Aisha's First B'day

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Picture Perfect

Star of the Day

Birthday Cake With cousin Alaina & Genu mashaan

Aisha's first Birthday.............

Venue: Wonderfully decorated Golden Lawn restaurant.

Evening Hosted by: my cousin Cybil & Aisha's fabulous Dad

Count of Guests: Attended in full force by family & friends (We were truly touched that most could make it) (we missed a few of our very close friends) & I missed Aisha's Gilly Mama :-(

Star of the Day: Undoubtedly the Birthday Girl

Regrets: We missed arranging a photographer :-(

Well, Aisha' s birthday was celebrated & how........

It is indeed true that happiness multiplies when shared & truly, our joy doubled as all family & friends attended Aisha's birthday in full force.Aisha played the perfect Birthday Girl & clapped all the way as everybody sang the Happy Birthday Song :-) Sitting pretty in her cream & pink dress our little girl looked like a princess. Her Nana gifted her a cute yellow dress which she is wearing in the pic above. Friends Tanisha, Yashi, Sakshi, Siddhant (my prospective son-in-law :-)) and her little cousins Alaina and Diya (just a few months younger than her) added to the bacchhaa gang :-) I missed my darling Aarushi. (That's my first baby-whom I am a self proclaimed God Mother to)

I feel happy that my girl had a wonderful first birthday .

Thanks to my cousins Jocelyn, Cybil, Andrea & aunt Luiza who helped us with organising the games & my husband who drove the entire show & did most of the running around organising the party.

All about First Times

A smile that could warm anyone’s heart……………….
A tiny fist……….you’d want all the beautiful things in the world to fill that tiny palm.
A million stars put together could not equate the twinkle in her eyes.
& just as those lips came together & she blurted out a mummmaah!!!!
A mother was born.

That’s how I felt when Aisha called me Mamma the first time……….26th March’2009
I have to admit that I was overjoyed to hear those words and nothing else compared to the sound of “Mamma” from my baby’s lips.


I know I was overjoyed to know that my mom had a record of the day I first smiled & I had decided to note down the milestones of my little girl one by one.

I may have missed some but I have many to share with her.

The first time she looked at me eye to eye………23rd September’2008
The first time she smiled……….30th September’2008
The day we pierced her ears, 14th November’2008 ...children’s day (the pic above is taken on the same day)
The first time she called out to her father “Dada”………12th April 2009, Easter Sunday…twice
Her first tooth appeared sometime before her birthday
The first time she called out to her “Titin”……”Maami”, 30th August (right after she got married J)
Her curly locks were cut on 2nd October'2009 coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti (See the before & after pcis)

& there are first times which just happened & kept me amazed & ecstatic

Like the first time she looked me in the eye & smiled at me while still suckling J

Her first attempt to hold on to something & stand………

Her first word….....Maamm

Her first accomplishment – when she tugged at my hair & found a strand in her palm J

There are many such First times & many more achievements. It has been wonderful watching her grow……& I know for sure she’s my surprise package who’ll have many facets to herself & all of which are going to be a delight.

This is for My Candy girl………my butterfly…..my lil girl………

my pretty angel……….my kuku girl…………my baby……My Aisha!

Ode to our Beloved

The Apple of my Eye.... the cherry on the Pie,

She's the jewel of the Ocean...Her dada's magic potion.

Her Mamma's little toy.....she has filled our lives with joy!

I wanted to name her Pia which means Beloved & these three lines I coined a week after Aisha was born. My ode to Our Beloved

My Wake-Up call

This piece & all that I write from today is because of my very dear friend. That's why I call this my "Wake Up call"

It is only because of her that I decided I had to take the time to write.......inch by inch.....creating pages etched with my thoughts in black & white.

These thoughts which will by far be my best companion. Thanks Push.