Bachpan Box

Caution: Long post Ahead.

I find it very hard to throw away any of Shreyu's old stuff. It might be because i am highly (senti)mental or it has to do with the fact that i am a Mom!
But heap of his 'no-more-used' stuff is growing like anything. I realized it is high time to work on his 'bachpan box'. And when i started working on it, it was like i started swimming in pool of memories.
Our hospital tags, and our first pic together. Mom caught the moment, when we were happily gazing our few hours old baby. I was checking his eyes, ears, toes. How relieved i was when he passed his hearing-test. I know, almost everyone in the world can hear but when you create something as complicated as another human, you want to make sure that you did a good job!
We came home on Day 5. Here is little Shreyu, and the clothes he wore for home coming.
I remember, On day 2, Me and S~ were going to nursery to bring Shreyu for his feed. A nurse was coming in our direction with a baby. I told S~ this is our baby and S~ said no, he is not. I maaroed dialog " ek Maa apne bachhe ko pehachanti hai". Well, baby was err.. not ours. Okay, in my defense, i was just a day old Mom :\ .

My 4 months old holding and 'reading' Goodnight Moon. This is his first book and still a favorite one. He wants me/S~ to read it to him every night.
Also is the little sweater, my Mom knitted for him. It was unusually cold one day. So Nani dearest made this sweater for his little grandson just in few hours.
Shreyu wore it for longest of time, but it doesn't fit him any more. But it is precious, so now an integral part of bachpan box :).


Shreyu was 4.5 months by now. A happy baby, making three adults dance on his little finger.
Well, Mom had to leave for India very soon so we decided to have Shreyu's mundan in front of her. Our (mine and S~) favorite passtime in those days was to play tabla on Shreyu's taklu till get his grandma's scoldings :D.
Also pic of his "first haircut certificate". The black thingy you see on bottom left is chunk of his actual hair!
Time for big day, first birthday! Here is the cute little dhoti-kurta he wore that day. Alas it doesn't fit him anymore.
Pics of b'day boy with his Mom, dad and balloon.
Shreyu's party was a hit. We had pasted some of his pics on white sheets and asked guests to write a b'day message for him. They came up with real hilarious stuff. Thank you friends for making his b'day special :)


Here is my chota, holding pen and sketching for very first time.Tellme, how can i throw away this piece of paper :)

Now, i am thinking, this was a good idea. Now, i will have many many stories to tell my half-dozen grand children about their father.
And if i get along with my bahu well, may be one day i will handover this baksa to her. Who knows :) ..



Shreyu's first toothbrush, first chappal, first b'day cards, first rattles and first rakhis (his sweetest sisters sent those from across seven seas).


The post is getting longer and longer so may be i should close the bachpan box for now and open it again in few months :)



----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

My S & S, this morning. When i asked S~, what was he doing? He chuckled, "Why do i need weights for triceps, when we have 22 pounds baby at home". Boys!!!!!!!

"If you love her so much, why did you marry me?", She shrieked.

Puzzled, but he fought back nevertheless, "Com' on you always knew about her. It is not i lied to you".

"Haan, lekin maine socha mera pyar tumhe badal dega. Par tum to patthar nikale"

"Bahut hindi serials dekh rahi ho aajkal, hain?" He tried to tickle but after realizing that it only hardened her expressions, almost pleaded, "Let me spend this afternoon with her and i will take you to your favorite restaurant for dinner.please?"

After thinking for few moments 'abla Naari' walked away, stopped only to throw all the gaalis she knew. What else she could do, when she heard him saying: "You can watch us if you want." ?


*True story. Story of a Husband, a wife and A BALL*

*sob sob*
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If i were Mrs. Weasely, i would have conjured entire traditional Marathi meal out of thin air by flick of my wand. Alas i am not. So with best of my efforts, this is all i made for dearest Ganpati Bappa.



green chatni was bit bland and daal had some extra salt (hey, you are not supposed to taste the food before you offer it to god :)) . But it is the effort that counts. Hai na?

Mangal murti Morya!
Pudlya varshi laukkar ya!!

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all of you!!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lesson learnt: Never give too many sweets/Modaks to your tiny-tot or else be prepared to deal with a crazy monkey for rest of the day :|

8 ka dum!

Ya...Alla, First i don't switch on my laptop for flat 8 days, when i was totally BDN (busy doing nothing) and now suddenly having an urge to write in middle of the night, when i have to get up early in the morning :|

BlueMist tagged me on eight ka set, so here it is..well well, this is also my first tag so, a big Hip Hip Horraaaaah!!!!

8 TV Shows I Love to Watch:

* Friends
* Fraiser
* Sex and the city
* Seinfield
* Project Runway
* Sarabhai vs sarabhai
* Law and Order
* The 70s show

8 Favorite Places to Eat:

* Ghar ka khana.
* Shalimar pakistani restaurant, CA
* P.F Cheng Chinese Bistro, CA
* Chipotle Mexican grill, CA
* Amber Indian restaurant, CA
* chatwaala, sarafa bazaar hometown, India
* Saheb sing sultan, Bangalore India
* Cool joint, Bangalore India

8 Things That Happened Yesterday:

* Tried to take Harry Potter ishtyle pics of Shreyu. But had to drop the idea very soon. Alas, he was more interested in eating the broom than sitting on it :|
* Watched "Sach ka Samana" and made S~ to answer all my ..ahem..questions.
* Cleaned Toilets.
* Called couple of friends to tell abut tain-tain-phiss of India trip plan. *sob*
* Took Shreyu to Library.
* Made Kung-pao Chicken.
* Read a book.
* Played, laughed, danced, Sang with Shreyu :)

8 Things I Look Forward To:

* Finish this tag, cuddle my baby and go to sleep.
* Early morning Yoga/exercises with S~. (Okay lying. some time alone with S~ :D)
* Some solitude.
* Next India trip (which may now happen in December.)
* Long due haircut and facial.
* A good book.
* Enjoy my break...Totally.
* Doing all Mommy and wifey stuff and make 'my boys' happy :).


8 Things I Love About Winter:

* Hot Soups and hot tea/coffees.
* Festivals, holidays and weddings.
* Snow falls (though it doesn't snow here in California :\)
* Food. somehow it tastes better in winter.
* Beautiful Sweaters and coats.
* Foggy mornings.
* India/vacation trips.
* Most importantly, Less waxing sessions :D

8 Things I’m Passionate About :

* Parenting.
* Photography
* Reading
* kids ( in general)
* work
* cooking
* cleanliness
* Humanity

8 Words or Phrases I Use Often:

* Shreyu.
* No..No..NoNONONONONO!!.
* Baba (To S~. Yep, we call each other Mamma-Baba. How romantic :|)
* Aai ga
* Well
* Absolutely
* Sun na.
* Okay

8 Things I Have Learned From My Past:

* Tag is not exactly an easy thing to do :\
* Kuch to log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehana.
* Empty mind is devil's workshop.
* Things are not always black and white..
* Shit happens!
* Breaks are good. Better if they are short.
* It feels good to surprise your loved-ones, by making their special days really special.
* Accept yourself the way you are. No one is perfect.

8 Places I Would Love to Go or See or Visit:

* Northeast India
* Leh
* S. Africa
* Egypt
* Colorado
* Hawaii
* KanyaKumari
* Caribbean

8 Things I Currently Need or Want:
* H1-B extension which is expiring shortly.
* Some more shoes and some more clothes.I am a woman afterall :)
* Few good books to read.
* continue blogging till i die.
* A girl child (After 2-3 years) :)
* Trip to India :(

That was tough. well, If you would like to know more about yourself (and haven't taken this tag already) i tag you :)

Ah, i so envy people who can type with all ten fingers. Envi-er when they type with all ten fingers and don't feel any need to glance their keyboard or even screen...Not even once.Garrrr!!
Okay, i am pretty mad. Thank you H1N1 virus. Because of you i had to cancel my India trip :\
Why do we need these bacterias and virus, by the way? S~ says, they must be thinking same about humans. well, i am in no mood to care about what a virus thinks. So back to my question, Why we need these bacterias and viruses? Why?Why?Why?

P.S: Guys, please don't give me scientific reasons. I was a science student, i know :|
P.P.S: Yep! Above post is not making any sense :\
P.P.P.S: My mind doesn't work, when i am mad. On a second thought, it anyway doesn't ;\
P.P.P.P.S: I should stop now.

Ta-ta!

Totally random!

Uff, why am i exaggerating by saying 'totally random' . Random is anyway total, right?

Vaise, nothing is more entertaining than playing hide-n-seek with a one year old. Specially, when you are pretending to 'seek' your precious little one, who is hiding behind the couch or a door or under dinning table and giggling uncontrollably :)

And I am flying to home' (alone) very soon with my little tornado of energy. It means, 36 hrs of exclusive ma-beta time or 36 hrs of absolute craziness or 36 hours with 129600 opportunities to grow up as a Mom :\. I am little skeptical abt the 'going & coming part' but anxiety vanishes when i hear enthusiastic voices of my folks. Shreyu is lucky to have both set of grand-parents, uncles & aunts and a team of cousins, who all are eagerly waiting for him now.
On a second thought, i will manage it alright. I am going home, OMG I AM GOING HOME. YEY!!!

Also we are kinda settled into new home. After personalizing one another apartment, i am now expert in drilling holes. If you ever face issues with using drilling m/c, no worries..pick up your phone and give me a call!

A sneak-peek into living room and its occupants :)
Still working on bedrooms. Pictures, when i am done!

And my 2 yrs 1 month of tenure in Microsoft is coming to an end. Working here was a good experience. I got to work with some very smart people and with never-die attitude. I hope, they have rubbed some of it in me too. I also made a friend..that 'friends for life' kind :)

Okay, I can't live without camera. Infact, not many days go without me taking any pic. I tried to resist posting any pic on this blog, but no more. So from now on, this blog will see lots and lots of picture, along with my jabber :)

To start with, here is picture of 'my boys' S & S:

(pic courtsey- PicturePeople)

And here is my Munna in first year of his life :)


Chalo See ya!. Need to wrap up things in office. .