My lil birdie chose to sing a rhyme on Sunday & it was the best cooing I have ever heard.
If you could visualize the scene you’d know what I was talking about.
It’s like watching a lil bird sing its own song & though you don’t understand their language you just love listening to them. Watching them flap their wings & chirp away & then breaking into a cooing & again fluttering their wings while on the branch of a tree.
It’s a pure delight!
Aisha was close to that….just that she had her hands waving instead of wings. She chose to move around the whole house yesterday while cooing “Akkkaa-Kukkoo-Akkkaa-Kukkoo” Those tiny lips pouting to perfection while letting out her “kukkoo”.
You know what I mean???
And then, each time she’d want to grab onto something that she shouldn’t I surprised her by imitating her own cooing & there she’d go all over again. That reminds me I should get her do that again & keep a record of it!
Why did i post this??? Well, I found it super cute! & I enjoyed every bit of Akka-Kukkoo :-) It get's a 5ver from me!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Footprints on my Heart
Since the time that Aisha was born I had tracked all of her milestones very closely.
Was she able to focus & smile……Is she able to grasp things in her hand…….when will she sit…..& then when will she stand……phew……I must thank my family to have been so patient & bearing with me as I drove everyone nuts by all my questions revolving around the right time to sit & the right time to stand and the right time to walk. Thanks to babycentre.com which feeds you with so much information on the development of your child.
Well……….Aisha’s been a RockStar so far! Why RockStar????? Well, no specific reason…..it’s just that….she Rocked my Life!
She did achieve all of her milestones well within the desired timeframe……….however she chose to take it easy with her walking.
I remember hoping & hoping that she’d walk for her first birthday……& no she did not. She’d stand without support but not walk. I must admit I was disappointed and was at peace only when I got to know that my friend’s daughter just 15 days senior to Aisha was not walking yet! Alright…..whatever! Which parent wouldn’t be anxious to see those two tiny feet in action?
Well, Thanks to my sis-in-law & my friends who gifted Aisha a walker & a cycle respectively. The walker …..a very colorful lion on wheels with a nose full of music kept Aisha engrossed for quite a few days. She’d push him along as long as the music played and then she’d stop and press the lion’s nose & just sit by his side. Alternatively she’d push the cycle and again stop when the music stopped :-/ This went on for another week after her birthday…….Aisha was 1 year & 1 week old and she just refused to walk……..Another week passed by but of course with some surprises as Aisha could stand without support & very easily that too.
It was in the third week of her thirteenth month and thankfully a weekend when Aisha just decided to take a few steps right behind my back. In a fraction of a second Aisha had walked away from me to the bed a good 4 little steps & she chose to do it while I wasn’t looking……but she had walked!!!!! If you could see me smile……you’d feel that I looked very awkward with a smile that touched my ears….but Aisha had walked…..and they were her first few steps ……the path breaker to her independence. From that day Aisha was practicing her new found skill and was quite enjoying herself. I remember that weekend as Aisha walked 4 steps & then another 5 steps & then she’d go about 6 steps…..it was a thrill to see her walk. It was the very next day when I got home from work and sat myself down after a nice shower to play with her that she stood up on her two feet ……and I instantaneously spread my arms welcoming her. What ensued brought me sheer bliss. Aisha with her tiny wobbly legs…….her beautiful pink feet, a smile that warmed my heart and those ever expressive eyes had walked right into my arms……….My little girl had walked……..and what a present to her mommy. She had walked right into my arms and left footprints on my heart.
..................................The wait was worth it.
Was she able to focus & smile……Is she able to grasp things in her hand…….when will she sit…..& then when will she stand……phew……I must thank my family to have been so patient & bearing with me as I drove everyone nuts by all my questions revolving around the right time to sit & the right time to stand and the right time to walk. Thanks to babycentre.com which feeds you with so much information on the development of your child.
Well……….Aisha’s been a RockStar so far! Why RockStar????? Well, no specific reason…..it’s just that….she Rocked my Life!
She did achieve all of her milestones well within the desired timeframe……….however she chose to take it easy with her walking.
I remember hoping & hoping that she’d walk for her first birthday……& no she did not. She’d stand without support but not walk. I must admit I was disappointed and was at peace only when I got to know that my friend’s daughter just 15 days senior to Aisha was not walking yet! Alright…..whatever! Which parent wouldn’t be anxious to see those two tiny feet in action?
Well, Thanks to my sis-in-law & my friends who gifted Aisha a walker & a cycle respectively. The walker …..a very colorful lion on wheels with a nose full of music kept Aisha engrossed for quite a few days. She’d push him along as long as the music played and then she’d stop and press the lion’s nose & just sit by his side. Alternatively she’d push the cycle and again stop when the music stopped :-/ This went on for another week after her birthday…….Aisha was 1 year & 1 week old and she just refused to walk……..Another week passed by but of course with some surprises as Aisha could stand without support & very easily that too.
It was in the third week of her thirteenth month and thankfully a weekend when Aisha just decided to take a few steps right behind my back. In a fraction of a second Aisha had walked away from me to the bed a good 4 little steps & she chose to do it while I wasn’t looking……but she had walked!!!!! If you could see me smile……you’d feel that I looked very awkward with a smile that touched my ears….but Aisha had walked…..and they were her first few steps ……the path breaker to her independence. From that day Aisha was practicing her new found skill and was quite enjoying herself. I remember that weekend as Aisha walked 4 steps & then another 5 steps & then she’d go about 6 steps…..it was a thrill to see her walk. It was the very next day when I got home from work and sat myself down after a nice shower to play with her that she stood up on her two feet ……and I instantaneously spread my arms welcoming her. What ensued brought me sheer bliss. Aisha with her tiny wobbly legs…….her beautiful pink feet, a smile that warmed my heart and those ever expressive eyes had walked right into my arms……….My little girl had walked……..and what a present to her mommy. She had walked right into my arms and left footprints on my heart.
..................................The wait was worth it.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Work Hard-Party Harder
Whenever I came across the term "Work Hard-Party Harder" It's always brought a smile on my face. And the very reason is that I completely & totally believe in that term.
“I have Friends at Work” is one parameter that contributes to Employee Engagement.
For me…..it means a great deal.
Not just as one parameter but much more than that.
I was speaking to a colleague the other day about how some of my best years at Mastek were when I was based out of Mahape. I worked the best & I had my share of great times.
When she asked my why??? I told her that I had a great set of friends there.
Breakfast at 8:45am……..Coffee break at 11:00am Lunch at 12:30pm…..Chai at Sai at 4:00pm & board the bus at 5:30pm……& in between those breaks it was pure dedication to work. It was simple, it was easy, and it was Fun!!!!
Heard of Movies on Monday……….We’d wait for the weekend to get over so we could go and catch up a movie on Monday!!!
I realized that life does shower it’s kindness on us in many ways. The best being through the wonderful friends that you make.So this piece I dedicate to my friends
Pushpa: I cannot imagine life at Mastek without her. Today I can't imagine life without her. She is my Ideal Idol.
Anjana: In all probability, the first person to befriend me at Mastek & the one who ensured I never ate lunch alone.
Payal: Always makes me feel, look, be a lot younger than I actually am.
Sheela: Befriended me again……on the Mastek bus…but today the friendship means much more & what’s better I don’t even have to describe it. It is just there
Alfie: Alfred is probably the first guy (other than Manish) who I was completely at ease with. He made me feel good, he made me laugh, and he’s listen to all the crap I could give and a most importantly I could dance with him!. Sadly…guy’s change after they get hitched.
Swati: “Swati Ptail”….The Hara Rang Dala girl. Good gupshup partner, Great person to party with. Man! Could she dance?
Jesna: My friend before I joined Mastek. But, when we were while we were……..time spent with Jesna had plenty laughs, loads of gossip and lots of food. All in all; a 10 on 10.
Priya: The beautiful Mom with two of the most beautiful babies. We came together for work & then just became friends & I know it will stay that way
Kiran: The babe…super glam, super gal, super pal…..my bubbly, chirpy, girly pal
Candida, Ruchira, Shweta, Babita: if not for these girls…..i’d never know what fun Girlie outings could be. Thanks for adding to the number……I know what “More the merrier” means.
I don't intend to hurt anyone through this post but I just penned down what came to my mind and have not thought through while writing what is written.So what I have written is as I felt it & it is true.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Aisha's First B'day
Invite
Picture Perfect
Star of the Day 
Birthday Cake
With cousin Alaina & Genu mashaan
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)
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 BelovedMy 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.
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