Fantastic Three Months (June to September 2008)

Yes, fantastic months which Aditi had during first trip in India to meet her roots. I think she needs to be applauded for her adaptability to new environment with such strength and patience. Kudos!!

Seven month old did not bother her mummy in flight, although she was getting familiar to this experience for the first time. She was looking around with strange eyes at the airport while we both were waiting in the waiting lounge to board the flight from Heathrow Airport. I think she was enjoying those bright, sparkling and colourful lights with bunch of people walking around.
She slept well, but did cry while landing as her ears were hurting. I was helpless and had no other choice except to calm her down.

Aditi enjoyed lot in Meerut. Her stroll with Nanna, were really long. Felt a little vacuum for that period. I was giving Aditi more space to mingle around. Mama’s car ride were initially strange as there are NO CAR SEATS IN INDIA. Aditi understood fast and enjoyed jumping around in the car. Shouting and screaming was accompanied by Mammi, it uses to be like a competition to find out who has got the highest pitch. Both Anukirtie and Aditi gave each other good company for fights, hugs, sharing biscuits and to mess around with Nanni’s chopping and peeling on the floor. Two kids under one roof. The fun was natural......

She enjoyed ride in every kind of transport from three wheeler rickshaw to black and yellow colour auto to long lasting train.

In Meerut she learnt to sit on her own and crawl. It was nice seeing those developments in her. Her activities were just full of fun and laughs. These new developments bought some different kind of energy in me as I had to be more mobile, vigilant and attentive for my little one.

Flight from Delhi to Mumbai was fun too. She did not sleep during the flight and was just playing on my lap, passing smile to other passengers as she knew them for ages. In Mumbai she was joined by very much awaited grand parents. She enjoyed the company of her Dadda (grand father) same like she enjoyed the company of her Nanna in Meerut, with Daddi (grand mother) she was like Ok! Ok!

During her stay in Mumbai she took part in a fancy dress competition on the occasion of Janam Ashtami (festival where the community celebrates the birth of “Lord Krishna"). I came to know about it during the same afternoon while doing shopping for fruits and vegetable in Reliance Fresh. With little time in hand, I decided to dress her like modern RADHA (beloved of "Lord Krishna"). Thanks to Nanni for making that beautiful halter neck Lengha Choli. Little participant was looking cute in that blue-magenta colour outfit with matching bangles, bindi and white pearl necklace.

And guess what!!! CONGRATULATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS have COOKIES, as nine month old participant won second prize. Those cookies were relished by all of us later. Mummy had great time for planning it in such a short span of time.

Later in the trip she was joined by her Fuffaji (papa’s sister’s husband) and her cousin sister Neha. It was nice family getting together. Aditi enjoyed all those outings to shopping malls and restaurants.

This new arrival in the family was pampered by everyone and it was really fabulous trip to back home, never wanted to come back but had no choice except to come back.

Well Aditi and I are already longing for next trip to India same like our families back home.

Off we go!

Yes, Aditi and myself are off to India for couple of months. We both are excited about these holidays for different reasons. Aditi will get to meet her Dadda, Daddi, Nana, Nanni and so many other relatives, list is just endless!!!!!

Papa will join us later, obviously we will miss him during our stay in India and he will too for sure.

I think best is to keep this post short and sweet, will share all the experiences about a trip on our return.

Being holiday season around I wish all the holidays makers a very happy and fun filling vacations.

Turning, Spinning, Round and Round….

Dilemma of Colours?

I was quite eager to find out why association of the colour “pink” is with baby girl and “blue” with baby boy, in case Aditi asks me when she grows up “Mummy, why mostly I was dressed in pink?”

Infact, this hasn’t always been the case, blue was more often associated with girls and pink with boys as per the below stories..

In the west during the Middle Ages, the colour red was associated with the masculine because it represented strength, war, fire and blood. It was fairly common that if a man had coloured clothing, it was dyed red or pale red (i.e. "pink"). Pink was often used for male children, being a pale version of red.

The colour blue was associated with the feminine since the colour often represented peace, harmony, water, the sky (and thus, Heaven), and the Virgin Mary. Even today, the Virgin Mary is associated with blue. They next time you see an image of Mary, notice either the blue shawl or the blue background. Arabs in the Middle East continue to paint the doors of their homes blue in a tradition to frighten away demons.

Despite regional differences in dress and culture, but there is evidence that these colour conventions were adhered to through much of Western Europe and later on in the Americas. Apparently, pink sailor suits were common for boys in the early twentieth century.

While no one can say with certainty how people started associating the colours differently with the genders, changes started as early as the mid-1800s. " In the 19th and early 20th centuries, baby clothes often were all white. The identification of pink with femininity started to become widely accepted around the time of World War II.

So, is pink for girls and blue for boys? It doesn't seem so clear to me... and to break the norm I decided to dress my little model in blue colour. Looks like Aditi enjoyed the change, same like mummy and papa did as it bought tons of smile on my little model's face.

Love my blue angel.....

Mummy, I'm growing fast...

It’s has been an incredible five months. Baby Aditi has changed so quickly - from a delicate newborn to a smiling, wriggling bundle of joy. The five months Aditi has been through many milestones - the broad smile, outcry , sobbing , first buggy ride, first trip to shop, but 3rd May 2008 is one of the major milestone as she turns 6 months, from now to the next 24 months, her physical development will be faster and more dramatic than at any other time in her entire life. She’ll struggle and succeed, struggle and fail and she’ll need our encouragement as she passes each new milestone, what may look like a small achievement to us will be a major achievement for my little struggler.

This 6 months milestone is more to cherish as yum yummy: because the world of solids food will open for Little master taster - Aditi shows great signs that she is all out to venture solids and forsake milk, after all Chef’s daughter!!!

She simply enjoys the process of watch us, eating our food .she sees intruding to all kinds of pastas , sandwiches, fruits, and all different colour vegetables gravy and lentils !!!
And guess what?? our little master taster has two front lower milk teeth to aid her in this new adventure.

Although milk will still be the main food for her for months to come, but it’s good to let her have some experimental tastes of other foods now.

So I am all geared to nurture her as an individual and you guys do not forget to find out how my little master taster takes this exotic journey from a world of milk to world of solids food and for now I leave you to treasure the moments of Aditi’s first 5 months.

Happy Eating…

D Cheeks!!!

I have been attracted by D Cheeks and envied for them, tried so many times punching in the cheeks of my hubby , poor him. but very few people are adorned with dimples. The blessed, have a gorgeous smile and show signs of elegance and beauty. I am proud Aditi has a few, always to entice.

I noticed her dimples when she was around one month and my reaction was hey!!! She gets dimples on her cheeks. I was very thrilled.

Research says that dimples are visible indentations of the skin, caused by underlying flesh, which form on some people’s cheeks when they smile, also shows that dimples are genetically inherited ,but I am not very sure from where Aditi inherited them??

Dimples are considered attractive and dominant and seems to carry different believes with them.

Babies commonly have dimples, but sometimes these disappear or become less noticeable as the muscles lengthen with age. Obviously, I will never wish to happen that as Aditi’s dimples are very unique and cute, specially with her smile. Its like ice cream with a cherry top.