To the love of my life and apple of my son's eye!!

I know... i know it sounds silly. but that's true.

Now, i have heard all these years that an infant while growing up says, "amma" (translates to 'Mom', in my native language).. But my little one started with 'Dadda' and now has progressed to 'Daddy'.. But nowhere near amma (except when he cries and i wouldnt even consider that as a single word).. 


Little did I know about Dad-Son relationship.. I was pleasantly surprised when Sid gave me the phone asking me to call Daddy... Well.. I thought to myself.. "My little munchkin is taking sides already!!"

The way he calls his 'Daddddyyy', one zillion times a day, is mesmerizing... makes me forget what a big troublemaker he is.. But that shows how special Sel is to Sid.. and my words on this page wouldn't do any justice in explaining how much Sel loves Sid and how well he takes care of him..

Sel has done everything for Sid, just like any dad.. has fed him. . changed him.. rocked him.. he for sure must have crossed over a million hits in 'google' website to learn about different infant / toddler stages and what should be the color of poop at 4 months and why is there a dry patch behind his elbows and why hasn't he slept through the night and why.. why.. why.. This page isn't sufficient to list his 'google search hits!! that crazy is he..

but what makes him so special is.... hmmm..... let me think.... Well... I can't pinpoint anything in particular.. but  "EVERYTHING"... YES.... ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that he does for Sid... with so much love and dedication and carefulness is what makes him the BEST DAD...

Anything he does for Sid or Sid related stuff is meticulous... nothing like, 'oh.. well. we have been doing this for Sid for the past couple of months... it's so easy'... NOPE... that's not how it works between them... everytime, it's the same thing with different level of carefulness.. he will carry out the activity the same way he did when he started the whole "Daddyhood"... He, for many, may appear as if is working with the whole lotta experience and will little efforts.. but looks are deceptive, don't you think?

So, Sid... you better give my Man all the respect and love that he deserves... There is no way I or anyone can tell you how special you are to your Dad..

Alright, This year I'll give him all the gifts on behalf of you.. But next year, you better plan well to surprise him with your gifts... You get that, My Little Munchkin!!!

Happy Father's Day, Sel... Thank you for being a wonderful Dad to the handsome troublemaker in the whole world!! I know for sure that you will continue to shower your love, no matter how far he goes in testing your patience.. We love you so much... 

And here's wishing my DAD.. my Favorite Hero.. Thank you for being there for me all the time... Love you Dad..  Happy Father's Day...

To the wonderful First year...

And many many more to come..

Things have definitely changed.. From every angle..   It's not just those routine days anymore. Everyday is new, obviously more challenging than the previous one.. it's eventful.. *check our dictionary, we guarantee you that there is no such word as 'BOREDOM'*

Our sleepless nights get paid off when we see you(r) smile..
Those silly facial expressions.. 
Those giggles when we recreate some crazy sound effects.. *you gotta believe me when I say that*
Those tears, which by the way hurts us more than you think, makes our heart skip a beat (though we know you are faking it at times to get the attention you need)... 
Those lovely hugs & kisses that we get from every now and then, makes us feel so special.. Makes us Thank God for each and every second of our life.. Makes us want to love you more.. And more.. More than anything in this world.. More than anybody in this universe..

Sweetheart...  We love you with all our heart. You will always be the apple of our eyes and heartbeat of our hearts.. 

Here's to you, Sid.. Wishing you a very happy, wonderful, fun-filled, friendly, and a very healthy Birthday..  

Blessings & love
Ma-Pa

Nostalgic or Bliss!!

Today I'm nostalgic about so many things... so many people... so many incidents... Not sure whether these sleepless nights are taking a toll on me.. But I just miss those wonderful days when Sel and I used to go out (YAYYYY!!) without any plans... No diaper bags.. no searching for restrooms with changing stations.. no pulling over.. We have gone out for long drives on weekends just because we felt like going out.. NO STRINGS ATTACHED!!..Days when I used to go to gym rain or shine or snow... days when Sel and I used to meet in a food court in a mall (close to our house and Sel's office) to have our homemade food.. hours and hours of cooking to try out a new recipe... minutes of talking over the phone to pull my friends legs .. days when we used to hold hands and walk to a grocery store just to drink a coffee.. I miss those days when I go out for window shopping and buy loads of stuff and then return a few just because Sel didnt feel that those items were necessary!! .. Those harsh winter evenings when Sel and I walk out for dinner to some nice place and have a dessert loaded with 4 or 5 digits calories.. 

But now, while planning to go out is one big activity, preparing to go out is the next huge activity.. Don't get me wrong here.. I'm not saying that I'm not enjoying these fine moments with our new bundle of joy.. But it's just that I miss those moments.. or should I say that I'm cherishing those moments now...

It's true that our life has taken a different course.. where we have to act more maturely and be more cautious.. play a role of detective in finding out what is that that is bothering our munchkin...Believe me when I say I need more sleep, I mean it.. But, it is, indeed, a wonderful feeling to see an infant who thinks you are special.. who talks to you with all the 'aahhhss' and 'ooooss' when he doesnt have a clue about what we talk *or does he!!!*.. who calms down when you hold him... who laughs at you when he sees you.. *Bless*

Simply put, Motherhood is a bliss.. It really doesn't matter whether I walk like a zombie due to inadequate sleep or whether my day time job is more tiring than it used to be.. IT JUST DOESN"T MATTER... I love my munchkin with all my heart...

I'm sure that I don't miss my old life as much as I enjoy my new avatar.. *vague smile and dozing off due to lack of sleep*....

It's really the wonderful time of the year!!

Hellloooo... Ok.. Let's not focus on the fact that I wasn't on the blogging world for quite some (OKKKK... a longgg) time.. :)

Things have been crazily busy for us.. From Halloween to Diwali to Thanksgiving to Christmas.. Not that we arranged party of any sort.. It's just that the time flies during the second half of the year with long weekends, planning resolutions for the next year, feeling guilty about not doing few things over the past 11 months etc., Anyways, this year Sel and I decided to buy a christmas tree for our own sweet home.. We thought it will be fun to be a part of this nation's most celebrated festival.. It really is fun to do something new..

With well lit lights all around our place, I really feel happy..  We really love our tree.. Vow!!!

It took us sometime to find and arrange the tree with all the ornaments, ribbons, snowflakey stuff and the Tree Top.. Thanks to Sel's creativity.. It turned out to be an amazing piece of art.. What say!!

I took off from work yesterday just to use one of my vacation days.. Things were pretty depressing for me at work (as in troubleshooting equipments), but I'm sure it'll be better.. Soon.. Pretty soon.. Hopefully soon.. !! *fingers crossed*

When I went out in the evening, the weather was, disgustingly, cold.. Windy & cold - I call them "Evil twins"!

And today, is another day-off for me.. SEL!! Do you really have to go to work today!! We didn't see anyone on the road in the morning!! Just wreaths, lights, closed doors!!! 5 more hours to go for the wonderful evening of the year..

Now, I am all set for Christmas.. Gifts have already gone under the tree.. :)

Merry Christmas to you and to your family!! *singing jingle bells song*

Half-time vacation report.

Our vacation is almost over!!! Oh.. yeah, Sel and I took off this entire week becoz of his overflowing vacation days and I had few personal days which had to be used before end of this year. So, we decided to take off this week without any plans.. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?? Sel and I decided to take off few days without any plan for outing or any activities.. *smiles*


But yet, YET, we had a bunch of activities to be taken care of.. Simple things like cleaning the house, setting up our wonderful photo wall, paintings arrangement, drive down to a nearby famous university, visit few malls just for window shopping, gear up with ideas for my Halloween day costume (YES.. Mars, Kris and I are gonna be Turtles from TMNT.. Can't wait for my first Halloween day celeb *grins*).. 


We are also planning on going for apple and pumpkin picking sometime during this week.. We also did some unintended shopping like PS3 move for Sel..  Till now, he seems to enjoy it.. Let's wait for a week to get the pros and cons from him.. SO, I'm gonna stick myself to computer for the next few days till he gets over his feelings for his new found lovely!!! (He wants me to play but it's just that I'm not yet READY for the new gadget!! *sighs*)


However, NOT doing any major thing for a whole week is a BLISS, I say.. Just imagine this - You get up in the morning without any plans, then decide on your activities as day goes by... hmmm... Sounds exciting, isn't it (but I'm sure it will start to get boring if we continue to do it and so is our vacation just for a week)... 


So, here we are enjoying our vacation.. 
Now you just have to wait for 2 more days for your regular weekend, so don't sigh... 


See ya later...