It’s a GIRL….

again!!!
God loooovees me… i never ever thought i would have TWO girls… the more it sinks in now… the more i get drowned in thoughts of future filled with laughter , fun and silly fights over clothes, accesories and make up … ha!!!  Not that a boy would have been any less exciting.. but a [...]

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firsts… puzzle / hair do/ art

Here’s another set of her firsts …
FIRST 3 piece puzzle…

First two chotti ( pony )

She has been sketching zig zags for a while..they all been mostly slightly wavy lines.. nothing beats this one.. this one was her FIRST proper jhig jheg, as she calls it… see how beautifully the curves move up and down..no [...]

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greens..

i have always wanted to have a garden big enough to plant my own veggies… the idea of cooking everyday by simply picking up stuff available in the backyard is mind blowing, healthy, fulfilling and great fun. My favorite, Jamie Oliver of course, only reinforces that thought repeatedly with his books like Jamie at home [...]

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kunju’s POV

It’s wonderful how kids see things.. with a different perspective… she already was into finding shapes into everything and her point of view ( POV ) never ceases to amaze me. It often takes me a while to figure out why she is saying a particular thing, and with a little concentration and quick thinking, [...]

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Miss mismatch

I wish all of kunju’s maids who have ever looked after her could be reading this.. i am sure they would be most willing to pool in ALL their life time savings, spend for an international flight and fly all the way here, just to give kunju a thank you hug.
Since her birth, her [...]

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splish..splash..splosh!!

There are toys , there are books, there are cleaning instruments, there are friends, sketching and painting.. and then there is H2O. Kunju can make merry even with a small bowl of water… wiggling her little pretty fingers in them.. placing droplets on the floor making arbid designs…trying to somehow fit her little fist into [...]

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Smart slippery slide!!

See this smartly concealed slide in the baby section of Robinsons. It’s a slide in the centre and a display unit by its sides… I didnt even realise it was there until kunju started running into it, to slide.. One of the most functional , multi purpose entertainment unit i have seen i [...]

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first sketches..OMG!!

She completely shocked me with this crayon painting.. i drew a rabbit ( in red ) like i always do, and she took her purple crayon and painted the ears, eyes, lips, and feet on her own without me even asking her to hold a crayon while telling me each apart that she was [...]

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Sleeping Snow white Beauty and the..

baldy dwarf one and a half year old kunju sleeping…

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Lakdi ki kaathi..

Point out one Indian child who’s favorite song is not Lakdi ki kaathi?? Can you? i doubt it.. I don’t know what it is about that song.. there have been many songs with kids singing them , but this one definitely is an all time hit. Even in my own bachpan ( childhood ) i [...]

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