"Sheru",as I call you lovingly. You remind me of a lion cub, you roar like one, walk(on all fours) like one, playfully scratch and bite me like one and radiate strength like one. And given your love for climbing and your tiny tiny size, we joke..you must be reincarnation of leopard or a mountain lion!
You know, when I was pregnant with you, at times I used to wonder, will I ever be able to love you the way I love your brother..and now after one year I just smile at my (then) naiveness. After your birth, I realized love is unlimited and inexhaustible and we all are capable of loving many people with all our heart. I not just love you extremely, after you were born, my love for life and everyone around has increased too. And for that, I am grateful to you, son!
And now do you want to know some fun facts about you?
-you were planned to come through C-section but you came naturally and and that too in less than an hour!
-you rolled from tummy to back when you were just a month old but you took eight and half months to do other way round!
-you did not have eyelashes when you were born but now, like your father and brother, you also have lashe approximately 4 km long.
-your hair grow so fast, you got 5 haircuts in less than 8 months..finally we shaved your head in 11 months!
-you absolutely love idly-dosa and are my South Indian baby. You also like to eat oranges a lot!
-Now at one, you say "mama", "baba", "dadda" and like to babble all the time!
- I guess you prefer "yellow" over other colors!
Still if we compare, I wrote lot less about you and took less pictures of you than your brother but this is only because of the fact that when 'daddu' was infant, mamma wanted to hold on to every precious moment, so she used to take lots of pictures and videos and stored them as memories..And now when you are infant, mamma wants to live moments fully and let them go. Now don't you sulk, I quit my job to be with you..No?
Anyways having said that, we still have hundreds of your pictures so enjoy!
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I had written few lines for you when you were born, but never got chance to polish it or complete it but here it is, just for you sweetheart.
To Little piece of my heart,
You know, many months I wondered in vain,
Will I be able to love you the way I love your brother?
But today, when I finally held you in my arms,
and looked at your sleeping face for hours,
gently tickled those little toes and fingers,
burried my nose in your baby soft skin,
All my fears were gone!
I learned something new..something important,
A mother's love doesn't need to be divided among her children,
It is unlimited and will always be much more than enough for each one,
And with that feeling of infinity my child,
I welcome you to this beautiful world!!!
It is wonderful place and You will find many amazing things here,
Butterflies, rainbows, ladybugs and rains..
Hold my hand, and let's discover the treasures once again!!
Squirrels, clouds, flowers, birds and sun,
looking world through your eyes is going to be fun.
You know, many months I wondered in vain,
Will I be able to love you the way I love your brother?
But today, when I finally held you in my arms,
and looked at your sleeping face for hours,
gently tickled those little toes and fingers,
burried my nose in your baby soft skin,
All my fears were gone!
I learned something new..something important,
A mother's love doesn't need to be divided among her children,
It is unlimited and will always be much more than enough for each one,
And with that feeling of infinity my child,
I welcome you to this beautiful world!!!
It is wonderful place and You will find many amazing things here,
Butterflies, rainbows, ladybugs and rains..
Hold my hand, and let's discover the treasures once again!!
Squirrels, clouds, flowers, birds and sun,
looking world through your eyes is going to be fun.
And yeah, we named you 'Ojas'. I hope you like it :)
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Wish you a wonderful life, son. Happy first birthday!
Much Love,
Mamma
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