Here's a post on Aadya from the mother :)
When I open the refrigerator, for the 100th time and stare at it with amazement at all the stuff inside, deeply contemplating what was THE ingredient I'd actually opened it for, silently praying to overcome this phase of short term memory loss ,look up and see a lovely photo of you smiling like a winged cherub, dear baby " you are the reason I've turned forgetful"
When I open the refrigerator, for the 100th time and stare at it with amazement at all the stuff inside, deeply contemplating what was THE ingredient I'd actually opened it for, silently praying to overcome this phase of short term memory loss ,look up and see a lovely photo of you smiling like a winged cherub, dear baby " you are the reason I've turned forgetful"
When for the fifth
time your dad says " you should learn to arrange things more neatly, learn
from your MIL" and I agree with a half nod knowing that its next to
impossible with the little brat who enjoys kitchen utensils, charging cables
more than innumerable toys, my little girl ,"you are the reason, the house
is clean as per my standards"
When
I prostrate in front of God, deep in prayer thanking Him for THE little gift,
only to wake up to the fact my head just received the blow from the bell that
slipped from your little hand, my dd "you are the reason my prayers are
short
When someone fondly
says, " wow she's just a Xerox of her dad" and I go digging every
childhood photo of mine hoping to find at least one similarity between us, my
dd " you are the reason I've started to relive my childhood again"
When at the end of
your nap, you wake up cranky and fussy and whine to glory sending cacophonic delta
waves to my otherwise sluggish brain, jolting me from my deep sleep, my little
monkey, " you are the reason I've mastered the art of power nap"
When I finally sit
with a book to my hand, hoping to complete reading it at least by the end of
this year, midway realize some pages to be missing and it dawns to me that the
half-bitten pages are in your tummy, my little devil, " you are the reason
I've moved to eBooks"
Having said all of it
my baby girl " you are the reason, my days are better, my nights are
longer but above all my life is beautiful, thank you.
