What's in a Name?

For D n S

Weird how, when a babe is born, there's a sudden influx of nick names. No matter how beautiful a name the parents would have chosen. I mean, u gotta give them credit here. There's the usual 9 months of torture. Haggling. Nagging. Exploring. Then a yay-I've-hit-the-jackpot-and-jumping-in-the-air feeling when you come across the sweetest name on earth.

Enter the family.

You'd have what, 200 nicknames before you were 2 months. Maybe we should have a category in the Guinness records ??

Hmmm so lets see yours.

D, Sid ( duh, that's quite obvious )
Siddu ( gimme something original )
Dew, dewdrop, Sunshine ( yeah that's more like it )
The usual mallu kiddo names ... Kanna, kutta, monu, sudara/ri, veshu kutta, chandu kutta, unni kutta, this kutta, that kutta or anything kutta. Anything.

D's special for S -
veshu muthe
Aniyan vave, also substitute baby for vava

Ammas special - dewdrop n sunshine. But I already mentioned that. Hmmm.
Woody woodpecker. For both of you.
Diku n Tittu ( rhymes with Dew n Sidhu. U r gonna kill me now, aren't you )

Mema special - kunju meen. D that ones yours. S needs to have a similar one. And so, kunju pakshi.

S, you have the coup de grace - buddha ambaaty. Ha. courtesy Dew. God alone knows who put this into her head.

And I get the feeling I'll have a second version to this post in a year or so. Heh. Well, cheers till then.


Mmmmuah
G aka Gia aka Giri and so on and so forth. Go forth n multiply.

Besties

For D

Your first BFF - Tammy. These were taken on her 2nd b'day.

An Elephants Posterior

For D

Drew this for you today. Your mema n my staple. Asked if you want this.

Pat comes the reply - No. It stinks. (Naarum)



Laughed my posterior off :)
Ma

Bosom Buddies

For S

You stare at it in rapt attention
Have captivating soundless conversations
Laughter giggles and chuckles abound

Your current best friend, the curtain :)


Amused
Ma

Like Father, Like Daughter

For the Dad

Great. Just great. You've taught her well. She calls her (current) best friend T .... 'mottae' (baldy). Thanks.

Now you undo the damage you have done.


Grrrrr
Ma

Of Kidnappings and Abductions - Part 2

For S

Ok I think I spoke too soon. Its barely a day since she left and now she plans to kidnap you too !!!


Yikes
Ma

Talents Hitherto Unseen

For S

Boy you are gonna be one hell of a kid to manage. Who else, 52 days from birth, manages to pee INTO a clock ???


Amazed ;-P
Ma

Of Kidnappings and Abductions

For D

Dew, if I ever find you missing, gone for any reason, well, to put it bluntly - kidnapped. Abducted. You get my point. I know PRECISELY who I should chase after. And who the fellow conspirator will be. She's been threatening this for quite a while now. 2 years, 5 months odd, to be exact.

Sunshine, sorry baby but it's your sister that she lusts after. My guess is, that's gonna change pretty soon and she's gonna have another victim. Gulp!!

Dad, we need to re-plan the security at home. Immediately. As in RIGHT NOW!!!


Slightly scared, mostly amused
Ma

Noooooo

For D

Baby, know what your fav words are right now? 'No' and 'Its MINE' (endeyaa). Usually spoken in shrill LOUD decibels.

All a part if the learning process, they say. It's usual for a 2-year old, they say. You will learn to share in good time, they say.

When, I ask!!!

Know my fav thought nowadays?

This too shall pass.


Grudgingly
Ma

Night Time Killjoy

For S

Take a look at the timing of this and the previous post. Atleast I have G-ma for company, the poor thing.

Go to sleep, Sonki Monki. This mama needs some zzzzz.



Dead tired and worn out
Ma

Yay Yipee Yay

For S

Your 6 weeks check-up today and guess what? Your are 4.7 kgs !!! Yay !!! Way to go mom :)

I needed this motivation, have been pretty much a Debbie Downer the past week. Breast feeding is effing hard. That's all I have to say about it. It was a complete downer during D's initial months and I guess I was a border line depressionist then. And she was loosing weight the first month. First kid. No knowledge. Working on some blind faith. Being led by less-than informed people, to put it quite diplomatically.

Going by such low standards, plus, last weeks depression-mode, this was just what I needed to boost myself up. And I'm singing in my heart :)

Here's a pic of you after the vaccine - double shots on your thighs, and yes baby, you brought the roof down at the hospital.




Trrrraaa dum dum ...... dum
Ma

A Tie that Binds Forever

For S

Baby, your sister loves you. She lives you a lot. A huge lot. Sometimes I think, she kisses you way more than I or your G-ma. It's true baby.

It's so achingly adorable to see her smother you so. Hugging you. Kissing you. Cuddling you. Loving you. Talking and playing with you. Waiting eagerly for you to play with her. Shes been doing that ever since she realized theres a baby in me. And i think making her talk to you from then on, shows now.

What surprises me is how you respond to her. As though you are aware of her. Turning towards her instinctively when she comes near you. Or perhaps that's because of her voice? Today you were reaching for her. As though trying to touch her. Move towards her. Extending your arms into the beyond, knowing that she will hold you.

Is that even possible baby? Are you aware of her? It's just over a month. Six weeks, to be exact. How can you know? DO you know?

Somewhere from the depths of my heart, comes the answer. Just as your arms reach for her again.


Amazed ...
Ma

Togetherness

Love on the Turtle mat :D