The Firsts...

I was the First to kiss Mummu...


but I wasnt the First one to hold her...Su was and then mum and then couple of my friends and then my bro...and then the nurses...



and ya the first time she really really shrieked and let out her hunger cries I was the first one to reach out to her...



The first hour after her birth was amazing...cos I still didn't have my first proper look of my lil baby...and I kept wondering to myself "who does she look like??"




The first time I held her...its only then I realised what the phrase "Missed a heart-beat meant"...

Luckily, I wasn't the first one to clean her poooh :) but ya I was the first one she peeeeedddddddd on and I know now so very well what "It feels so warm" meant...

The very first time she decided to smile...I recorded that...and I knew what "Twinkle in the eye" meant

The very first time I and Su decided to wake mummu up (instead of letting her sleep all through the morning) she gave us both a beautiful smile and then opened her eyes...and I knew what "A beautiful Smile" meant

The first time mummu decided to eat the oranges on her own...and I knew "Life would never be the same" meant

and the very first time she hugged me back and I knew what "Life feels so C.O.M.P.L.E.T.E" meant

I remember...

I remember...it was a beautiful September morning...

I remember...it was Bright...Sunny...

I remember...mum had made lovely breakfast...

I remember...I was wearing my lovely black short kurti and white salvar

I remember...trying for the umpteenth time to fit into one of my beautiful sandals...& then deciding on to wear one of my not so happening sandals...

I remember...my mum applied holy oil on my forehead and blessed me(like I was heading on to some battlefield)

I remember...Su insisting that we could take the lift to our way down instead of climbing down 6 floors...

I remember...Su driving me to the hospital...

I remember...I was cribbing cos we didnot get a parking place very close to the hospital

I remember...I walked and stopped and walked and stopped...

bbbbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrreatttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhlesssssssssssssssssssss

I remember...Su was making fun of the way I walked...

I remember...the nurse doing a routine check-up

I remember...the doctor announcing to Su that I wouldn't be able to go to office cos "The Day has arrived"

I remember...I was shocked...this can't happen today...I haven't worked it in my head...

and then there was this slight pang of PAIN....

I REMEMBER...SU TELLING MY FRIENDS THAT 'THE DAY' HAS ARRIVED...AND THEY SOUNDED SO EXCITED....


I REMEMBER...WAITING ALL BY MYSELF IN THE HOSPITAL...WHILE SU WENT TO FETCH MUM...

was that another pang of PAIN???

I REMEMBER...NURSES DISCUSSING VEGETABLE OVER MY HEAD...AND DOCTOR TRYING TO GET EVERYONE TO WORK WITH HER...INCLUDING ME...(CAN'T, WELL RATHER SHOULDN'T GET INTO THE DETAILS...)

was that another pang of PAIN???

was that another pang of PAIN???

was that another pang of PAIN???

was that another pang of PAIN???

and then all I remember...is this tiny baby
and then all I remember is this tiny lil baby being weighed
and then all I remember is this baby cried for about 2 minutes and got distracted by tube lights
and then I remember…the baby being wrapped…
and then I remember…thinking to myself…Somebody tell me if I have a boy or a gal……………&&&&&&&&&&&&& the doctor announcing to me
“You have a baby Gggggggggguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrllllllllllllllllllllll”

Day before...

I & Su decided to step out, take in some fresh polluted air...

We first headed to this very popular joint for some yummy nice, sweet n sour, round round
G O L G U P P A ' S...some dhokla's...
followed by Starbucks...chilled cold coffee with wwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiipppppped cream and loads of Iiiiiiiii-sssssssssssccccccccccrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeaaaaaaammmmmm...
and all cos I have been getting bored...I was just telling Su and Mum that its painful to stay at home and with the prospect of the holidays stretching to a good 6 months...I wasn't sure how I was gonna spend it...and how much was I gonna enjoy them????

Sigghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...anyways ya...so where was I ???Gol-guppas n Ice-cream were not the ONLY happening thing, we rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraced our car to reach home, ONLY to find that there was a power-cut...amazingly enough I climbed 6 floors without any complains and all the while Su kept telling me...Please we can't be re-tracing our steps back and that I should wait till the power came back...poor Su...Hard day at work and an equally hard day at home...can't blame him... :)

and this was exactly the day before, when Mummu decided it was time for her to make the grand appearance...

The Look...

I have been thinking of coming back to regular blogging with a Big Bang...and hence this revamp...
I love it...it reflects what I am upto these dayz...

Changes...

This ain't got to do with "small change"...small denominations but about people...
I was thinking...
People change... they grow smart/dumb, tall, dark/fair, beautiful, simple/complicated, honest/not-so-honest, stick to rules/no rules....etc etc...the way one thinks/doesn't think...work/no work...etc etc...loves/hates...parties/lonely...etc etc...likes/dislikes...
come to think of it...do u really grow out of songs that u loved once (for whatever reasons, you loved them)
Instance, I love (n this is in no particular order)

Say it's true, there's nothing like me and you

Not alone, tell me you feel it too

And I would runawayI would runaway, yeah

I would runaway

I would runaway with you

By Corrs

n I still love...

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away

I don't know where my soul is

I don't know where my home is

(And baby all I need for you to know is)

By Nelly Furtado

like they say save the best for last...

I'm ready - to love you

I'm ready - to hold you

I'm ready - to love you

I'm ready - to hold you

I'm ready as I'm gonna be

Left me a long note when you left me here

Told me that love was hard to find

But baby it's easy and I'll make it clearT

here's only one thing on my mind

I'm ready - to love you

I'm ready - to hold you

I'm ready - to love you

I'm ready - to hold you

I'm ready as I'm gonna be

and then you Repeat Chorus several times at the end ....got ya ;)

By Bryan Adams

For all the Babes...

On the occassion of Internationl Womans day, I dedicate this blog to the Babes(as I wud like to call the women) in my life...
But before I start, I wud like to say...all these babes have made a difference in my life...taught me something very precious...but that doesn't mean...the ones not featuring in here are less important...I thut I will just keep this one short for the time being...
Neverthless I luv u all...
So here it goes:
Mum: Cool composed Perfectionist...and Independent...so I get my "independent" gene from her...
Mummu: She is a lil angel...very demanding...n the center of attraction and also the center of my life (Su will back that one)
Trish: My Bestest Gal...we are chaddi buddies...sharp memory...My dumping ground...I threw all my secrets at her...I learnt never to let a secret out
Chi: Sweet Gal...Creative...amazingly Creative...cheering up my day with creativity...
Hans: Mind Blowingly smart...aggressive yet another creative friend I made at work...
Gaur: My sweet sis...a perfect example of calm composure...she is like the Duck...calm above...n peddaling for her life underneath the dark waters...
Raj: My Guru...My mentor...Learning never stops so does teaching...thats her mantra...

and to all gals in the jolly gal gang...Mamt, Shyams, Anne, Anj, Pay,Ruch,Babs, Shwet, Candy last but not the least Jess...works a better place cos of u gals... Muahhhhhhhhhh....

Lost n Found

I found it...my diaryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...
Diary of Poems...
After about 10 years...Can u believe I used to write poems??? Right, I can't believe it myself...
All about Love and surprisingly there is one particular poem about a Baby...
I think thats a nice way to start off about Mummu... The poem is called Isjebov, thats the name I wanted to give Mummu, I had picked it up from a movie which I saw long long time back...way back...and I m not surprised Su doesn't like the name...anyways here is the poem its kinda cute

Isjebov

Your shrill of Hunger,

is like lightning & thunder,

your little smile is so cute & Divine.

Your cute little fingers, so soft & tender,

Your small cute feet, to your own tune you beat.

Isjebov, my love,

for me you are my Dove,

I cuddle you in my arms,

As you are fast asleep,

I can feel you shimmer,

& I can feel you breathe.

In my dreams, I play with 'u' for a while,

Coz in reality there is no

sign of 'u' for miles,

Make no mistake even in real,

I will luv u always & ever,

As if I've been Loving you

forever & ever.

So Isjebov, be born unto me someday,

& I promise that I always you in the most special way.

So Ain't it cute???

One Fine Day

Today, was an extremely lazy day...till the time I didn't turn on the movie channel...
n When I did...Mummu woke up...she is a sweet child...thankfully she didn't throw any tantrum and together mumma n baby saw this movie...

I must say I quite liked it...
Jack Taylor...A fun dad...his smile reminds me of my dad...Jacks way of doing things as in lending a helping hand...reminds me so much of my daddy...

Then there is Melanie Parker...A mother having an extremely bad day...still ends up doing so many things for her son...makes me think...Mothers are great aren't they!!!
I think of my mum as a perfectionist...Thanks to her I have been able to manage so many things...which still is miniscule as compared to what she would have done if she were in my shoes.

And then the Children...makes me think what all would I be able to do for my mummu...
All that comes to my mind is....this song by Def Leppard...Two Steps Behind...Beautiful Lyrics

Walk away if you want to It's okay if you need to

Well you can run but you can never hide

From the shadow that's creeping up beside you

There's a magic running through your soul

But you can't have it all

Whatever you do - I’ll be two steps behind you

Wherever you go - and I’ll be there to remind you

That it only takes a minute of your precious time

To turn around, I’ll be two steps behind

Things done, to do, gonna do

Things Done...
Finally, added Google Adsense on my blog

Things To-do...
1. Work out...I ain't losing any weight...I hv to lose
2. Time/Task Management...esp when it comes to folding clothes...at the end of the day...there are still loads of clothes to be folded...n I so hate that
3. Stop Scratching my head...(added just for the heck of it)
4. Getting used to work again (as in resume office n work) and Getting up early (there is a loudest NOOOOOOOOOO playing in my head)
5. Writing a blog on mummu

Things gonna-do...
Like right now...Things, well actually in singular... the "Thing" that I m gonna do...is


Go off to sleep...zzzzzzzzzzzz
in My end of the world its pretty late in the night... :) n both Su n Mummu are fast asleep...

This ones for Mum...

Whenever I m on my own...that means...whenever Mummu is less of a prankster...or sleeping...n she cuts me a slack...I flashback to the beginning of my pregnancy and remember all the things that mum had said...n so many things were really original...coming straight from her...n I haven't heard that from anyone else...
1. Mum asked me to buy myself a new plant...n take care of it...
I love plants...n I bought home an Aloe Vera plant that still stands beautifully...
Now I understood why...not a pet but a plant...
The beauty of her theory was, when ur happy n gay u will take care of the plant no matter what...u will water it n keep it in the sun or protect it from loads of rains...but when ur upset for days on end, wud u do the same n exactly with the same emotions like the time when u were happy???
I rmrb being upset for smallest of small reasons(all of which were wrong...but I was pregnant remember...n highly touchy too) n being upset for dayz on end...
Those were the days when I wudn't even bother to look at the plant let alone water it...Thankfully the plant didn't give up on me...
To cut a long story short...via the plant I learnt n important lesson...whether happy or sad...a parent should reflect with ONLY happiness/joy towards their baby

And the Name is...

Mummu "Di"........
Yes a Baby Girl...Su n I have a beautiful daughter...( I know I should have conveyed it much earlier...but what the heck...its just 5 months now :) n I was planning to write this one up when Mummu was gonna complete 6 months...so that way I m early aint I?)
Thank God for that...
Sorry (to my gal friends and the Chinese Calendar and all the millions of strangers) who were so sure that I will have a baby Boy...Esp the strangers...who didn't stop at justifying why they thought so...Like for instance
i. You have become dark...( n you know how rude it sounds in Hindi)
Me Thinks: So what???
ii. You are TOO active...
Me Thinks: oh hello...68 kgs...n then the weighing scale dangerously inching away closer to 75's n do u suggest I should just hog n stay put???
iii. You are less picky n choosy about what you eat
Me Thinks: Ask my Mother...She will throw the Biggest Pan at you if you even mention U of Upma (that was the ONLY thing I would crave for thats the ONLY thing she had cook for months together...)
iv. You have a perfectly round n Straight Stomach
Me Thinks: hmmmm now if the theory is right...how should ones Tummy be if there was a baby gal in question...watever...

Anyways...
But the good news is my baby is healthy(touchwood) n active (touchwood) too n very beautiful too, one might say...all babies are..n I agree all babies are beautiful...but mine is a lil more beautiful than the rest ;)
n we named her something that means First ray of Sun...

I like...

5 Things that I like ...

i. When I log on to Yahoo/Orkut...or rather after I have logged on to Yahoo/Orkut...Finding a mail from my 2 dear friends(thats on yahoo) n finding loads of scraps(thats on Orkut)

ii. Reading blogs (that should be added on my "I Love" list)

iii. Asking Questions n esp "do you have an discount offer on this?"

iv. Calling up far fetched friends/Cousins n yapping with them

v. Multitasking...