Showing posts with label Nostalgia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nostalgia. Show all posts
Friday, January 4, 2008
A Year gone by........
Looking back at year 2007,it was one that had a lot of anticipations, hopes, and fears, learning, a lot of understanding and the best one, being a mother.
If I just look back to last year this time - I was counting days, hours and minutes to my due date. The date given was 7 Jan but people around put me into the waiting mode right from mid December. So by the time it was Jan I just wanted things to happen soon. But the little devil that Jelly is, she decided to come only a day prior to my due date.
Becoming a mother just put me on a roller-coaster ride. Plenty of ups and downs and unexpected twists and turns (Sigh!!!!!) I know that this is just the starting phase and I have a lot more to see and experience.
Its been a year since my dear “SM” gradually transformed from a totally silent person to the “Dad” who sings and dances for his daughter (LOL) It’s a big shock for me cause for the 8-9 years that I have known him, its unlike him to hum a song or tap his feet to some music. If ever he did hum a song it would be when only the both of us were around. But now I truly cherish those moments when “Jelly” would be cranky at meal times and just to make her laugh and eat her food he would try to shake his body to the tunes of Himesh Reshamiya, Kailash Kher and many more like that.
He gets angry with “Jelly” when she gets a little too fussy or irritated. But if I get a little angry on her or scold her when she gets unruly, he scolds me saying ‘Why are you getting angry on my poor darling, she‘s only a baby….”(Uff!!!!!!)
“Jelly” is going to be a year old this weekend and it just feels like a few moments ago I had her in my hands for the very first time. She hates crowds and so we thought of sparing her from the pain of a “Birthday Party”. It’s just going to be a silent day with just both the set of grandparents and us(something she truly enjoys the most)
As we are already nearing the first weekend of this year I look forward to a year in which “Jelly” would become a more independent than the previous year. She would learn to take life in the best way. Learn many more new things, be able to express herself better, and most important grow up to be a great human being.
"Happy New Year" everyone……………
Monday, December 3, 2007
A Walk Down Memory Lane..........Part 2(contd....)
I’m back with my "second month" updates…………..been a little busy….. Had a lot of places to explore in the kitchen, dining and dressing areas of the house…
Coming back to the updates - After a long and tiring bath the time would be right for a good nap and that’s when mom would go for her bath and grand mom for her daily chores. By the time they were done with their work and think about lunch I would start feeling hungry and cry out loud for my feed. From then on, I would love to be with mom, plenty of feeding and plenty of nappy changing work for mom and granny - hehe.
When mom would sit for her lunch in the noon I would feel a little left out as to why I have to drink only milk and they get to eat a variety of colorful things everyday. So again a reason for me to test the power of my lungs and this time I would not stop till she left her food and come to my side ;-)
Post lunch I would have a nap and that’s when mom would get a bad idea to take some much needed rest…….how can she think of something like that??????? So yet again am in my usual playful mood and would not allow her to sleep :D
Most of the evenings would go by in seeing a whole lot of new faces who would come to see me and mom and they would never come empty handed ……there was either some dress or toys or some accessories for me (yippe!!! mom never got anything). So many strangers came by and despite mom and granny giving a hint to them that I preferred being on the bed and would cry, they would carry me and I had no other other option but cry.
Night or rather late evening I would start feeling restless cause I knew that mom and granny would try to put me to sleep through the night and that’s something I just hated (actually I hate it even today). So both mom's and granny’s nights would be a flurry of activity of mainly trying to put me to sleep and get some rest……...Something, which they would not have got through the whole day. And the by the time they would have achieved this they would have lost their sleep (probably by 3-4 in the morning). I would be tired after the whole ordeal and have a very peaceful and deep sleep.
Hey I forgot to put in the best part of my day………when “Dad“ would drop in on the way from work and call me all funny sounding names. Oh!!!!!!!! I would just love those moments when I would just keep looking into his face and he would ask me how my day was……..Wish I could tell him how much of a havoc I created during the day and night for poor mom and granny. And above all how much I missed you “Dad “ through the day………….
Coming back to the updates - After a long and tiring bath the time would be right for a good nap and that’s when mom would go for her bath and grand mom for her daily chores. By the time they were done with their work and think about lunch I would start feeling hungry and cry out loud for my feed. From then on, I would love to be with mom, plenty of feeding and plenty of nappy changing work for mom and granny - hehe.
When mom would sit for her lunch in the noon I would feel a little left out as to why I have to drink only milk and they get to eat a variety of colorful things everyday. So again a reason for me to test the power of my lungs and this time I would not stop till she left her food and come to my side ;-)
Post lunch I would have a nap and that’s when mom would get a bad idea to take some much needed rest…….how can she think of something like that??????? So yet again am in my usual playful mood and would not allow her to sleep :D
Most of the evenings would go by in seeing a whole lot of new faces who would come to see me and mom and they would never come empty handed ……there was either some dress or toys or some accessories for me (yippe!!! mom never got anything). So many strangers came by and despite mom and granny giving a hint to them that I preferred being on the bed and would cry, they would carry me and I had no other other option but cry.
Night or rather late evening I would start feeling restless cause I knew that mom and granny would try to put me to sleep through the night and that’s something I just hated (actually I hate it even today). So both mom's and granny’s nights would be a flurry of activity of mainly trying to put me to sleep and get some rest……...Something, which they would not have got through the whole day. And the by the time they would have achieved this they would have lost their sleep (probably by 3-4 in the morning). I would be tired after the whole ordeal and have a very peaceful and deep sleep.
Hey I forgot to put in the best part of my day………when “Dad“ would drop in on the way from work and call me all funny sounding names. Oh!!!!!!!! I would just love those moments when I would just keep looking into his face and he would ask me how my day was……..Wish I could tell him how much of a havoc I created during the day and night for poor mom and granny. And above all how much I missed you “Dad “ through the day………….
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
A Walk Down Memory Lane..........Part 2
Hey guys………its me Jelly. Mom is a little too busy (rather lazy I would say) to put in a post about my second month updates. I seem to be the only person who is really free around so just thought of taking things into my own little hands.
By the time I entered the second month of my life, my parents had named me. Getting back to the updates by the time I was a month old I had settled down into a little more relaxed routine. I was totally relaxed but mom and granny looked really drained out and sleepy at all said times. I cannot understand why they kept telling everybody that I was not allowing them to get even an hour’s sleep neither in the day nor at nights.
A normal day in my life would begin somewhere around 6-7am. Mom would be all sleepy eyed when I woke up from my short nap and looked at her. She would just murmur something about not having a baby who loves to sleep. I would stretch out my little muscles which was tired after a night filled with activities and just look at mom and give her one of my best toothless smiles and there mom would just give me back one of her best smiles and just cuddle me and shower me with kisses……….(am I not a spoilt little brat)
After a feed and nappy change I would be ready to watch grand mom and grand dad do crazy things with their face and voice to make me smile. The spoilt brat that I am, I would try to act as though I’m not too impressed at their antics so that they do a bit more and there I would floor them with my toothless smile…………and there you will find them totally happy.
After entertaining them for sometime I would realize that mom is not to be seen around and as usual I would have no other option than to cry. There I would bring out the loudest of my voice and cry away to glory till mom runs to my side leaving her breakfast half finished to feed me.
Later in the day would be the time when I could exercise my lungs a little more….”Bath time”. Grand mom would apply oil and give me a bath and from the time she would start the process till I was put into fresh clothes and given a feed I would cry like there was no end to it………..but hey it was fun driving mom and grand mom mad.
Ok guys I’m getting a little too tired and sleepy I shall update the rest of my second month events tomorrow (yawn!!!!!)
(to be continued..........)
By the time I entered the second month of my life, my parents had named me. Getting back to the updates by the time I was a month old I had settled down into a little more relaxed routine. I was totally relaxed but mom and granny looked really drained out and sleepy at all said times. I cannot understand why they kept telling everybody that I was not allowing them to get even an hour’s sleep neither in the day nor at nights.
A normal day in my life would begin somewhere around 6-7am. Mom would be all sleepy eyed when I woke up from my short nap and looked at her. She would just murmur something about not having a baby who loves to sleep. I would stretch out my little muscles which was tired after a night filled with activities and just look at mom and give her one of my best toothless smiles and there mom would just give me back one of her best smiles and just cuddle me and shower me with kisses……….(am I not a spoilt little brat)
After a feed and nappy change I would be ready to watch grand mom and grand dad do crazy things with their face and voice to make me smile. The spoilt brat that I am, I would try to act as though I’m not too impressed at their antics so that they do a bit more and there I would floor them with my toothless smile…………and there you will find them totally happy.
After entertaining them for sometime I would realize that mom is not to be seen around and as usual I would have no other option than to cry. There I would bring out the loudest of my voice and cry away to glory till mom runs to my side leaving her breakfast half finished to feed me.
Later in the day would be the time when I could exercise my lungs a little more….”Bath time”. Grand mom would apply oil and give me a bath and from the time she would start the process till I was put into fresh clothes and given a feed I would cry like there was no end to it………..but hey it was fun driving mom and grand mom mad.
Ok guys I’m getting a little too tired and sleepy I shall update the rest of my second month events tomorrow (yawn!!!!!)
(to be continued..........)
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
A Nostalgic Day
November 14 is a day that brings a lot of nostalgic memories to my mind…………….”Children’s Day” .It takes me back to my school and college days.
Back at school it was a day we would start looking forward to probably from the beginning of the academic year. It was a day when we would get freedom from the boring routine of wearing a uniform to school, instead go wearing (ok ………flaunting) a colorful dress. Most of the times for me it would be a dress that mom would have stitched…so the reason to flaunt it was even more :D
Another reason to look forward to this day was to see how our dear old Teachers tried to keep us entertained throughout the day with different cultural program’s planned and executed by them. Adding a dash of seasoning to it was the games organized for us and the most anticipated event was a kind of trekking to the tiny forest kind of plantations used by the defense personel behind our school…………………..oh! those were some awesome days (sigh!!!!!)
College days were not as enjoyable as the school days. ……………But are still memorable ones. The day was celebrated with an ethnic name given to it “Gurukul”. Where the college was transformed into an ancient Gurukul kind of atmosphere .The common meeting area would be taken over by some huts made of hay and bamboo sticks. The college looked so adorable to look at. This was further highlighted with many music and dance programs planned and performed by our lecturer’s .I still remember one lecturer singing the famous song from the movie “Sharmili” which was originally sung by the legendry Kishore Kumar “Khilte hain gul yahan” But when the said lecturer sung it ,it turned out to be something like this “Khilte hain gulu yahan, milthe hain dilu yahan” We friend's still laugh out aloud at the very thought of it…………………….
Now I have started looking forward to this day again as I have a little angel in my life. I know she would have some similar experiences in the years to come. Just one hope that she would be able to know the importance of the day is just not limited to the fun she will have in school/college but to remember the great person “Jawaharlal Nehru “ who loved children beyond words can express and whose birthday is celebrated as “Children’s Day”.
Wake up the child in you atleast this day of the year "Happy Children's Day"
Back at school it was a day we would start looking forward to probably from the beginning of the academic year. It was a day when we would get freedom from the boring routine of wearing a uniform to school, instead go wearing (ok ………flaunting) a colorful dress. Most of the times for me it would be a dress that mom would have stitched…so the reason to flaunt it was even more :D
Another reason to look forward to this day was to see how our dear old Teachers tried to keep us entertained throughout the day with different cultural program’s planned and executed by them. Adding a dash of seasoning to it was the games organized for us and the most anticipated event was a kind of trekking to the tiny forest kind of plantations used by the defense personel behind our school…………………..oh! those were some awesome days (sigh!!!!!)
College days were not as enjoyable as the school days. ……………But are still memorable ones. The day was celebrated with an ethnic name given to it “Gurukul”. Where the college was transformed into an ancient Gurukul kind of atmosphere .The common meeting area would be taken over by some huts made of hay and bamboo sticks. The college looked so adorable to look at. This was further highlighted with many music and dance programs planned and performed by our lecturer’s .I still remember one lecturer singing the famous song from the movie “Sharmili” which was originally sung by the legendry Kishore Kumar “Khilte hain gul yahan” But when the said lecturer sung it ,it turned out to be something like this “Khilte hain gulu yahan, milthe hain dilu yahan” We friend's still laugh out aloud at the very thought of it…………………….
Now I have started looking forward to this day again as I have a little angel in my life. I know she would have some similar experiences in the years to come. Just one hope that she would be able to know the importance of the day is just not limited to the fun she will have in school/college but to remember the great person “Jawaharlal Nehru “ who loved children beyond words can express and whose birthday is celebrated as “Children’s Day”.
Wake up the child in you atleast this day of the year "Happy Children's Day"
Saturday, November 3, 2007
A Walk Down Memory Lane..........
A walk down memory lane…….
It’s been 10 months since Jelly has been a part of this world and it just feels like yesterday. These 10 months have taught me so many new lessons. It’s made me much more patient, more attached to someone than I have ever been {the only other exception being SM of course} and of cos - much more stressed out that I have ever been in my entire life……..
Let me bring out my experience of being a mom one month at a time. So here comes the experience of first month
Born on a cool January morning she was the most beautiful ray of sunshine that ever touched SM’s and my life. Oh!! How perfect nature’s creation looked…..She looked like a fluffy pink cotton candy too delicate to touch and just too irresistible to bite into :D
Ok, back to the main topic - she was the most peaceful baby around - not a whimper, not the slightest indication of the storm that was to start in a few hours. Like I said she was too good to be true. She did not want a feed or change for the whole day!!!!!!!! But I guess life has to come to a full circle. When I just started feeling proud of “what a silent “daughter I have, she brought me out of that trance with a terrific jolt. Once she started wailing in the evening there was no stopping her :(
From that day my sleepless nights and restless days started. She would never sleep at nights, she just kept wailing as though something was hurting her real bad. The days were no better either cause madam did not enjoy her bath one bit, right from the moment her bath started till she was fed after the ordeal, she would cry so loudly that my neighbors knew her bath time ;)
The moment she would sleep I would try to just stretch my aching muscles and get some rest, she would wake up wailing for a feed or a change….so in short the first month went by in getting used to a 24/7 schedule .Unfortunately that schedule still remains quite the same : (
Anybody out there who shares a similar experience? Please tell I’m not the only one who has had to go through this………………………..
It’s been 10 months since Jelly has been a part of this world and it just feels like yesterday. These 10 months have taught me so many new lessons. It’s made me much more patient, more attached to someone than I have ever been {the only other exception being SM of course} and of cos - much more stressed out that I have ever been in my entire life……..
Let me bring out my experience of being a mom one month at a time. So here comes the experience of first month
Born on a cool January morning she was the most beautiful ray of sunshine that ever touched SM’s and my life. Oh!! How perfect nature’s creation looked…..She looked like a fluffy pink cotton candy too delicate to touch and just too irresistible to bite into :D
Ok, back to the main topic - she was the most peaceful baby around - not a whimper, not the slightest indication of the storm that was to start in a few hours. Like I said she was too good to be true. She did not want a feed or change for the whole day!!!!!!!! But I guess life has to come to a full circle. When I just started feeling proud of “what a silent “daughter I have, she brought me out of that trance with a terrific jolt. Once she started wailing in the evening there was no stopping her :(
From that day my sleepless nights and restless days started. She would never sleep at nights, she just kept wailing as though something was hurting her real bad. The days were no better either cause madam did not enjoy her bath one bit, right from the moment her bath started till she was fed after the ordeal, she would cry so loudly that my neighbors knew her bath time ;)
The moment she would sleep I would try to just stretch my aching muscles and get some rest, she would wake up wailing for a feed or a change….so in short the first month went by in getting used to a 24/7 schedule .Unfortunately that schedule still remains quite the same : (
Anybody out there who shares a similar experience? Please tell I’m not the only one who has had to go through this………………………..
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