired to sleep. R and Sam slept immediately but I couldn’t sleep. Was thinking about how my life has changed from the time I got married to R and how we both were before marriage and how we used to fight in the initial stages of marriage. Lots of it has changed when Sam came home and everything has changed after I got pregnant. Now from now on life is a struggle everyday to reach office, to send kids to school, to cook food (although I am lucky to have help right now), Kids and their future ……… I felt very emotional and contended that night as all four of us are spending in one room for the first time in our life. I was sleeping on the patient bad, Dhruv in Cradle, Sam on attendants’ bed and Ravi on the floor. I thanked god for what we have as family and prayed for god to bless us in future too.

Dhruv This Morning

2011-07-21T15:54:00.002+05:30

Crying because amma is not carrying him

Dont I look like a Hero

Hello Mamma

Who is there

Apple of his Sisters eyes

Just Like That

2011-03-22T11:17:00.002+05:30

I have been undergoing so many emotions that it was difficult to put them in words for me. More than what I feel it’s the emotions which Sam is going thru and her most cooperative behavior which is bringing me to tears everyday. We were more anxious and emotional when Sam came than this time around. Now it’s the physical difficulties (I have had a bad first four months). I don’t look forward to when I will hold the baby or anything like that. I simply don’t know why. I somehow MISS Sams birth Mother. Whenever I tell my friends what happened that day, they tell me that Sam is saying all these things only because she is living with us or because R and I are her Parents now. It may be true but I cant help thanking the Woman who brought her into this world but unfortunately do not have the opportunity to see her grow up.
Some of the things that brought me to tears in these past three months
1. Sam was the first one to know the news of my pregnancy from us. Her reaction is Thank god (hammayya). We asked her why that expression, she told us Roshan has a baby brother and now she will also have a baby brother. She thinks only Boys are born (Unfortunately there has been only one birth in my family since Sam is home that is Roshans brother, so she thinks only boys are born). When we tell her it can be a girl or a boy she says she wants only baby she doesn’t want anna. I assure her that it will be a small baby.
2. My MIL was eating in the kitchen and suddenly Sam enters kitchen and asks with an authority “Nanamma, Did you give food to amma. Please give her food and then eat”. My MIL just opened her mouth and couldn’t speak for some time. This happened during early months. Past two months she is insisting that I be given food/something drink that R, my mom are continuously surprised (don’t ask me how she knows that if I am taken care baby is also taken care, I don’t have an answer)
3. When I had to be in hospital for couple of days she was most co operative but not without her favorite question “How do I open this”, referring to the drips I was being given. Sometimes I feel she will become an engineer as she loves to open ANYTHING.
4. She shares her most favorite things with me (including the most precious Kinder Joy chocolate) and says she is sharing everything with baby so that baby will be her best friend.
5. Two weeks back she named the baby Pandu and now insists everyone call the baby only Pandu. When R by mistake called baby she said “daddy, why are you saying baby, the name is Pandu. Please call baby Pandu”. R was like sorry Sam.
6. Past two weeks she kisses Pandu bye when she is going to school as we kiss her when she is going to school.
7. Yesterday morning she told me when Pandu comes (she still doesn’t know the dates and weeks and Months but just knows that Pandu will come out of Mommys tummy after her and Mommys happy birthday) we will all go to beach and she will tell Pandu not to play in sand. Don’t ask me if she never touches sand. That’s her fav activity when we go to park.
I can go on and on and on. There are many days (infact everyday) I feel happy that its Sam first and not this baby who is home first as I feel Sam is enjoying every bit of see her sibling being born and she is most proud and waiting for the big day when the baby calls her akka.

Its official now - Sam is going to be a BIG SIS very soon

2011-01-28T17:43:00.002+05:30

I have not been able to update the blog as I have been really sick for the past 4 months. Before that I was travelling and been busy with work.

and the competition for TV begins..........

2010-08-26T20:48:00.002+05:30

This morning I could not feed Sam as I had to pack lunch for R. So I asked Sam if she wanted to sit in teh hall along with daddy and watch. She said no but when I pleaded with her she agreed to sit in the hall. Then she asks amma can I watch cartoon while eating, please. I had to say yes as I wanted her to eat something before she went to school.
Well, now after we both went into hall R was just switching on TV to watch his breakfast news on one of 24X7 channels and she said amma, daddy is watching news and simply stood there. Now, Rs face was worth watching. Cannot describe it finally he gave in. These small things .............

Sam started School

2010-08-17T15:34:00.004+05:30

All smiles. My baby loves school. She actually posed for me for a change
Waving Mommy bye bye

Getting ready to go to school

First Day of school

I have not been able to blog the way I wanted to for quite some time but this is something which I am doing from my work place as I felt its already too late. Sam started her school on her birthday and boy what an emotional experience it was for us as parents. First day was OK but from second day onwards Sam refused to go to school and she cried very badly for next two days. After that next three days were holidays and next week was very bad as my baby cried for two continuous days for the whole duration of school. Suddenly on Wednesday she reduced crying and by Thursday she was all smiles when I went to pick her up. Next Monday I didn’t send her to school as she had slight fever and she asked me “Amma, Will please send me to school”. I was so moved that I had to control my tears. Now making Sam get ready for school is a cake walk. All these days I didn’t get her school uniform stitched as I didnt have time. Now when I went to my mom’s place I got her uniform stitched and she is so excited to wear the uniform like her “best friends” and go to school. Yesterday was all whites and I didn’t have a chance to click her pics. This morning I had to take her pictures.
Sometimes I feel time should stop, whenever my baby talks like a grown up. I feel I am not getting enuf of her growing up years in spite of me spending good amount of time with her during morning and evening. I feel like spending more time with her but I have to work full time to ensure that Sam has a decent education and we can have a decent living after the retirement. There is no end to these thoughts.

Sam - The Traveller

2010-08-09T09:53:00.003+05:30

My brothers second is now 6 months old and we are going celebrating annaprsana (Ceremony where you start giving rice to the baby) on Wednesday. So my brother and his family is in Tenali, My parents place this whole week. I am joining them on Wednesday and Sam, Sam’s nanny and I will come back on Sunday. So I sent Sam three days before along with my cousin. The train is at 9.30 am and we started around 7.30 from home and Sam was very excited to meet Roshan. Sam usually gets up only after 8 got up by 6 got ready. She was So excited that she didn’t even drink milk and told me that she will drink the milk after she comes back. She got ready and couldn’t wait to get to the train station. She looked cute in her dress and that’s when I clicked these pics.

Sam turned three

2010-08-06T18:43:00.003+05:30

Sam after the party with her Gifts

Sam Blowing the candle

Everyone Loved the Cake

Sam turned three in the month of June and till now I have not got time to scribble something and post her B’day pics. I am feeling bad about not being able to spend time in recording the important mile stones in my daughter’s life. But in a way I am happy that I am spending decent amount of time with Sam. I know as a working mom I cannot afford to spend 24X7 with my baby. But I stopped working during weekends and I am trying to reach home before 9.

Now for Sams Birthday daddy really wanted to make sure he gifts her something special. She wanted a BIG teddy and Yes she got it. We went shopping on Sunday and got it packed. My cousins were there to cheer her up and we decorated the bedroom a bit. As I already got my D90 I was ready to click the pics. She totally had fun cutting the small cake in the middle of the night. She loved every bit of the attention she received.

Come morning, Sam was ready for school. She started her school on her Birthday and Mommy and Daddy went to school on her first day and she seemed OK. She was there for 1.5 hours and was back home. She understood there was a BIG party for her in the evening and loved it. She loved the gifts she got and she asked next day whether her birthday was already over. I told her it will again come next year.

First Pics with Nikon

2010-06-18T13:18:00.004+05:30

We went to Hyderabad as Rs cousin expired and came back Monday morning. When R was supposed to collect the camera he had to travel to hyderabad for an emergency. So Rs colleague collected the Camera and gave it to me. It is a beauty. I am not going to write anything here about the camera and its beauty. Posting the First pics taken with D90 of Sam. Sam started posing and now she knows how to pose infront of the Camera.

My baby has beautiful eyes (huh mommy talking again)

When to moneys shout teh small monkey looks like this

Sam got her haircut today

2010-06-07T17:54:00.005+05:30

look at my brave baby. She never cried while getting her haircut done

We are planning to start sending sam to play shool. unlike my childhood days, schools these days have so many formalities. so many things to fill and ofcourse somuch money. The amount of money I spent for two years for my MBA degree (I studied in a university campus so obviously the fees is peanuts) is Sams pre KG fees for a year. Thats I keep reminding my dad that he didnt have to spend somuch for his kids education. The school wanted a photograph of the child so we decided to get her haircut done and then get the picture clicked.

I took the above pics when I got het haircut done in tenali (my parents live there) and after I went home and I told my mum how happy I am to spend so lil amount for Sams hair cut. She asked me howmuch I paid I said "Can you believe it amma, he finished it in 5 mins and all I paid is Just Rs.20". My Moms expression changed immediately and she started scolding me for not respecting money and not taking any local with me while I went to get my baby's hair cut done. It seems he charged me tooo much. I tried arguing with her but amma its only Rs.20 for which she said people like you come to villages pay these amounts and make life miserable for all others. Understand that everyone cant spend Rs.20 for haircut everymonth. I kept quiet as I know amma is right and she knows her place better.

Today When I got her haircut done in a small beauty parlour this girl took forever to cut her hair and charged me Rs.100. I didnt take pics today as I was tensed about getting late to work.

Birthday presents

2010-06-07T12:54:00.005+05:30

Its Our Birthdays this month. Sam is born on 21st Jun and me on 28th Jun. We are typical Cancerians. Cry for the smallest of the things and very attached to everyone who is close to us.

Daddy decided to treat both his girls with BIG gifts this time.

So its a huge teddy for Sam and a Nikon D090 for Mommy.
Sam loves this teddy in my cousins house and kept on asking for a BIG teddy for quite some time. She has reached a stage as far as her thumb sucking is concerned. She is trying consciously not put the thumb in the mouth.

The other day we took her to Odyssey book store to make sure she chooses what she wants we showed her all the big stuffed toys available. She still has not decided whether its a bear or a Pooh. She loves both but she knows she will get only one. talking about choices last night went to buy groceries and as usual she wanted a chocolate. I gave her a five rupee coin and showed her she can choose one of the chocolates. She was choosing both but I told her she will get only one for that money and she took some time to decide what she wants and finally chose one. My girl is growing BIG. It was so nice to see her making choices and being happy about them.

Lets see what she chooses for her birthday.
Who is going to come home. Winnie or Teddy

Who is going to come home. Winnie or Teddy

Now look at my birthday present. R definitely wants to pamper me as far as camera is concerned. Although he usually plans his gifts as a surprises knowing me and my choices he didnt want to keep this a secret and instead let me choose my gift this time. A BIG HUG to you for being part of my life.

Nikon D90 with 10-105 mm lens

These clothes are for small Kids

2010-05-20T16:51:00.003+05:30

I know I haven't written a blog for quite sometime as I am really caught up in work. Sometimes I never understand why I am working when I cant spend enuf time with my little one. By the time I get home I am so exhausted that all I want to do is sleep. Lucky that I have help available at home.

Last Friday we went to buy clothes for my cousin who got his first job. While we were waiting for his trousers to get (we gave for alteration) I was checking in infants section and showed something really pretty (which might fit a two year old) to Sam and she said "But amma these clothes are small kids". I was dumb and walked out from there

Thanks Maa

2010-04-04T13:02:00.005+05:30

This is a movie I watched over the weekend when I asked one of my friends to give me something to watch over the longweekend as sam and daddy are away in Hyderabad.

The film starts with Five street kids teaming up in pickpocketing a gujarati uncle on platform. Soda leads the team with Municipality while the kiddos including Dhed-Shana, Cutting and Sursuri follow suit. After the cops catch Municipality for telling the truth, he lands up in reformatory and while escaping, comes across a two-day old abandoned baby. When the apathetic society turns a blind eye towards the infant, he becomes his caretaker and decides to reunite the child with his mother. With the help of his group, he runs relentlessly across the city in this quest while keeping hopes of chancing upon his own mother who abandoned him years ago.

What I liked about the film is its not judgmental and mostly original. The way this Kid Municipality, tried to unite the child with mother is interestingly structured through his encounters with unique characters like a druggie cabbie, a philanderer, a prostitute (I loved every scene involving this lady), a eunuch, a priest and more muddled mortals like these. However, there are some areas which needed some re thinking as in the mother of the abandoned how she was able to join work just after 4 days of giving birth and looked ravishing.

Please buy the CD and watch it to know more about the life of kidnapping of kids for ransom, abandonment of kids in hospitals, Street Kids in Mumbai. Instead of thinking what government is doing what as citizens of the country are doing ???? Nothing. Even of every citizen of this country tries to spend 30 mins a week world will be a better place and the concept of street kids will reduce by quite an extent.

Sams new Passion

2010-03-05T14:16:00.004+05:30

As everyone knows Sam got a cycle on her birthday from my brother and by mistake I bought a bigger cycle. but after we moved here there are lots kids and every one rides their bicycles in the evnings and its a treat to watch. Sam is still tiny and cannot reach the pedals of her bicycle but another girl kavya, was very generous and gave Sam her cycle to ride which is a small one. The otherday I took photos of Sam and other kid riding their cycles. Posting some pics of them.

Yaaay, New member in the family

2010-03-05T13:55:00.006+05:30

It was our wedding anniversary and they both got the flowers

Yes, My Bhabhi (SIL) gave birth to a baby boy this morning and I was sleeping when brother called up. As soon as I got up I called him back to congratulate him and boy what depressed he sounded. He sounded all wise and accepting of all the hard realities in life etc... He said "Nimmi, this proves that we may not always get what we want in life and we have to accept what we get and be happy about it". I told anna please stop it. For god sake you just had a child couple of hours back and you are sounding so depressed because you and your wife wanted a girl.

My bhabhi always loved girls. One of her sisters has both kids girls and one sis one girl and one boy. Right from first pregnency my SIL wanted a girl. No, it doesn't take away the excitement of them becoming parents for the second time for any of us or even for them. Now we have three boys and one girl and in the family and Sam def is the queen of every ones hearts.

Just for good times same I posting one of Sam and Roshan's pic together. Sam, Roshan and aadi never got together so I dont have a pic them together. Hopefully when I visit them next week I will take a picture of Roshan, Sam and the new baby (havent given him a name yet) and post it. This one is for shweta who loves the pictures in blogs rather than simple text. I wish all teh four kids get together sometime soon

Should I or should I not

2010-02-22T21:33:00.004+05:30

My baby doll sleeping in the morning when I came home
God thanks for everything you gave me
A flower in botanical garden (trying out exposure levels)

Again in Botanical garden (Again exposure levels)

I know its over exposed but like it for the timing.

Went to ooty photography trek this weekend and had a very good time. I have not been feeling at the best of my spirits lately and am kind of moody for the past 1 days (which explains my absence from the blog world. So took couple of days off but spent mostly doing nothing. I am sure Sam was not comfortable and I am really feeling bad that I let Sam get affected by all of it and could not do much myself. I am taking all the help I need to make sure that our lives are pleasant but somehow I feel I could have done lot more things better for Sam.
On top of all these happenings, I have registered for a trek and I went for the trek to ooty a beautiful place if you consider visiting places other than botanical garden other regular ones. I was physically there but was always thinking Sam and when I called R told me that Sam was not sleeping till 2 am I started thinking. He was smart enuf that he didn’t tell this till the end of the trip, lest I might come back running. I came back and saw Sam Sleeping at the far end of the cot with her bear. I woke her up and told her that I got chocolate for her (Giving her one of the huge chocolates she gets whenever someone visits us). She hugged me tight and I told her I love you samy and she tole me I love you Mommy. She closed her eyes and again told the same “I love you Mommy” from under the bedsheet. I asked is she was scared missed me and she said yes mommy. It melted my heart so much that I have decided not to go for two day treks.
Whenever someone tells me that I should not leave Sam alone and go for treks for my own pleasure I argue with them that I don’t want look back 15 years later to find out that I could never do what I wanted to do because I could not afford it when I was young and I had kids when I grew up. But somehow this trip is making me feel bad dunno why. Look at some of the pics and help me decide, if its worth pursuing the hobby (photography trekking once in 3 months) so that I improve a bit by learning from the people I am comfortable with.

Come take mine

2010-02-02T13:30:00.003+05:30

What makes children very kind? I do not know but am happy to know that my child is kind and is aware of the necessities of others. The other night before her bed time she wanted to see something mommy’s Lappa (laptop) as is the practice for the past few days. I generally show her forwards of pictures most of which are animals, nature, trains, aero planes, rivers etc. She enjoys the natural scenes most. On this day while I was browsing thru the mails (I was not prepared what to show her that day) we came across a mail about AOL forwarding some 10 cents for every forward and stuff. The mail had the pictures of a Chinese girl (Qian Hongyan) who doesn’t have legs but who is always smiling. It talked about being grateful to what we have etc etc… Sam saw the girl and was surprised and tensed. So I wanted to clarify and educate and all that. I told her that this didi doesn’t have legs but still she is always smiling and Sam shud not cry for small things and all. But Sam’s worries have not ended. Finally sam told the girl in the picture “Didi, Samy has legs. You take Samys legs”. My cousin who visits us often over the weekends was so surprised that her Mouth fell open.
How many of us adults can say that??? Come take mine. May be Sam doesn’t know the consequences of she not having legs but the thought that the other girl is suffering and she needs to do something about it even if it means sacrificing her own legs she was ready. Finally I told her that Didi got artificial legs and showed her the picture many times and told her that it is possible that one can have artificial legs and walk normally like didi is walking. I told her that didi now has new shoes and her new legs wont hurt. Took a while to convince her but I am happy that Sam wanted to make sure that the girl is doing OK with her new legs.

I do not know if I am right in showing the pictures to Sam as she is too young and lot of my friends told me that I am fool that I let ask Sam ask me too many questions. But I am a mother and I did what I felt is right for my child and I am not perfect.

Sam @ Besant nagar

2010-01-10T10:04:00.003+05:30

In the third week of December a very good photographer friend of mine was leaving Chennai for good hence we decided to spend some time together. He came over on Friday and Sunday morning we went to beach early morning. I always wondered about Sams love for Dogs and the total submission by dogs when sam touches them (am I being a typical mamma talking endlessly about her daughter). My friend amused by her friendliness took some pics of Sam with dogs in the beach. Sam who usually hates posing for camera was so patient and was actually telling the dog "Bow bow choodu mummy photo teesidi".

Books I read in December

2010-01-10T09:39:00.004+05:30

My reading has hit rock bottom after I became mother. NO I am not unhappy. Sometimes doing/not doing some thing do not really matter when you are happy. Now we are busy and happy in raising our child. I recently read couple of books

If god were a banker
Twenty things adopted kids wish their adoptive parents knew (for the second time)

I didnt like the first one great as it felt too familiar. The plot as it is OK but the ending was very bollywood style but thats how its happening in real world. Whatever way you screwed up career, if you are smart you can always re start your career.

what I would like to talk is about second book. I read about this book when we were about to bring home sam. My friend gifted it to me (rather shud I say I never bothered to pay) as I could not find it in Chennai even after trying for 3-4 months. I read it same time last year and could not relate to every thing. But here I am read the same book again after a year and could relate to almost everything. This is an eye opener for everyone who thinks raising an adopted child is same as raising a bio child. but the emotional needs of an adopted children are so different that we need to be looking for signs (of loss, grief anything that they may not be able to start conversation because of their adoption) most of the time. The synopsis is

I suffered a profound loss before I was adopted, and you are not responsible for my sadness about it.
I need to be taught that I have unique needs arising from adoption loss, and I need not be ashamed of them. Please talk about this with me from time to time.
If I don’t grieve my loss, my ability to receive love from you or others, or attach emotionally, may be somewhat hindered. (Grieving brings healing).
Unresolved grief may surface in anger toward you.
I need your help in grieving my loss. Teach me how to get in touch with my feelings about my adoption, and please validate them.
Just because I don’t talk about my birth family doesn’t mean that I don’t think about them.
Ttake the initiative in opening conversations about my birth family.
I need to know the truth about my conception, birth, and family history no matter how painful or difficult the details might be. (Very difficult information should only be shared at age appropriate times in your child’s development).
I am afraid that I was “given away” by my birth mother because I was a “bad baby.” I need you to help me not feel ashamed.
I am afraid that you too will abandon me. (This is the universal fantasy for all adoptees).
I may appear more whole than I actually am. I need your help in putting the missing pieces of myself together so I can develop my independent identity and a positive sense of myself. (This is especially crucial in adolescence).
I need to develop a sense of personal power.
Please do not say that I look or act just like you, because I need you to acknowledge and celebrate our differences, as well as our similarities.
Let me be my own person, but don’t let me cut myself off from you.
Please respect my privacy regarding my adoption and, when I am older enough to ask, don’t tell other people my story without my consent.
Birthdays may be difficult for me.
Not knowing my full medical history can be distressing at times.
I am afraid that sometimes my adoption issues may be too much for you to handle.
When I act out my fears in obnoxious ways, please hang in there with me and respond wisely.
Even if I decide to search for my birth family (or visit my birth country) I will always want you to be my parents.

Thank You Sharukh

2010-01-06T21:25:00.008+05:30

I particularly never liked Sharukh except for few of his movies. But the other day I was watching an ad for dish TV. I watched this ad many times when I am in between some work (Which is what I am always doing these days) but never saw the beginning. Yesterday I saw the ad from the beginning and was completely touched by it. It may be very commercial that a TV channel made the child laugh and not her new parents. This ad brought our early days as family flash infront of my eyes. There are two things that everyone must note from this particular ad.

a couple adopting an older child
Ice breaker moment for every family joined thru adoption

Yes, It is heartening to see more and more couples are going for older children adoption and parenting an adopted child is different from parenting a bio child. Parenting a child adopted at older age is lil more difficult as the child will bring his/her own world along with her/him into the new home. Suddenly it made me think about our own ice breaker moment when we went to the hospital to get the tests done. In our case it was a walk with dogs and cows and it still is one of our favorite past time. The first word Sam ever talked to was Bow wow. She never called us Mommy and Daddy for quite some time. But all our efforts paid when she gained confidence in us.

Our first day as mother and daughter
This is my baby said "Bow wow", her first words to us

My hope is that since it is being promoted (Even though not directly) by none other than Badshah or Bollywood, it becomes more acceptable for people who look at adoption as last resort or who look at down upon adoption. Hopefully it will make life easier for people involved in adoption.

New Year Resolutions

2010-01-04T19:34:00.000+05:30

The blog was started only to share about our lives with Samy. But I decided in the last few weeks that I will post sometimes about other thoughts also. Some of my new year resolutions
1. Loose 5 Kgs in the first 2 months of 2010
2. Do as many treks as possible in the first 3 months of 2010
3. Buy an SLR camera
4. Learn Swimming and teach Swimming to Sam
5. At least two trips with R on bike
6. Spend more time with Sam and other family
7. Complete the work for which I have joined my present company
8. Buy a house/plot
9. Career improvement
10. Give the best shot to complete everything in the list

Career development came at the end to my mind. I never imagined that Career would come last. Somehow from the time we started thinking of child my world changed completely I definitely understood the meaning of living life. Somehow this year I don’t have too many things and too clichéd things like being happy and stuff like that. I just would like to live my life and if my living and my doing some of the things make me happy and someone love me then its great else at least I have lived my life the way I wanted.

I know you

2009-12-16T18:06:00.003+05:30

The otherday Sam and I got into lift to reach our apartment. Some other couple also got into the lift and the lady had a small baby in her hand. So as usual our lil angel is excited because she wants to touch kutti paapa. When I was telling my angel that the baby is too small, the lady started talking to sam. I asked her if they were new in the building. She said no and said that they have been there since feb. She said anywayz "I KNOW YOU". My reaction would have been so evident that she immediately said, You live in so and so apartment number and I know Sam well.

Now I am known as Sam's Mommy.

Sam at Temenos Day

2009-12-14T20:13:00.004+05:30

On Dec 5th we had our office day where in we could take our families and have fun. Lot of entertainment and stalls were there for families to enjoy. I took Sam and my cousin along we had a great time. Sam was the center of attention as she carried a puppy and every one was asking if it was a real one. Obviously I felt so proud and said Yes ofcourse. Sharing some pics from there.

Sam who usually hates pictures posed for a picture and asked me to take her picture. Delighted me was so happy.

Check the pictures

Mommy's Morning Walk

2009-12-14T20:07:00.004+05:30

This blog till date has only been about our angel. I have decided to include the issues which move/make me think or some of my thoughts although predominantly its about our angel.
This Friday night when I sat on the bed I saw that my waist line is increasing at an alarming rate. I have decided to cut it down. Although I have been thinking about going for my long walks on weekends it never happened after Sam came home but finally this Saturday when baap and beti are on bed I got up at 5.15 am and climb down the stairs and realized that its still quite dark for me to venture on to the road. Finally after waiting for 15-20 mins I start even though its still dark. As I start walking I get some inquisitive glances from the early risers. It was unusually cold for Chennai but unmindful I keep walking enjoying the morning weather and listening to songs from R’s mobile which I stole for that morning as he was still sleeping. I am joined by few more morning walkers after I reach the signal where you take right turn from OMR towards Velachery. By this time, the day broke and I kept walking till I reached OMR - thiruvannimayur signal. I reached the Indira Nagar MRTS station and climbed on to the foot over bridge which is my favorite. I love watching the vehicles go by from the top of the bridge.
Finally when I started back it started drizzling and by the time I reached MGR salai it started raining. Somehow or other I reached home. A Saturday morning well spent/enjoyed.
This was a pleasant walk which I am planning to continue for as long as possible. I would like to put in all my efforts to be doing.

Roshan's visit

2009-11-18T14:28:00.003+05:30

Roshan is here. Sam dreamed of Roshan for a long time. She met him when both of them were really small and now when I told her that Roshan is coming home she was all excited and asked me everyday when Roshan is coming home till Roshan actually came home.

They both are playing together and fighting with each other. Neither has seen the other with my parents and both are thinking why grand parents are taking care of the other child.

Some pics from the past 4 days.

My cutie pies in their best behavior.

Mr. prince charming

Playing together

This is originally aadi's jacket which is now being used by Roshan. It was raining hard when I took this pic. As its always very hot we never wear any warm clothes. But Sam loved this Jacket somuch that she wore it continuously for three days till the rains stopped.

We will be there to hold you if you fall

2009-11-13T21:10:00.004+05:30

Last weekend we went to visit Sams grand parents in Hyderabad. I must say that Sam and her grand parents had a great time together. On Saturday we went to a picnic organised by some relatives. I clicked some pictures there and when I was looking thru the pictures this picture had me thinking.

We never discourage our angel from trying out anything. She like a Monkey climbs everything and anything that she fancies. But somehow she was finding it lil hard to climb this in the park. we encouraged her. and she did it. Whenever we say Mommy and Daddy will save her she will try anything. This is exactly what we want for our darling angel. Darling, we know we cannot live your life for you but will always be there for you when you need us, will hold you if you fall down, will help you to get up on your feet and start running again.

P.S: YES, SHE DID MAKE IT TILL THE END ON HER OWN. BOY, WE ARE PROUD PARENTS.

Princess in Swimming pool

2009-10-23T14:19:00.005+05:30

Now our angel is confident in water

Swimming with hands folded

Playing ball in the water

Ain's my swimming diapers cool. Thank you Jyoti didi

la la la laa laa la la....... Sams song in water always

There was an announcement that my apartment committee have hired a coach for swimming classes for the kids and mommy was super excited. Sam was always was scared of water so before I think of any swimming classes I wanted to make sure that she is not scared of swimming pool. So I casually said if she wanted to go to swimming pool and she said yes and got up from BED. I was so excited so there we go after mam was ready with her swimming diapers. She was as usual scared to get into the water but soon she started enjoying herself. I didn’t camera first day so took the pics with my mobile and today took some pics with Camera. Today when I called up my mom she also wanted to speak but she was in water. I said come out and speak she refused and wanted to speak while being in water. The worst part is she wants to speak while swimming. I said enuf and took the phone into my hand. We are having fun so planning to buy the swimming cap, goggles and swimsuit for our princess.

God how time flies

2009-09-17T20:43:00.000+05:30

I was so dying to meet my baby this time of the year last year. Now I dunno how time flew. Its going to be a year since we held sam in our hands for the first time.

I have some ideas as to what gifts I want to give sam. Lets see how it works out.

The weekend that we spent as family

2009-09-17T19:24:00.001+05:30

Usually on Saturdays since daddy works its always mommy and sam that go out. Either to visit cousin, or visit to buy groceries or buy vegetables its just two of us. This weekend I felt very very lazy as it was very hot. So I have decided to let daddy accompany us in this sundry shopping.

Bird Watching in Pallikarnai
On Saturday we had to attend the Adoptive families association’s gathering. Since this was our first visit I wanted daddy to come along with us. Daddy as usual had no idea what the agenda is. He walked in straight into the gathering. There was quiz (name the birds) for the kids in which all adults (except one couple) failed miserably. The kids as usual did better than us. It was a very informal meeting and we discussed about educational system and alternative education (Home schooling) for kids. This topic got daddy off the balance and he was scared that I am never going to Sam into school. Well, it will be a joint decision till she is 10-12. After that Sam will decide what she wants to do with her life. She can live her life by running a plant nursery or become a rock star. Who cares?? She needs to support herself financially and most importantly she needs to be happy with what she is doing. Daddy could not join us for bird watching and as usual its Sam and mommy but this time we joined other A families. It was knowing that somany A families are there in Chennai and there are people who love birds. The older teens were more interested in texting but some of the younger kids loved it. I repent not taking camera. But it was a nice time spent with sam and other kids. But what disappointed sam was there is no music and dance in this party.

Books and CD shopping with SAM
In the first week of September I bought a CD of tenali rama for sam and she loved it. She cant pronounce it but she can identify Tenali rama anywhere. As its sale time in landmark Mommy decided to buy some story books and CDs for Sammy baby. We quickly finished shopping shoes and T shirts for Mommy. Then its landmark. She loved all the water bottles, pens and stuff but we have decided that we will go straight to books section. We finally picked up some good books for sam and proceeded towards CDs section. It took a long time for us to here and Sam was running here and there now. She was hungry and wanted chocolates. She started crying so finally daddy had to buy chocolates. Finally we finished shopping by 10 and started home. As it was too late we decided to have dinner outside. Even in restaurant Sam amused everyone and everyone was as usual at her service. By the time we reached home it was 11 pm and we changed and still our lil memsaab was not ready to sleep. She wanted me to read the story from the new book. As I opened and read two pages she fell asleep.

hi

2009-08-18T15:01:00.002+05:30

Sam celebrated her birthday in June. That day as soon as she got up we showed her her new bicycle and she sat on it and daddy took her out into the hall. Then on it was showering of gifts all the way. But I lay in bed crying thinking about Sams birth mother. Thinking what she must be thinking and whether she remembers the Sams birthday, how she thinks of her daughter, if at all she is alive, will Sam ever meet her so many thing. Since then I wanted to write to this letter to the lady who filled our lives with this bundle of joy. Am able to complte this finally.

Dear mother,

Do not know where you live or what you are doing. Here we are raising your child in our home and in our hearts. Don’t know the circumstances which made you to give Samy up for adoption but would like to let you know that what a beautiful child you have given birth to. She captured our hearts and made us feel like she has been with us for since her birth.

Whenever someone praises or tells us what a beautiful child Samy is we immediately thank you in our hearts. She is growing to be a confident child. She likes music, sports and loves books too. We would not like to force her on her choice of profession or how she would like to live her life. We would only like to teach her how to differentiate good from bad and as Samy is a smart child we are sure that she will pick up from there.

Would like to tell you we will leave no stone unturned in raising her and in guiding her to live her life happily. If Sam would expresses her desire to meet you we promise to search for your where abouts and definitely would like to meet you. We will never deny Sam or you what you deserve as mother and daughter just because she is growing up with us. Please be confident till we meet up.

Thank you for giving us Samrudhi and please be happy where ever you are.

Love,

Samys New Mommy and Daddy.

Sam at Play

2009-08-17T14:35:00.003+05:30

Sam is enjoying her evening play time in the new place. Yesterday, we went to play and she was like Hiii, Hello to couple of uncles and a bhayya and didi. She made them play with her and became very close to him. This outgoing nature surprises mommy and daddy verymuch.

Some of the pics I took on thursday while she was playing with other kids.

New living space and other everyday happenings....

2009-08-06T20:26:00.002+05:30

This weekend we moved to a house closer to mommy's work place and Sam is loving it. The shifting was way too much for Mommy and daddy to handle. But this new place has got play area for kids that's precisely the reason for us to rent this one and also Mommy would save almost an hour in traveling and even daddy will save time. Now this place is just 5 mins walk in Perungudi which is great thing. Some of the recent things where Samy is increasing which made us feel proud/good as parents are

Hap bday to You
Now sam learned the happy birthday song and she will sing it all the time. She takes the computer key board (We still have a desktop at home) and sings as if its a piano. She sings slowly, then fast and then goes to the high pitch before ending her concert. Will she become a singer/musician. Who cares. She is enjoying what she is doing and thats what is important for mommy and daddy

Mommy Daddy and daddy Mommy
We were busy packing and Sam was sitting on bed and looking out side of the window in our old home. Suddenly she started singing Mommy daddy Daddy Mommy, Mommy mommy Mommy and daddy, daddy, Daddy. We felt as if thats all that counts for us and we are so happy that she has truly accepted as her parents. The joy she was showing in that singing "Mommy,Daddy" was enuf for us that we are on the right track in raising the child who is born in our hearts for the past somany years. Thank you so much samy for choosing us to be your parents.

Windows
Now a day’s Sams best past time is watching rhymes CD in Mommy’s laptop and she loves watching her photos again and again and emotes how she is appearing in that photograph. She kisses herself and when she does that god how we love just stand there and love that moment and wish that she does the same when grows up. “Love herself for what she is”. Now the otherday I started the computer and the windows sign appeared she was excited so Mommy said ”Yes beta Windows” and guess what she gave me a confused look. She showed my house window and asked me what is it in computer. I laughed so much felt so proud. Then I told her “Yes beta, those are also windows and these are also windows”. From then on whenever the computer starts booting she says mommy and shows windows ;).

Want to Freeze Time

2009-07-14T16:34:00.000+05:30

I feel my baby is growing up so fast that I want to freeze time. This morning I asked my baby what mommy shud wear as she has a presentation in office and I showed a black kurta and she made one face and gave an expression "Mommy *&^#$(!@*#&$(#$*& and then showed me my trousers". That means what the heck are you wearing mommy and wear these pants. I was like OK. Then I told her "Why baby even this is good na" for which again she said something with a unique expression.

Samy's independent attitude scares me sometimes. She doesnt like me holding her while we are going on bike or when she is riding her bicycle. She is learning saying things like apple and sounds so cute.

The other day my friend Jo and her hubby came along with Jason their son. She immediately said that they are Jason's mommy and Daddy and they were quite amused with maam's antics. These are those beautiful moments I would like to freeze. Sometimes I wish time freezes so that we can enjoy her innocence more..........

Recent Pictures

2009-06-08T21:18:00.005+05:30

Samys new obsession. using bedsheet while sleeping and sleeping with her toys.

Ice Cream stuck to her mouth and nose. She started liking ice cream and gives a lovely expression whenever any ice cream ad comes.

Our family’s First Movie

2009-06-08T20:25:00.003+05:30

Samy’s Daddy is very fond of movies though mommy hates movies. We haven’t watched a movie since Sam came home and we have been thinking of watching a movie in a theatre for a month or so and it never worked out. Finally we decided to watch the movie on Saturday and luckily it worked out. Off we go and take the tickets and immediately mam wanted to enter the building (She still didn’t have any idea what that is). However, we had to finish our dinner and buy diapers (we ran out of stock) for our lady. As soon as we entered the medical store she asking for diapers which were displayed. We finished dinner and came back to the theatre. We had to wait for couple of minutes as the show has not been started.
As usual she was in her best spirits and started checking everything. She saw a yellow color Toyota sports car and she went like a magnet to the car. She went straight and started opening the door (She travelled by car max 5-6 times). She went from the passengers side and when we said no she to the Drivers side and checking the wheel (she was jumping as she is too small to check). Finally we had to lift her up from there and take her inside the theatre. Once inside she liked the titles part as it involved some animation. After some time she got bored. Daddy took her out for some time and as soon as they were back she started complaining about having to go to loo (though she had her diaper on). This time mommy take her to loo and there you go. She pees to her heart’s content (Her diaper was already wet) and starts playing in the balcony. Just then the popcorn man was setting up the stall (for the interval) and as usual we had to buy the popcorn. So wait till the man prepares the popcorn and come inside. She wanted to sit on the steps (She loves sitting on steps for some reason) and watch the movie instead of sitting in the chair. After all the coaxing she started watching the movie (we told her it’s a BIIIIG TV). Fell asleep during the last half hour. Otherwise enjoyed the movie. Though we could not sit in the theatre for the entire movie we are happy that she had a good time and we didn’t miss much.
This is so special for us because our precious angel is with us. Are we planning to do it more often???? May be not.

Your Daughter looks like you

2009-05-12T13:00:00.003+05:30

My Rock Star baby.

Samy loves music and she listens so quietly and She loves the song chandamama raave from sirivennela. Keeps asking me to sing this song again and again for her as well as for sonya and chinnu (Sonya and chinnu are her dolls)

Playing with daddy

Fooling around

I joined in a new work place and when I was checking my darling’s pics one of my colleagues dropped by to see pictures (She doesn’t know anything about my baby’s adoption). I showed her the pictures and she was like oh my god she looks like your husband hence she is very lucky. I asked her if my baby doesn’t have any of my features. She said eyes and color are from me and rest all (including smile) is from daddy. Did I feel proud??? For a minute I felt good but at the same time I felt that I need to appreciate the fact that she doesn’t share our genes and hence doesn’t look like us.

I told her that Samy is adopted and she was so very surprised. Not just this colleague of mine but whoever sees samy says that samy is more like me/daddy. She walks like me and started imitating us so much that she looks somuch like us. Sometimes we wonder what samys parents are like and how they looked like and behaved like. Does it matter???? Yes, it matters to us as it might matter to samy as she grows up.

I read a post in pushpa’s blog Should I have not been adopted? . Almost felt like crying. I see my baby in her though she is much older to me. My baby’s circumstances might be different but her adopted status is the same as pushpa. There are two sets of parents and a child involved here. We did everything in the belief that what we did is good for her and if she grows up to like and live her life to the fullest we will retire happily. Do we want her always to be happy, smiling, and not think of her past and do we call it better life??? A BIG NO. She is the way she is. There are some things in her life we cannot change and if she wants to grieve over her past and think about it, we will be with her. Whatever way she chooses to live her life we will always be with her.

Love you for what you are baby. Mommy and Daddy

2009-05-06T21:10:00.003+05:30

Started posing for pictures and howz the first one???

Baby in a frock

My baby's fav place to play. Bath room. This is taken at 6.30 am in the morning as soon as she got up.

Few of the Recent pics

2009-04-03T17:57:00.002+05:30

Samy has become very naughty and this is Just one example. She would cry if mum works in the kitchen. If only mum and samy are there its fine else she will start acting up if ammamma (our maid) comes inside the kitchen telling me to take her out. I was so tensed here and someone is happily clicking pictures huh!!!!!

This is One of Mommy’s Fav pic. I love my babies here.

We have a mouse in Mommy’s cupboard. Someone plz come and help!!!!!!!!!!

I simply love the naughtiness in her eyes. Her eyes tell everything. She is not BIG on biscuits but loves chocolates. Any other sweets, a BIG NO. Loves paani puri, chaat anything spicy……………

First Few pictures

2009-04-03T17:53:00.001+05:30

The first day of coming home Samy slept with that yellow ball throughout the night. We removed it only after she got up in the morning.

She slept like this sometimes for the first few weeks and I felt very bad for her. We didn’t know what to do. The habit has changed as she became more and more confident

We knew she was terrified so tried a lot to keep her engaged/happy. Some time after this photo she saw a bow bow and our bonding has started.

3 days after we met and you can already see the smile (mischievous) on her face.

When Manju Uncle, Archana Aunty and Niyati visited us fir daddy’s Bday (10 days after samy came home) we had a blast. Samy didn’t enjoy the beach somuch. I was worried that may be we introduced lil samy to too many things too soon. Archie told even Niyati didn’t like it when she saw the beach. This is Niyati’s second visit to a beach (first being our BIG gang’s only trip to Pondy, where Niyati was the only child). Then mommy took her to elliots beach and Daddy Joined later. Since we had to wait for daddy to come we went to water and maam wanted to get into water. I was like like wow. I literally had to pull her out of water. Now she knows when we are going to beach.

Six Months seem like Yesterday

2009-04-03T15:35:00.001+05:30

Samy and mommy got up this morning and after Samy finished drinking her milk we went to wake up daddy. Suddenly mommy told daddy that its been six months since we first met Samy. He Gave me a look of “Are you Sure?”. Yes, it seems as if we met Samy only yesterday. Her anxious face will never go out of my mind. She didn’t know what was happening and when everyone was telling Samrudhi, Mummy daddy came for you I can never forget the blank look she gave us. Nextday morning also all she liked about being with us is food. Her first smile was when we she saw a bow bow. That’s the first word she ever spoke to us. And when mommy took her to bowbow she became lil friendly with mommy and then slowly daddy. But by the time we came back home she was all laughing. Now what a contrast.

She loves to paint now. Plays guitar, exercises (like mommy), very religious (like daddy), slowly becoming fussy about food, wants jeans and bicycle, Warns maid that she will tell mommy. OMG the list is endless. Now our lil wonder is taller. She growing so fast that Most of the frocks we bought for her when she came home became so short for her. Loves beach. Darling of all the grand parents, Aunts and Uncles. Thank you baby for choosing us as your parents. Life would have been so different without you. Keep smiling always.

Some of the best moments in the recent past

2009-03-03T16:55:00.001+05:30

Samy with her aayi (caretaker) from latur

With Mommy and vaishali didi

Daddy and Samy enjoying playtime with a doggy in Solapur

With her friends from her previous home in Latur

Five months since we first held you in our hands

2009-03-03T16:07:00.005+05:30

It was exactly same time that we held you in our hands for the first time five months back in latur. Suprprisingly the court order has come home only today notifying that we are your legal parents.

Somany things have happened since that moment of joy and every single moment is worth cherishing. Since mommy has not been blogging regularly (blame it on work, laziness and doctor trips etc..........) Some of the things that happened in the recent past

You started kissing us at the drop of a hat which you never did for the first three months
Since the time you have come you said sorry for the first time for tearing a book.
You laugh more often these days
Now you know how to play with the toys (which are somany)
You love to dressup and want to try out all the new clothes which you keep getting as gifts (all 4 grand parents are spoiling you to the core) apart from the ones mommy and daddy are buying for you
You feel jealous when daddy helps mommy do her crunches (not that its helping her to keep her tummy in shape). You will immediately lie on the floor and start saying uh uh uh.........
You have to sleep only between mommy and daddy and daddy or mommy cant sleep in the middle
You are travelling alone with mommy on her bike (though short distances)
You know who are our relatives/friends and who are just passers by.....
You love to shop (which is making mommy and daddy scared) and checkout everything when you go shopping with mommy or daddy.
You love yourself and love to say hi to yourself in the mirror
Everyone including your maternal grandfather (who wasnt as open as others about our adopting you initially) dotes on you and they love to obey your orders.
You started saying amma and daddy with much more clarity and you know you are addressing us when you do that. Daddy simply loves it when you say "amma, amma"....
Now you understand English and Telugu a lot better and even started saying keys, naadi, maama and other things
You started saying "oo toodles" whenever you watch micky mouse clubhouse.

Time to celebrate baby. Daddy and I have decided to take out for dinner to "Dhaba Express", (your favorite restaurant as you get to play a lot there) evening.

Vaishali didi's visit

2009-02-23T17:21:00.003+05:30

I am Sorry I have not been updating this blog the way I wanted to when I started. I have become lazy as well as busy. Recently my cousin visited from Canada and her daughter (Vaishali) stole samys heart. They bonded so well that even today samys remembers didi. Vaishali is a sweet child and every parents dream. You actually tell her not to do something and the reason for not doing and she will not do it again EVER. She plays quietly with her toys. She developed blisters as soon as she came here and didn’t say one word when her mom said since it’s so hot in India it will be like this as long as they are here and its good to adjust to all sorts of weather.

Me and my cousin always loved beach and playing in sand and our kids are continuing it. Samy and shalu may not meet each summer vacation but the fact they bonded so well and love each other so much is reason enuf for us to feel great. We visited beach and built sand castles. Ravi uncle baby sat both of them when mommy, Jyoti and Nammu went shopping (isn’t it the must do whenever two + ladies meet). The pictures say it all. The kids went on merry go round and then they played in planet yumm’s play area too and my baby is a BIG girl as she has learned how to play as soon as she went into the play area. The rides were good too.

Samys morning walk

2009-01-07T17:12:00.007+05:30

Samy's day begins as mama or daddy takes her for a small walk on the terrace every morning. Yesterday as samy got up early by 6 am (her usual time being 7.30 to 8 am) we decided to take her for a small morning walk near our house. She was all excited till she reached the park. Soon she saw every one walking and immediately started walking. In the mean time she saw lord ganesha in the park and suddenly started praying (as she does whenever she sees gods idol/pic). We said you can pray for long once you finish the walk she again started walking. This time maam wanted to walk faster. By this time she became the center of attraction and everyone started saying "kutti is so cute etc etc in Tamil". She didnt like the see-saw in the park much. But as mommy and daddy were moving towards the track she saw bow bow (Doggy) and thats it. She sat down there and started playing with it. Somehow we pulled her from there and walked for about 200 meters. She saw another dog and started running towards it. This time mommy and daddy didnt go behind her.

We shouted for her to come back. The dog was gone and soon she started walking towards us and one man tried to help her by holding her hand. She refused and walked alone (that too by folding her hands like a good girl) and came to mommy and daddy. now she caught teh attention of the laughing clubs attention. Now comes the real fun as every one stopped excercising and started entertaining her. She inturn entertained them and gave them good company. There also she saw some dogs and gopt excited. They had biscuits with them and they gave her so that she gives the dogs. She was soooooo happy and started touching the dogs and patting them. She had the time of her life as she got to play with the dogs so much. Finally we thought we are being too much of a disturbance for them and came back.

Was it good. It was great. All three of us had a lovely morning and enjoyed our lil time together.

My lil girl started watching TV

2008-12-29T14:42:00.004+05:30

Initially my lil never watched TV and mommy was quite happy that samy will be a good no TV watching child. But my hopes short lived as samy has already started watching Tv and you can tell by her expression as to what programmes she likes. She likes micky, daisy and donald duck. She also loves babies in the Ads. Power rangers is not a favorite though she does watch the series rarely. But she has two favorite ads. One is Cadbury's Wovie adventure series ad and another is sagar cement ad.

She jumps with Joy whenever the ad comes in TV. Here is the ad

Our Zoo Visit for Samy

2008-12-24T11:12:00.002+05:30

This weekend we took our lil wonder to a zoo thinking that she would be all thrilled excited and would scream the way she does when mommy or daddy takes her to terrace of the building every morning. Well, the day started with daddy getting up pretty early than his usual Sunday wakeup time. Now, the initial plan was to ask my cousin to come and join us and she said she will. By 10.00 am our lil lady was ready I was ready to put her to sleep (till we start) and as soon as mommy went to take shower daddy came and dressed her up. Now, she got to know that we are indeed going out. She refused to sleep and my dear cousin came only at 12.15. In the meantime daddy asked maid also to joins (though she wanted to be at home). When he insisted the poor lady had to come.

Finally we started at 12.30 and by the time we reached the zoo it was 1.30. The first section was some kinda monkeys and stuff. Our lil samy did enjoy but her enjoyment knew no bounds when she saw the chimps. She loved the way they ate food, danced around asking the visitors to throw more food. She was yelling “yeee, yeeey, da da da………….” When we wanted to move ahead and have our lunch, she refused to come and we literally had to lift her and take. She started feeling tired and sleepy by this time. She hardly had any food even during lunch. She just loved watching the birds and calling though she was tired…. After lunch mommy and daddy took her to watch the birds and she loved the white peacocks, though daddy got excited for other animals too. This Zoo in Chennai is a BIG one (though very few animals) and walking is very tiresome. Daddy bought ice-scream for all of us. Today my lil girl had a full ice-scream by herself. After having ice-scream its time for dress change and samy changed into another costume.

Now again the walk starts by this time mommy became so weak as her feet started hurting. Still we managed to see deers, sambars, jackals, gorillas and other wild animals. Now we thought enuf walking and we have decided start back. On the way back we watched a white tiger and a lion which was roaring so loud. Samy was so excited to see the tiger now. She wanted to play with the tiger and was asking it to come and sit next to her. She literally cried when we were moving from there. When we were finally coming she was just falling asleep when I said samy she got up and was all smiles again. We felt so bad the way she was stopping her sleep just to catch up with all the excitement around. Finally we reached the local railway station (I love to travel in these trains during holidays, they are so convenient) mommy got a call from office which went on for a long time. Now, here our maam has seen couple of dogs and her excitement knew no bounds. It chased them for a long time and daddy had to make sure she stays at a distance and the dogs don’t harm our lil baby. Finally the train came home and samy slept in the train. She again got up as soon as we came home. I tried feeding her and putting her to sleep. Meantime my cousins friend came home and got her some wafers. OK now mam wanted to be nice and play with him. She didn’t sleep till daddy shouted…. Mommy, sammy haven’t you slept yet……… It was 11.30 pm at that time. A great day to remember……………

Another month passes by

2008-12-05T16:59:00.003+05:30

Cant believe, our lil girl has been with us for more than 2 months. What a change it has brought in our lives. Things have changed dramatically. Samy became so confident and started accepting us as her parents which is the best thing that has happened to us.

She started speaking few words. Most prominent of them are "da (come), hai, bye, amma, ammamma, nanna, daddy. I dont know if she is still confused between marati and telugu. But she started to unerstand 99% of what we speak. She understands English also quite well.

Samy fell ill and had be pricked to draw out blood for her investigations. My heart literally bled when she was crying amma!!!!! The best part was it was me who cried after coming home (I dont know whetehr I was angry, sad or just upset). She wiped my tears with her lil hands inspite of high fever. Thats the best thing that has happened to me till date.

She recognises me as her mommy and refuses to sleep with anyone when I am around. Doesnt want to go to anyone when mommy is around which makes me feel proud.

She started feeling Jealous when daddy or anyone touches mommy. She immediately removes their hand and puts it aside. This morning my mom was telling me about some excercises that need to done for my thyroid and she got so angry that she started yelling at my mom. all that my mom did was to hold my hand.

Mommy is all mine is what she feels. Yes, Mommy is all yours baby. You will always have mommy by your side no matter what happens.

She is most naughty with daddy. She started helping daddy while he dresses up for work. mommy leaves for work first and then it is Samy and daddy's time alone. She wants dio everyday and she gives the same expresiion everyday which daddy simply adores. I do miss out on that my sweeteepies.

If daddy tells her not to do anything she will be silent for a min, bend her head and see, if any raction from daddy is there she is fine. If it doesnt workout she will start fighting with him hitting him with her small hands. If daddy yells at her again then she uses her final weapon. The BIG smile which she knows daddy and Mommy cant resist.

Baby, we hardly sleep nowadays and mommy and daddy are so tired when they comeback from work (sleeplessness coupled with working wholeday). we feel we just need to hit the bed as soon we reach home. alas, once we see your face and the way you hug us everyday makes us forget our tiredness completely and we start playing with you again.

Thank you somuch for making our lives meaningful.

Mommy & Paapa.

Lil Samys piano concert

2008-11-25T12:57:00.005+05:30

Samy with her piano

Last sunday was "Mission Clean the house". Since Samy is home I am not able to do the weekly cleaning properly plus we had some additional stuff coming into the house that had to arranged. We were cleaning the house and one of samy's toys came out in that digging. Maam felt like playing it and also she wasnt getting any attention from any one of us.

So when we were almost done, she picked up a mat and asked all three of us (mommy, daddy and aayi) to sit on the mat and started playing. We felt so good and at the same time surprised. Our lil girl is growing up so fast. She now talks a lot (Still baby talk) and knows where choclates are stored, Lunch is there, her medicines storing place almost every thing. Now she doesnt like sitting in her pram (unless she is watching T.V). We felt as if she giving a performance infront of some 1000 people. Proud parents we were.

Sweetie pie we never knew you had so many talents.

Hugs & Kisses

Paapa & Mommy

My babies

2008-11-20T13:39:00.003+05:30

We complete three years our married life together. This has been one Rollor coaster ride which I must say we both enjoyed, laughed, cried and experienced everypossible emotions. We also became three in year 3 of our marriage and enjoying every minute of it.

Samy's arrival into our lives has changed our perspectives and brought more meaning to our lives. We are more and more joyful as each day passes. Yes, there are lot of testing times with her but we are enjoying every minute of it. This morning Samy gave flowers and a card to paapa on behalf of Mamma. She woke up Daddy and put the card in his hand. It was a treat to watch!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Samy's Daddy for being part of our lives and loving us somuch.

Samys First Dinner at a restaurant with us

2008-11-12T15:06:00.004+05:30

yesterday my friends who recently got married invited us for a dinner and we went a restaurent called Cream center. Samy really entertained them by dancing to teh music the way she ate (she eats really neat). In the end she wanted some one to open the mouth freshner and no one did. Finally she got fed up and put it in Daddy's mouth and stated pulling it. It didnt work though.

Hectic Week

2008-11-11T16:33:00.009+05:30

Look at the expression of "I dont know who did it Mommy"

Samy has not been doing very well since the time i came back from Hospital and She was crying a lot. Finally I took her to the doc on Tuesday and from then on it was hospital visits whole week. By the end of the week she was doing lil better but still not quite up and running.

Have to share something funny that happened yesterday. We were watching TV and suddenly Samy sneaked into the bedroom. I sesed the silence and alarmed R and he went and saw in the bedroom that samy was having her medicine. She was acting out her medicine taking session making faces and finally how drinks it in the end.

Another cute thing that happened yesterday was samy found a comb and she felt like combing mommy;s hair. R said she will hurt you but somehow I let her comb my hair and she loved the whole idea of combing my hair so much that she came and kissed me many times and now Daddy is asking "Samy beta do you want to comb Daddy's hair"

One Month with our Angel

2008-11-03T14:45:00.003+05:30

That innocent smile

Naughty princess

Love the Birds flying

Dear lil Samy,

Its exactly a month since you have come into our lives. When we think of how our lives have changed with your arrival our hearts fill with happiness. You are such a darling. There are lots of things that brought a smile to our faces and we are proud of you and feel happy and blessed that you chose us as your parents.

The important incidents in this month

3rd October: You held Mamma's hand and was very gentle and chose us as your parents. You came to solapur with us.

4th Oct: We took you to doctor to get some tests done and we had a good laugh as you made mamma go around the hospital with a urine collection bottle. You walked for the first time with daddy when we went to a temple in the evening

6th Oct: This is a BIG day for all three of us as you became our foster child legally. We fely so relieved and were teh happiest. However, you suddenly started crying when we were supposed to start and this made us really worried. We cancelled our journey and postponed it for tomorrow. Seems your nose was blocked and the way we ran around hospitals was one of the scariest experiences for me daddy

8th Oct: You had nice train journey and reached home. You came home to chennai and had a good sleep.

9th Oct: You and daddy celebrated "Ayudha Puja" by washing both our bikes. This was nice experience for you as you plyed so well with your small mug and water.

18th Oct: Manju Uncle and family came home as a surprise visit for dady's B'day. It was such a blast. YOu walked all around Spencer plaza had ice cream and every thing possible.

19th Oct: It was Daddy's B'day and you got to visit beach for the first time and you were very scared. Somehow by the end of our visit you got lil comfortable with water.

20th Oct: We visited Tenali and you became evrybody's Favorite.

24th Oct: We visited hyd and there also you got lot of visitors and was the centre of attraction

27th Oct: We came back home and mamma fell ill and you were so dull sleeping beside mamma all the time. We Celebrated diwali and you had a blast

28th Oct: we again burst crackers and we saw you feeling shy for the fisrt time and you looked damn cute.

30th Oct and 31st Oct: Mamma got admitted in hospital and you did great As soon as mamma came home you gave her all the news papers as if she missed many important things till date.

your smile and the way you run to us with your open arms when we come home or when you are very happy or scared makes us feel so good that words cant describe those feelings. Thank you again cuitie pie for making our lives fulfilled.

Mommy and Paapa

MISSING YOU SAMY

2008-10-20T23:24:00.004+05:30

Hi Samy

Its DADDY again. Its been a 16 hours since you left with Mommy to visit grandparent andI miss you like hell. I never knew I can miss anyone like the way I do now. Miss you honey. I never felt more lonely at home, with you and Mommy out, the house looks so EMPTY. I miss ur hug with a lovely smile and ur dimples too. In just 17 days you have transformed me n mommy into HUMANS, who never ever knew before what being love so unparallely, unconditionally and so FULL OF LIFE. As Mummy really says your are an ANGEL who brought MAGIC into our lives.

LOVE U SAMY. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS.

LUV
DADDY

Samy's first train journey with us

2008-10-16T12:50:00.004+05:30

GOOD MORNING SAMY

This is Samy’s first train journey with us. We were so scared and were prepared to be sleep less thru out the 17 hr journey. But our darling daughter just did fine. She slept by Ten pm everyday till that but for some reason (She was absolutely sure some thing unusual was happening) she was totally active and refused to sleep. I spent the time (Train was delayed by half hour) showing her dogs (She absolutely loves bow bow) around the platform. Finally when the train arrived she suddenly slept (She was on my shoulder for a looong time by then). She had a sound sleep during the night and woke up all charged up. Initially she didn’t know where she is and was looking at us with a surprised face.

She had her milk and IRCTC breakfast and started playing again. We somehow managed to put her to sleep. She again slept and we too dozed off. I got up as she got up and from then on it was a BIG CIRCUS. She refused to be in one place. She was holding the rod by the window and was hanging. She wanted to go out from the train when papa was standing near the door. This scared me like hell and I kept on going back and forth in the compartment. Finally taught her how to tear papers which kept her (most importantly gave us some rest) in the seat. She wasn’t fussy or crying. Finally we reached Chennai half hour late and reached home.

Here's the ANGEL - SAMRUDHI

2008-10-08T20:24:00.006+05:30

ANGEL CALLED ' SAMRUDHI' - SAMY

SAMY WITH MOMMY
WITH DADDY - COSY BED
OUR FIRST FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH
BACK AT HOME IN CHENNAI

This is daddy writing for the first time for you, Darling Angel - 'SAMRUDHI'. The moment mommy saw you she was sure u r the angel we have been waiting. Your care taker told us ur name and we didnt want to change neither the name nor anything as we were in love with you, head over heels, the way u were and still the ANGEL by any name. You were all of 16 months and stole your mom's heart at the first sight. SAMY, we allowed to be with you from 3rd Oct'08, 5 days till now, and we feel we knew each other for ages. The way you run into my arms, dear I have never felt better worth for anything else in the world. When we landed today evening in Chennai, I was worried as to how u will adjust to our HOME, but then, the sweetheart tat u are, just settled down in a few mins. Since your grandparents and all the uncles and aunties are impatiently waiting to catch a glimpse of you, thought I shall do the honors. Need to do some shopping for you honey so catch up later. LOVE U SAMY.

THANKS FOR CHOOSING US - MUMMY & DADDY

Countdown # Day 2 : We are coming baby

2008-10-01T16:10:00.003+05:30

This is the last post till we meet you. Tomorrow we will be in train and and travelling to solapur. We will meet you day after tomorrow. Hopefully all goes well and we can be home soon baby.

Today is a hectic day. Yesterday your care taker called up and told us about the missing documents in the list which made me tensed. somehow we are able to gather everything and we are bang on target.

Just two days more and from then on you will have us taking very good care of you.

LOVE YOU

You Are OURS

2008-09-30T17:53:00.002+05:30

You Are OURS

We did not hear your first breath,
Nor see your first step,
But you are ours.

From our hearts to our home,
With God's love from above,
You are ours.

Once a thought in our mind,
Only God knew the time,
Now you are ours.
~ Denise A. Johnson

Countdown # Day 3

2008-09-30T17:39:00.004+05:30

Just 3 more days. We are starting from Chennai day after tomorrow and on friday you will be totally ours. It is such a nice feeling. Past two days mummy is not sleeping not well, Lot of nightmares and all that. we got almost everything ready and just need to pack few more things.

Dont ask what mommy did the whole day at work. She prepared a welcome home angel sign which you will find as soon you come to your permanant home from your present home. It came out nicely and everyone appreciated it.

I would like to see daddys reaction when he sees this. He is so busy that he is missing out on all these things. but when you come home he is going to take a week's leave and all three of us are going to have a blast.

Countdown # day 6

2008-09-26T17:26:00.002+05:30

By this time next week, You will be completely ours. Mommy and Paapa would have signed the papers and officially you would have become ours. We will be meeting you around 11-12 am and then on we are going to be a family.

This weekend is officially our last weekend as DINKs. After that we will be like any other normal working couple with a single child till your baby sister/brother comes around. Whatever happens you will always be special for us as it is you who will be choosing us as your parents.

Will see you soon.

Waiting for You

2008-09-26T15:19:00.004+05:30

Waiting

Wondering who,
Wondering where,
My child is waiting for me,
Somewhere out there.

I don’t yet know your name.
I have not yet seen your face.
I only know that you were born to another,
In such a faraway place.

I long to enfold you in my arms.
To hold you close and tight.
I yearn for the day when I can be the one,
To rock you and kiss you goodnight.

My heart already loves you.
In my dreams, you are there.
You smile and call me “Mama.”
Something I’ve been waiting so long to hear!

I pray that you are safe.
Please know that you are loved.
I’ve asked for Him to send his angels,
To watch over you from above.

Soon, I will hold you.
It’s taking forever, it seems.
But for now, I’ll be waiting,
And seeing you in my dreams.
by Kelly Feichtinger

Countdown # One Week

2008-09-25T17:07:00.004+05:30

For our English Princess

Yeeeeeeeee. Its just a week remaining. We will be very close to you same time next week. cant believe that the count down has reached one week from 45 days. Feels so nice baby. Of all the frocks that Mommy and Daddy bought bought for you we love this most. Yesterday daddy saw your feeding bottles and felt so happy. We just soaked in the happiness that you will be with us very soon.

Mommy was talking about making the house lil more child safe (for you) and daddy was talking whther we shud keep the smart abs machiene or shud pack it up. Finally we decided to see how you will fell and then decide. We are clearing things one by one and very few are pending.

Told Savita Aunty and made some plans as to how to welcome you.

Countdown # Day 8

2008-09-24T17:06:00.006+05:30

mm...... Yesterday mommy bought bath towels for you. This morning she got feeding bottles, Diapers and Wipes. Mommy also bought a nice pink sipper for angel. Today the batteries in our camera are over and we havent re charged. So I took the picture with a friends mobile phone and am posting it here.

Yesterday nanamma told me that paapa's uncles and all also have seen your blog. Everyone is excited for your arrival. I called up guntur ammamma and threatened her to finish stiching your frocks soon.

Countdown # Day 9

2008-09-23T17:04:00.008+05:30

The number of days are coming down faster and now its in Single digit. Yesterday daddy and I made a list of things that need to be bought in chennai like towels, milk bottles, cassette for webcam and things like that........... daddy and I made a big list of things to clear in the house before you come home. We put lot things in the attic this morning and still lot more things to be cleared in the hall and your Bedroom.

Somehow, I didnt get the house painted. I want to see what charecters you like and get the house painted according to that. Daddy was talking about buying a net for you. but chennai is not the place and you are to small. may be we will buy that for you on your 4th or 5th birthday.

Need to make the house ready for you baby. Catch you tomorrow................ Bye

Countdown # Day 10

2008-09-22T12:20:00.004+05:30

Now the countdown is getting really interesting and exciting and we are getting ready to travel. We are thinking of what to carry for you and are getting ready to stay longer if required. We are carrying a small teddy bear and a small doll which daddy bought for me when I came to chennai.

We had a small mis adventure over the weekend and when we were travelling on the ECR. Mommys jacket went inside the our Bullet. It was torn to pieces. Lucky we didnt get hurt. We are dreaming about taking you out and playing in the beach.

We need to pack lot of Clothes, Toys, Towels for you. We bought few clothes for you but they may not last till we come back home and we may need to buy few more for you.

See you soon.

Countdown # Day 17

2008-09-15T10:40:00.009+05:30

The number of days are slowly reducing and we are getting ready to travel to Latur. We are excited and lil anxious too.

Tatayya came over the weekend and stayed with us. we told him about your arrival and he was OK with it. Looks like he has some concerns but ultimately OK with the whole idea. Thats what matters to us.

We got all the papers ready as the police station guys also have given us the certificate and we will post the things tomorrow. So we will still have enuf time just in case we missed anything.

Still lot of shopping need to be done as we dont have enuf clothes for you yet. We will do the major shopping along with daddy's B'day shopping as he is already planning for a BIG party for you.

Just 17 more days and we will be with you dear.

Countdown # Day 25

2008-09-08T14:19:00.002+05:30

We spent the weekend cleaning the house and getting few things ready. We have employed an ayah to take care of you while we are at work. She took care of your Big brother aaditya till very recently and I am sure she is going to do great with you also. She came home to stay with us this weekend. She will be with us for quite sometime.

Daddy again went to police station to get the clearance certificate. He told us to come again on Monday. We hope to mail all teh documents by tuesday.

When I was sitting alone this morning I realized had everything gone well, we would have been holding you in our arms by now. I felt so guilty and felt so sad. I am sorry baby I could not do anything about it.

Things are falling in place and we wish we will be able to get everything ready very soon.

Countdown # Day 28

2008-09-05T15:08:00.003+05:30

The number of waiting days are reducing increasing our anxiety and happiness. We are getting everything done. Got the undertaking letter by Prasad mama notorised yesterday and took the photocopies of most of the documents.

Still need to take the photocopies of some of the documents. The police clearance certificate will come on Sunday and we will post the documents on Monday. Yes, things are getting delayed but we have lot of time till we travel. If all goes well, we will be home on this day next month.

I was asking paapa, whether I will reduce weight at all and he was talking about you. Let your angel come home and you will loose all the weight required. ha ha ha. He is just waiting for you to come home so that he can gang up with you and make real good fun of me. I guess its going to be fine with me. We will also gang up with each other and tease papaa enuf to come home early.

Few more days to go............

Countdown # Day 30

2008-09-02T12:06:00.000+05:30

oh noooo. Its just a month left. This is so exciting. I was telling Ravi in the morning that we will be travelling to latur next month sameday.

Received the undertaking letter from mama yesterday. This completes the documents that we need to submit to the agency for the legal formalities. We are going to send the documents on thursday after we finish taking the photocopies of all the documents. Baby, cant tell you how excited we are to have you in our lives.

Read a small story today about parent child bonding and trust. This is how it goes.............

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, "Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river." The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand." "What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father. "There's a big difference," replied the little girl. "If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."

In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.

We promise to hold your hand always and never leave your hand no matter what happens to us. We will always be by your side and want you to be happy.

Countdown # Day 34

2008-08-29T17:11:00.006+05:30

Past three days were very emotional coupled with anxiety. The anxiety levels were at their peak. This whole week we are simply deprived of sleep because of work and in getting the papers ready. When I called up lalitakka she told me that sometimes the courts might have 10 days of holidays of navratri. That was enuf. My heart sank. Later she confirmed that the AP highcourt indeed have holidays. I got tensed and called up priya (a lawyer) and she told me mostly high courts have holidays and not the lower courts and we can bring you home even if the courts are not working after sigining the foster care agreement with the agency. I was so happy.

However, I called the incharge of the agency to be sure. Somehow the lady didnt speak very enthusiastically. Again that was another matter of concern. I didnt feel like going home even after work. I simply sat in office and watched some Russel peter comedy clippings in you tube. Felt better after speaking pa in the night. we talked about all the options if at all things dont go smoothly even after going to latur.

Received reference letter from Manju. Its nice to know that Manju and Satish also would like to come to Latur. Just 34 days. I started this blog when there were 42 days. This weekend is also hectic. So it will be just 30 days. aha. Next week tatayya and ammamma will come. Life waiting for you is very difficult baby. Sometimes we wish we dont have to go thru all these legal things. Hope you are doing OK.

Just 34 days more to go.................................... Yeah................................

Countdown # Day 37

2008-08-26T15:45:00.009+05:30

Oh no. The number of days are reducing. Cant wait to hold you in our hands. What do we call you at home???? neelu, angel, apple, cherry, chinni .............we dont know. Me and pa have decided to call you with different names before finally settling down to one pet name. Its 4 pm and I hope you must have got up from your afternoon nap and had some thing to eat. Every time we eat we always think of you. When we visit a toy shop, clothes shop, cook, eat sleep we think of you all the time. Sometimes we feel bad about how we have delayed things to bring you home and baby its so difficult life with out you now. Now that we know where you are its all the more difficult for us. pa says that I can visit your present home if I want to in September. But you cant miss paapa also. He loves so much. He often talks about how he would spoil you once you are home and how he will feed you, bath you, put you to sleep..........

You are already a member in the family here though you live far away from us now. We just want you to know that we love you are dying to come and hold you in our hands soon.

Countdown # Day 43

2008-08-21T17:50:00.004+05:30

Angel, this is the first day of our countdown till we hold you in our hands. The desire to hold you in our hands is becoming more and more as each day passes. Mamma collected your Homestudy report from Karna Prayag and some how didnt feel like getting up from there. Some how I was imagining how it will be when we actually meet you. Was thinking a lot as to what you must be doing in Latur at that time. Dont know how are eating, sleeping, playing etc...............

Today Mamma saw one blog where they decorated the baby's room in Dots with pink back ground. May be we will try and do that for you. Dont know anything yet. I have decided to paint some flowers on your dresses and get them stiched. Dont you think it will be kool. We will print your picture on mugs and keep them on our desks. Dont know dont want to write everything today itself. I will definately buy some cloth for you and paint some pictures or flowers I dont know. When you grow up you may comment that mamma doesnt even know how to paint also.................

We miss you baby.........

Mamma & Paapa

Count down starts

2008-08-20T16:06:00.000+05:30

We are in the process of bringing home our lil angel soon. The wait is painful and exciting at the same time. We have a lot to do before she comes. The formalities are not completely over and we still need to get our medicals. Need to get the house painted (Lavender color) and get the toys (Yeah, we already bought few toys and dresses + aadi's (my sis's child) toys broght home) arranged arrange all her things properly, welcomg home shopping, oh my................ We have hardly anytime.