Reality Bites-- Ouch!

Kids can be too honest sometimes.. too honest for our comfort.
Was having a simple game of identifying colours with Akshara. She identified all colours on her dress and then on mine, then she pointed to my nose and I asked her which colour, she thought for a while and to save some grace I offered "Brown? " , she bluntly said "NO, Black!" ! :-|

I offered her other choices dark brown, wheatish cream, but she would not budge! I finally had to relent to her choice of Black!

The sheep sings off with her 3 bags of wool! :)

Break time

Sometimes your body just gives up on you..no matter what the mind says. It had been one hell of a hectic week/month and it continues to be so. First the exam then lots of in house guests, then the maid leaving amidst chaos, Akshara's birthday+her falling sick and my work has left me completely exhausted.

I want to get transported to Maldives(Duh! In my dreams!) :) Okay, I am ready to settle down for any calm, serene, seashore place with pleasant weather and no one to disturb. I need a break! I need some sleep, and am dying to laze around with yum dishes being served time to time. Ironically, I also want to badly hit the gym, with vengeance, its been a month since my last visit!


Best part is there still is a feel good to all that happened, I could successfully survive through all the madness and get things done of course with lots of help and support from N. He must be equally exhausted. Come on N, lets go go go!! :)

Silence

The smile on your face let's me know that you need me


There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me

The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall

You say it best when you say nothing at all

-Ronan Keating
  A song that touches your soul everytime you hear it, with such superlative lyrics, and the music to die for.   Silence can do things for you which a 1000 words cant, its golden and its also shattering. It hurts more when you dont say a thing.   After 2 weeks of working from home, today when leaving for work, my daughter didn't even say a bye, her silent look which said a lot of things to me, will leave me guilty for the rest of the day till I pick her up again. I wouldn't have felt as bad if she had just cried or got angry, cause it was expected. She did none of that. She didn't say a thing.

My Princess turns 3!

3 years? Already? With so much happening around in the daily humdrum, the time just seems to fly, which I know obviously is not the case. Time going at its own pace, and we are the ones hurrying up . Here's taking a minute to relive the wonderful journey so far.

From her birth till she turned one, I was so looking forward for her to grow up fast, to start talking, walking, running and lots of other stuff.

Second year was total joy ride filled with all her antics and a new event every other day. She started expressing, going to school, learning new things , making new friends.

The third year just flew by, me trying to cling on to any babyness that's still left in her. She is fast becoming independent, being able to clearly communicate what she wants( and not) making it so much more easier(or tougher?) for me. I no longer have to guess what my lil baby is going through and trying to communicate through her wails. I actually miss that, the feeling of triumph when we actually nail the problem and make the lil one happy. Now the only challenge thats left is to try to convince her to do what I want or do things my way( occassional occassion that is!)
Her charming innocence, so precious that I want her to be this way all her life. The here to stay cry-to-get-things-done manipulation is still bearable. My lil baby growing to a lil girl has lots of new interests, activities and tastes. She can spend minutes(if not hours) before the mirror admiring herself, making faces. She wouldn't step out of the house unless she is satisfied with the way she looks, her dress, matching bindi and bangles and clips.. the list goes on. She is a big show off :) (Her teacher commented in last PTM that she shows off her dress every other day )
She loves to dance, enjoys music, watches movies(of her choice , of course!) , loves to travel and is a big foodie! She loves to try different dishes which appeal to her eye and she is only making me a better cook by each day. Fish and eggs being her favorites, she has also just started to develop a sweet tooth(She can lick the chocolate sauce clean).

These days she has acquired a new quality, feeling shy in a very feminine way. The moment she is shy, she closes her face with her tiny hands and looks askance which is like a typical 'Adaa' and very unlike me(Sigh!)!

The best part for me is she is absolutely adaptive and accommodative. I put her in to any situation and she adapts like magic. She lets me be, lets me work, pursue hobbies, study, go gymming, cooking and travelling. She blends in to my routine without causing any glitches and also seems to enjoy herself.

God Bless you my sweetheart, with all the happiness in the world and best of health. I will try my best to fulfill God's blessings :) and I will make sure you enjoy your day tomorrow and the whole year ahead. Love you sweety.