A Real Peacemaker

He is Sheehan. The name means 'peacemaker'. Indeed he is a peacemaker. Many a difficult relations have been settled down after his birth. He is a great entertainer. He becomes very busy when we have guests at home or when we are invited to someplace. He does not make any differentiation in known or unknown, male or female, young or aged. Everyone gets the same place with him and that is 'his friend'.

On 3rd August I took him to attend Annapurna puja. Every year I try to attend this puja as it plays a little sentimental issue, Om being born on Annapurna puja 2 yrs back. There he entertained all by beating the drum(dhol) and with all his cuties. When we were leaving for lunch everybody were already missing him. In the night we again attended the dinner out there and we got to hear that everybody was asking for him.

Om is very fortunate to get the love he is endowed with. Even a passerby showers him with affection. In the market when I am busy buying veg and others I cannot hold his hand all the time. And Om by nature drifts away, sometimes topples over but I always found somebody picking him up before me and brushing up all the dirts.

In my childhood I used to spend my sparetime with my next door neighbor. They had become relatives and I call them with such names too. Om has become a hot favourite with them too. They gather up all in the street to see him off when we leave my Mamma's place and awaits Om's next arrival.

Delicate Raya

Mamma, Mamma and Mamma....... that all she wants.
I thought I would keep abreast of Raya's activities but I am always out of time.

Well, Raya is almost crawling. She has started cooing ... first was Dadda... now she says tatta, nanna.....
She has taken on solid food nicely but yet to be taken to bottle milk. She denys to suck out from the bottle.
I had her ear pierced in the 7th month.
She wants to join her big brother in every action.

Holi 2009....Best Ever

It started off quitely... As we were away from home we arranged for small amounts of different colors ... just to serve the ritual and make Om aware of what holi is about. We applied colors in a very planned way. But Om was not satisfied. He wanted more... He picked up all the colors lying on the floor and started putting on himself.. Raya was a bit scared but slowly settled down with our colored faces.

Then came Tappu with lots of colors in his hand, as usual. He didnot even give us the time to change. We did not bother to change earlier as our holi was in a planned manner and mainly for the photoshoot. Soon we were fully colored. And Om ................. His kakka would throw colors at him. He accepted them with his head turned away... then turned his way with a broad smile and waited for the next color to be thrown again. We joined the other flat owners of the building we were staying in. Then Tappu took me and Om to his Nanny's. Om not only played with Nanny, Mum, Rik, Mesho but also with the neighbors who love him dearly. Many people who would not have touched colors gladly allowed themselves to be full with colors as they were being offered by Om.

In short, his Babba(even when he is used to vibrant holi at home), Nanny and Mum claimed that it was their best holi ever. JUST BECAUSE of OM.

He crossed his 2 yr Mark

OM behaved exactly as a B'day boy should behave... made everybody act on his orders.

He got up in the morning with all the gifts surrounding him. He was so overjoyed that he forgot to go to the loo and made his pant wet.

He got a bright bath robe from his Nany....
a sea beach set and a shape sorter foodballer blocks from his Pishiya....
a school bag, tiffin box, water bottle from his Mam as he is soon going start his schoolling....
a DVD of jungle book and crayons from his parents.....
4 formula car, a red ferrari, a bike, a baseball, a football, a rugby ball from his Kakka....

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... done with the long list of gifts

Since we were without the maid we were struggling to make everything right. I was struggling to visit the mandir with Om in the morning. But as the day progressed I realized that it was beyond my capacity and postponed the ritual till evening.

I cooked for him shak, fries, dal, fish head, fish, chatney, payesh. He had rasogolla too which is his favourite. I could arrange the blessing ceremony by 1-30p.p.m. when he was almost sleepy. But he carried out the ceremony peacefully. He could not finish his lunch though.

In the evening Tappu arrived with all his gifts and endowed him all around.
We all(Om, Raya, my husband, Tappu and me) visited the temple first and then went to Timezone which houses electronic rides of car, jeep, plane, helicopter, etc. at South City. Om enjoyed his hearts out and that was the only thing we wanted. We collected the B'day cake from the Cookie Jar out there and came back home.

Coming home we had the cake cutting occasion. Thereafter Om was too tired to finish his dinner and went off to sleep half stomach full. He hardly could realize that it was such an important day for him and obviously for us.

God may bless him with all the beauties of life.

Get Set Goooooooo.........

Trying hard to be back again. But I find myself short of words as I have been completely out of practice.

I need to put up a post urgently on Om as he crossed his 2 yr mark yesterday.

A belated happy B'Day to you Om.

My pillar of Strength

I think my husband also needs some space in this blog. He has undergone a major surgery recently and recovering. Strong medication is to be administered to him soon. Still he is the most sane person amongst us. And me... sometimes sane ... sometimes insane. Juggling with two small kids.. one of 3.5 months and the other of 1yr8.5 months and a husband in such state. I am worth a pat too ... aint I?

Words never sounded so sweet ever before

Om now speaks anything and everything. He uses the verbs appropriately. I wish I had some time to detail it. Storing them up offline so that I can post it when all this will be over.