Boots story 1
We are at a store to buy a pair of boots for Ritu. It is a difficult task to get her try something new as she has an aversion to new stuff. This day though she was willing to try one pair. After wearing we asked her to try walking in that. After walking few steps, she comes back and says in a matter-of-fact way," Kollilla..Grip illa" (it is not good. It doesn't have grip)
Boot story 2
We stopped at a store on our way to a friend's place to visit his newborn baby. After we were done shopping for the baby, we passed by the shoe department and and I told hubby I need to get a pair...
We were blessed with another angel on Aug 8th. This time around we had a plan. I wanted to try a normal delivery if that was possible. But in case this girl follows her sister's footsteps and decides that it's really cozy inside...
This year is going to be extra special for us as a family as we are getting ready to welcome a little one. Ritu is all excited and can't wait to see her little sister who is due on Aug 8th. The desperation is so high that one night when she came to know her friend's mom has delivered a baby,...
Ritu calls me by different names. She calls me Amma, mumma, ammi, mommy, Arya, muchukku( I sometimes call her that and now she calls me back) and so on. One morning, I was brushing my teeth. Ritu, who just woke up from her sleep, came to...
To live as the heart desires,
And to be encompassed in love.
To live in gratitude
And to have freedom in all facets.
Isn't that enough
And more than enoug...
I pray for you to be a free spirited soul
But for that I have to pray for myself.
To be your fellowman not a dictator.
To be gentle on your mistakes,
So you get to learn from them.
To be an observer of butterfly emerging of cocoon,
And not dampen the spirits by being a helper.
To have the...
Ritu is used to eating Indian breakfast almost every single morning. We give her dry cereals only as a snack during our road trips or whenever we want her to sit in her stroller for sometime.
When we go on road trips, we spent long...