Aekansh Diaries

The day you were born I can never forget the first look you gave me .. you looked terrified and pink ..your papa stood nearby and looked a bit worried as you forced your way out and then a slow smile lit up his face when you wailed to your hearts content.. I was almost passing out from the strain

I asked him .. n he said “he” . and I knew you would be a boy ever since you were in my tummy 😊

Id always thought of you as my little monkey when you were kicking inside me .. imagined you somewhat vague and there you were looking just like I had imagined .. and an uncanny resemblance to the poster baby I looked at all the while during pregnancy.

We were confused when you cried the first day and waiting for you to pee  … then you wet papa’s shirt .. BTW your papa slept like a log that night as if he had gone through labour and not me  

Just holding and carrying you was scary you were so tiny .. but so adorable.. no one could take their eyes off you. Your doting family was all around showering blessings

It was an experience feeding you ..mumma and baby both learning from each other .. some hits and misses and then we were comfortable ..  it was like bliss for both mumma and baby

You also loved being bundled up ..quietened down so beautifully and slept like a log..  who wouldn’t !

I was worried about sleepless nights once you came... but you stopped troubling mumma as soon as papa left .. cz u knew mumma was little desolate and lost

Ofcourse there were periods u switched your pattern and then waking you during the day became an exercise in itself .. unsuccessful of course 😊

Everyone said u looked like ur papa . tho I thought u looked a lot like me too ! I brought out my baby pics and showed everyone as evidence  :P

Your long fingers.. artistic ..I prophecied ud be a musician or artist.. papa said u had the fingers of an oncosurgeon … note.. not just a surgeon .. an oncosurgeon !!

You had such a serious look most of the times.. questioning .. rarely smiling … but when you began to smile we found you were a constant smiler.. which continues onto this day 😊

Massage was your weakness from day 1 … apne papa ka beta !! you were so fond of them we could soothe you n hold ur attention with our hands .. just hope u outlive them once ur older .. ur papa still hasn’t !!

Your dada dadi thought you were too innocent to be true in the beginning… they didn’t know what was coming !

Ur greetings were so exciting .. when id come back home ud demand to be picked up n ud do the slow smile n ur eyes would shine .. n ud feel the whole contour of my face with ur hands n then we’d knock heads,.. the most loving gesture .. and u still do that! except now u also bite my cheek .. n want to see my reaction .. when I yelp u laugh

If only everyone greeted each other like that the world would be a lovelier place

U gave me these looks of pure love .. just could feel waves of love flowing between us .. just magical .. and u were so unselfish with your greetings n smiles n attention ..

Makes me wonder when the wonder and the honest expressions and shining eyes disappear.. conditioning does this to us doesn’t it?

Ur secret language under ur breath ..like ur speaking “slytherin” or something … n then whispers of an unknown language .., some new language uv invented .. secretly I want u to have a language of ur own until its no longer acceptable…. Jargon as its called.. Id love communicating in our secret language .. Lets be different from the “muggles “😉

Ur papa’s fixation for your puddi .. don’t mind it !

You began doing this thing where you let out jungle like cries with your drumming your lips in the most adorable fashion … bub bub bub bub .. that was around 6^th month or so .. had everyone in splits .. and  you still do it at times when I mimic you and we are like the ape family :D

And you started saying “no no no no no “ with your neck going wildly from side to side till we thought ud get dizzy .. ud learnt to say no !! the most important skill isn’t it ! very intelligent !

U were so eloquent from 4 months of age ,..constant bab bab bab .. what were u trying to say Darling ? if only wed understand

When we did “shhh shhh” in the bathroom to make you pee u would look up highy amused n grin .. as if to say “ Why you making this funny sound?”

The day you played “hot hot” with roti .. touching n then letting go wid a start .. and doing it again ,… and again .. like you weren’t convinced it was really hot and needed to confirm it for yourself

Your hip swinging crawl .. like a little puppy .. and u’d crawl under the table and between our legs while we ate.. and then tug our clothes from beneath the table

The way the smile spreads on your face when u see someone/something you love and u practically run on your knees with such urgency

Ur drum playing .. was with such a flair .. and full of gusto

Drawers, doors, bathroom, kitchen cabinets, electric plugs .. electronics .. all of them .. laptop, cell phone .. tvc set top box .. u name it and u were obessed with it .. ur nani said u were behaving very much like a “boy”

Crazy about wheels ... you walked the walked and strolled the stroller

Evening stroll was a compulsory thing .. u became restless .. “You gotta take me out mumma !”… and then becoming all grim and strange once u were outside ., as if to say “ I don’t know you woman “

Ur love for the outdoors .. U going readily to that person’s arms who stood next to the door.. in hope of being carried down to the swing .. u just needed a carriage .. and u weren’t selective for the person at all .. u hated being confined to the 4 walls. . don’t we all?

Sleeping on the swing .. u were lost in the symphony of the swing and gave in to the rhythm n slept everytime u went for a swing, which was multiple times a day !

Pinching n pulling whatever u could find within reachable distance while u drank milk .. to the point of making ur mumma yelp.. ur mumma n papa n nanis n dadi bore the brunt with loads of pinch n scratch marks  .. n we had to make sure ur nails were blunt .. for our safety  

The bedroom chime .. with the birds and the fish .. you began your day looking straight up n slow smile lighting up ur face.. and then greeting them with a  “babba”

The way u got shaken up on tasting anything tangy .. like a current has run through you .. and spicy.. ur ears would turn red n ud be like “aaahhh” n no no no no no … wild neck swing

The first time u were told off by papa .. u just cowered down n curled your hair with your fingers.. and then slowly the sides of your lips drooped and u cried .. and our hearts just ,melted. how will we ever scold you darling.. ur too adorable for that

The first time u started walking holding the rails of the balcony .. ur tiny legs shaking under the strain .. n ur face lighting up like a bullb at your newest achievement

Soon u were lifting one leg whole off the ground as if to climb the bed.. all the time smiling with determination

U and ur satellite (walker).. how u tap danced in it everytime ur excited.. n run helter skelter like a little space man

Waking up smiling from ear to ear every morning,, how rare is that !

Combing your hair with the upside down comb, with that smile on your face

Going pink in the face with pressure and banging the potty seat and singing out bisyllables every morning

Ur monopoly over Naniji ki Silai machine.. no one but u could wheel it .. n wheel u did !

Naniji ka chashma , mala and newspaper .. and TV top box .. u irked her no end .. puling off her glasses, tearing her newspaper and God forbid , pulling the television wires so she missed her beloved serials !!:P

Unabashadely demanding attention .. crying with a loud wail if ignored and then that smile on being picked up

Being drugged on Phenargan ..lol.. eyes unfocussed and u so cute n unsteady .. even your bub bub bub were drawled out and slow.. ur head lolling from side to side .. u throwing ur head back n wailing , sleep crawling with eyes shut 😊

 Blowing bubbles into water with your mouth everytime we gave u ur sipper to drink from.. n smiling naughtily into the water !

Eagerness for bath time.. ur yellow tub in which u sat patiently waiting for the water to pour in .. gazing with wonder at the stream of water and trying to grasp it between your fingers..

Scampering about the bathroom in the water with that look of urgency on your face.. and wailing in anger every time u were extracted from the bathroom .. u revelled in the feel of water being poured on ur head and sat quite still enjoying it..

Biting Mumma n laughing .. looking up to see if she’d react.. that naughty look on n laughter in your eyes

The day u tried to catch the shadow of your palm with your fingers

You became a stickler for cleanliness and began wiping everything in site. The floor, the furniture , your legs, and ears. After a bath, you took the towel and dabbed your ears in a sophisticated manner..to everyones greatest amusemen. You had  great love for the jhadu

Scrunching up your nose to show your displeasure .. extremely adorable

Drinking imaginary tea in your cup making slurping sounds … and ur dadi teasing that hes learnt this from his mom only..haha .. and then raising the cup to mumma’s lips forcefully  again n again with a smile so you could see her  drink and make those slurping sounds as well !!

Poking and pushing your elder and “ much bigger” sisters ..trying to scare them by growling and making that scary face..  haha .. courageous to say the least .. and outrageously adorable

Your saying “Mama” for the first time. My heart was melting a little bit a time every time I heard that vowel .. God it was sweeter than the jingle of chimes in a rainforest … Id waited ages for it!

Feeding your mumma with a spoon .. and combing her hair .. when asked to .. n smiling that special determined smile while doing it

Lying down on the pillow and drawing the sheets on urself and putting yourself to bed.. when sleepy .. the most self reliant baby in the world !

Your gurgling belly shaking laughter.. With your shining eyes.. the loveliest sight and sound in the world.

Your daily bedtime ritual of grabbing mummas nose in sleepy state and rocking mumma’s head from side to side .. while bellowing tarzan like ! and then bending down n biting mummas nose… and laughing at her protests

Imitating everything monkey like from hello to flying kisses to High-five … Woohoo

Making sad faces when dadu is gone for a long time and crying with a loud wail if dadu leaves the house without you

Your love for wheels…Anything round and that rotated is your friend ! whether it be a cork on the bottle or a round utensil or wheel on pram or the cooker seetie !!

Now u are one year old and your big achievements are the days u stand without support.. we clap and egg u on everytime u haul urself up … uv been cruising around for long but now its time to let go !

You balanced holding onto heavy objects as do rope walkers .. and then u were walking one or two steps at a time .. the process was so elegant .. and soon u were doing the bear walk .. and sometimes the monkey walk too with ur lips scrunched up like a monkey and palms fisted on the side.. with ur head lolling from side to side

Ur appreciation for music and melody .. whether it be a poem or song or ghazal or even ur mummas amateurish violin ,.. u rocked ur head wildly and added ur own background score always to it.. and sometimes a tap tap tap  ..

Ur fondness for the temple .. ringing the bell and chanting mantras in ur own language .. every morning walking unsteadily towards it with a song on ur lips and then ringing the bells one in each hand .. sounded uncannily like “om jai jagdish”

Ur penchant for shrieking if a morsel of unwanted food is put in ur mouth … while u gleefully gulped down ice cream and lollipop and namkeen ..  and mangoes of course.. suddenly u had discovered ur ability to chew with those huge mango pieces!!

With you there’s only the language of hugs and belly shaking laughter and imagination and shining eyes and gibberish and ur innocence to brighten it all up .. I feel much better when I’m with u, my little angel.

Ur capers in the swimming pool .. the youngest member there at 1 year of age and a tenacious one .. u splayed wildly with all ur limbs.. like a little froggy..  so exuberant and delighted .. my water baby

The time u lay in the float in the water with ur legs up and had a light nap there ..being royally lazy.. and sunbathing .. ur expression seemed to say “ Nobody touch me .. im perfectly comfy right here  .. mwaahh  

Scratching ur ear with ur fingers .. realizing it was not very effective .. so pulling mumma’s finger and putting it into ur ear and tilting ur head to aid access.. ROFL

Same goes with unscrewing bottles and putting on the tv or winding ur toys .. u very purposefully hand over the responsibility … very aware of your limitations ..and wait with that expectant look in your eyes .. my darling

Playing big brother with little Shivaan .. rocking his chair singing aloud all the time .. poor thing was a bit shaky !

Being possessive .. wailing  when mumma took him in his arms .. even ur jealousy is so innocent it’s a pleasure to behold

Smiling ur most charming smile when shown a stern face .. knowing fully well uv been naughty and then gauging ur options..  ur belly laugh and then being naughty on purpose .. gauging the boundaries..  absolutely impossible to be mad at you.. my manipulative monkey

Hanging on to the dining table, the kitchen counter and knocking things off .. ur getting tall we know ! And more and more adventurous

Waiting for Papa’s call every evening , .. holding random objects to ur ear and saying “Papaah” in ur twinkly angelic voice

Climbing on mummas belly and flopping down and sleeping .. like a koala bear ..I love it

Headbanging when ur sleepy .. a very queer but clear way of letting mumma know what u want !

U want to climb stairs already .. lifting ur whole body with a flourish with each step … ur eyes shining once u reach the top of the stairs

You standing dangerously close to the balcony railings.. and sticking your head or leg out.. I don’t think the word “ fear” exists for you yet sweetheart..  haha .. to the point where ur nanaji had to rope the whole balcony.

Ur nonchalant expression at the first rain even as it thundered and shook.. as I said “No fear” ! my Achilles

Your solitary play in the sand bed ,, ur friendly gaze at the other kids.. like u were just pleased they were there.. no interference , just a sweet camaraderie.. u pouring that sand on ur hands and ur hair as if u couldn’t have enough of it ,.. yeah I know that’s where we belong sweetheart, not inside these concrete walls

The first time u signalled a full diaper to us by placing our hand on it , another milestone ! 

U trotting around on ur tiny legs .. almost like doing the dandi march ,, its like ur just ready to run .. and that war chant while u walk .. ur arms dancing away .. ur going to hurtle very soon into a run my love

Ur love for chai ,,.. lifting the saucer and slurping away . .and looking sideways with a naughty smile on ur lips..  not to mention other kinds of junk .. biscuits and lollipop .. much to the chagrin of ur mumma

You went on a throwing spree for a while .. everything that u picked up deserved to be out of the window .. haha .. were u setting those little things free ? u threw out a lot of idols from our mandir.. I told your nani “ ur grandson is a buddhist “..lol

Never ever wanting to be covered by a blanket.. kicking it off every night  ,incredibly irate by it ,  no matter the ambient temperature

Being messy with food .. layering it out all on the table and rubbing it all over urself with great precision .. only a tiny bit entering ur mouth ,,, rest of it decorating ur surroundings

Eating corn right off the cob .. after having observed us for a long time.. “Im not gonna eat mashed food forever Mumma!”

The day you walked right up to me as I sat on the floor watching u .. and gave me a loud and unexpected peck on the cheek

Your excitement at seeing mumma when she comes home translating into a lot of head banging .. well , that’s the way I express myself ! and then a lot of rolling and laughter and tickling and “peek a boo “ ..until u finally surrender to Mummas arms and fall asleep, .. of course u still pinch a lot while u feed .. Oww

Yet, its like a therapy session for ur mummas tired soul.. holding ur soft body in my arms .. Nothing,  and I mean nothing even comes close

The day we visited the nearby stream during the monsoons.. u walked into the water in determination dragging me in as well, and sat with ur face down , splashing hard and rubbing water on ur cheeks.. u dint need anyone then ,, it was just u and the water and the sky .. all u did was grunt and growl anytime u were prised away from the water.. oh and u trecked almost all the way to and fro .. I was proud of my tiny trecker  

The many other times we took u up into the hills,, you were a royal sport.. ur face lighting up at the sight of greenery and waterfalls,.. undaunted by the gushing waters, ud stride right in aggravated that u were being held back .. haha … uv got a vagabonds spirit my little one

Your penguin duck walk .. with ur arms flailing and ur gorilla calls… oh my lil cave man … its adorable to watch u walk … and the pat pat pat of ur feet

U running and coming to the door whenever mumma comes home.. urgent pat pat pat :D.. and then ud tilt ur head and watch the door.. culminating in ur coy smile ..

U strutting around in my bellies.. or bhaiyyas floaters… the largest shoes u can find.. u loved dragging about ur feet in them … then dragging the owners feet into those chappals..

Ur long discourses  in ur native language .. baby jargon .. which sounded many times like u telling us off … the strict way in which u delivered ur speeches,.. ending with a “bye”

Ur turning round and round on the spot at the very mention of “Ringa ringa roses” .. solo performance .. and then falling DOWN !

Ur singing “bababa” in tune with us when we recited poems in our sing song voice, till the very end .. with ur head nod nod nodding and swinging in tune.. my little maestro

Ur counting .. von, twoooo , thee … and then jump .. ur big sisters taught u that when they jumped .. and u picked up so quick.. now every jump would be preceded by a twooo .. a warning call to us all !

The way u bit into fruit and then chewed it leisurely and saved a bit in ur mouth … just like pixie, our hamster

Ur multiple falls per day ,. Then doing “pittie” to the inciting object ..like when u fell off the stool u gave it a good telling off and a good thump and gazed crossly at it for a long time

When u brought ur nani her medicine box, put them in her mouth , and then brought her a glass of water.. my heart melted and cried right there !! My lil baby observing much more than his mumma ever did !

The days when u choose a particular syllable and stick onto it ,… Baba or Pa or Nana or Ma.. I adore the days when u select “Ma” .. its melodious to my ears my darling.. u call out Ma repeatedly in my direction … your eyes dancing

Your duck merri go round on the play ground .. ur new fav ride.. u growl everytime we try to lift u off it .. u ride merrily ur head bobbing as mumma sings rhymes to u . the most wonderful part of Mummas day .. when she comes home early and can take you down to see u play

Ur monkey phase … climbing on every raised surface possible .. head first .. ur forehead level and butts in the air .. the most adorable picture and u hoist ur little body triumphantly :D

Your keyboard and violin playing … ur head swinging with the melody of the songs .. as if u cn hardly stop urself .. ur in touch with ur inner rhythm my sweetheart ..

Getting up early in morning with a wide mickey mouse smile on ur face and going straight to where nani is praying .. and taking sugar from her .. subah subah muh meetha 😊

Being an avid chai lover .. u want a small noisy sip from everyones cup ,,ur face lighting up at the sight of tea tray being brought in

Ur whole act of pushing the microwave button seeing the door swing open placing ur bottle inside and then taking a cloth from the drawer and lifting it with the cloth :P .. cz uv seen all the big people doing it too …hahaha

Ur “ raising the eye brow “ act to draw attention to urself .. typical joey move..” How u doin’?” :D

When u started shuffling on ur buttocks ,, backwards!!, with that coy smile on ur lips

When u wanted to throw everything out of the drawer then assemble it again and then repeat the process again :D

When u did the exaggerated “Hudi Baba” for hot hot tea emulating our dear Firoza ..

When u got ur first hair cut from mausi .. and turned from mowgli to my Johnny bravo .. god mumma couldn’t take her eyes off you !! .. girls .. a heart throb is on the way !!         When u fiddled with mummas violin like a maestro after having watched mummy with it .. you would strike a cord to play the violin ..  and attacked mumma with the bow when asked back for it .. duelling like a sword .. laughing merrily all the time ..                

When u said “ Duddu Udhar hai “ did I imagine ur first 3 words ..of course they would be about ur favourite thing in the world .. milk !! Closely succeeded by  chai of course ..

Speaking of chai, ur tea drinking in great style ! What airs . With the slight shake and then the noisy sip ending with a satisfied Aah !!    

When u struck mummas laptop with a loud thump of the hand .. and lo and behold . The screen was upside down ! After much brainstorming found that alt ctrl and arrow in unison would lead to this .. u had managed to do this with one perfect blow      

When you held your little brothers hand and stroked his cheek lovingly .. and let him pull your hair patiently ..  

Of course you had that lonely haunted look when mumma paid more attention to ur baby brother … trying to put up a brave front and tugging at mumma trying to grab attention .. oh my baby                             

When you climbed with great gusto on Mannas cycle .. never mind your size versus the cycles .., lol ..

When you claimed the blue chair in your buas’ house … not allowing anyone else to even touch it let alone sit on it

When you get up in the morning and make those “SHH SHH “ sounds scrunching up ur nose cutely

When we brushed your teeth the first time ending with perfect rinsing of the mouth and a loud and glamorous spit .. just as you had seen elders do

Your shy smile the first time u saw your new blue bike .. clambering onto it at once … and then never letting go until sleep took over

The way you say Haa nodding your head … finally after all the No No .. an affirmative !!

When u learnt to say “ Bach” .. as in bas ..  with a cute finality .                       

When u said diddi.. with so much love soaked in it …. and followed her around like a lamb

When u mopped up ur Susu from the ground .. and then tugged ur pyjamas in discomfort with that disgusted look ..ur way of indicating wet pants ..  

When u played with papa all day but disowned him the moment mumma came home .. to the extent of shrieking every time papa even came close to mumma..my protector !!   

When u bang on our bathroom doors when we are inside .. repeatedly saying “ mumma” “papa” .. in your cute pup voice

When u banged ur head and then took mummas hand and placed it there so I could 

caress ur head .,. 

Doing kushti with gunnu bhaiiya ..hanging onto him and climbing on his back .. like a small monkey trying to outpower an elephant.. and then calling him “aao aao” like a challenge ..

When u sat still and alert while getting your first formal hair cut ..  looking like little 

HarryPotter with a black gown around ur shoulders ..  and emerged looking like 

“mc dreamy”

Whenever the door bell rang u had to ask the mandatory “kau hai” ? In ur cute little 

voice .. and then scamper to the door and receive the person.. 

When u laughed with glee as ur big sis jumped down from the window sill .. and u 

preparedfor a jump and then exercised caution at the last moment .. my samjhdar baby When u hoist ur puddi up for a climb so ur rear end is in the air for sometime before 

clambering up triumphantly.. 

When u said “Papa Gaye” wringing your hands wildly..

when u pointed at papa in theweddingportrait and said papa” but when asked about mumma u just crunched ur nose in confusion and wringed ur hands .. cute lil fella couldn’t 

recognise his mumma all decked up .. hehe .. 

Your blanket preference for the male species .. u just revering Gunnu  bhaiiya .. and 

Dadu :. Instructing dadu with ur sign language to open the sofa bed every night so u could play jump jump ..calling out “Daduuu” pouting ur cute lips .. 

Your joyful dancing with didi on garba and Bollywood music .. ur marvellous twists and 

butt shakes.. makings of a great dancer.. 

Your frantic calls to “Alexa “ Aaleja..the Amazon human voice .. to make her belt out songs .. imitating gunnu bhaiiya’s attempts .. 

The way u would eat readily and exclusively from Gunnus plate , to Gunnus joy and he’d smile and say “ye sirf mujhse hi kyun khata hai? “   

You trying to wear ur clothes on ur own and ending up with the pyjama legs dangling off ur head or both legs in the same hole .. but still persevering  and screaming if anyone 

tries to help u out with it .

 Loving the see saw and doing that cute ear to ear smile when put on it 

 “PAPIPA” for peppa pig ur first favourite cartoon in the world 

When u totally rocked the dance floor at the Panvel resort

.. leaving everyone awed by ur sense of rhythm..our lil Elvis .. 

When u banged ur forehead with mummas , then cackled with laughter and then rubbed 

mummas forehead too to soothe it !!.. Aww. U make my heart melt

When u walked hand in hand with dadu to the store daily evening to get ”chocky”. and 

ate it with great relish.. 

When u found your mewing toy cat and held onto her tail strongly hardly letting anyone else touch her.. and called her “Maaoo” with so much delight .. when we switched her off u would howl! 

When u scampered behind ur Didis all day long hardly willing to sleep lest u miss play time with them ! 

How much u love it when we smother you with kisses .. u cackle with laughter and it just tickles us so much !

How still and royally u sit on the barbers seat.. like u know exactly the purpose of ur 

being there .my cooperative baby 

When u sat at the centre of gunnubhaiyasgiant keyboard and played it not just with ur your cute hands but your cute bums as well..

When you said a loud and appreciative “Wow “ whenever Mumma or Nani wore nice colourful clothes

Oh u’d also learnt the art of checking girls out !!. ur eyes would rove from top to bottom before giving ur decision .. learnt it from ur dad, did u ? :P

 The warm gooey feeling I got when i watched my little hunk strut his stuff and wonder just how the girls would drool in a few years

 How every wheel or round object that rotates becomes the centre of ur attention for hours together ..

How every important object at home .. keys and TV remote and toiletries and of course all your cars nd trucks would be found in your chhoti cycle ki dikki.. lol .. sometimes the search would go on for days on end and then culminate in your dikki.. wev now learnt to look there first ! :P

when u started saying “ didi aao ne” .. “mumma chal ne”my gujju baby ..

when ur eyes were closing in slumber but u heard dadus voice and opened your eyes saying “daduuu” and clambered down from the bed wide awake .. ran to him and hugged his legs .. when dadu asked u to wear ur shoes(ur fav activity ) and u immediately called”didi”.. cz u two go together always for “chocky” and “juice”.. and when didi didn’t come u weren’t interested either 

when u acted out “Didi Gir gai” twenty times.. after didi fell off a chair

Tudao(so jao), taks(socks) , tus( shoes), kol (kholo)  , baby doi hai( soi hai) .. how tu tu(how do you do ), happy bday tu tu (happy birthday to you).

When nanu farted in front of u and u said “ dadu pupu “and laughed ur frothy laugh.. n u repeated it for anyone who would listen.. making him go red in the face . Ur like the fart alert in the house now  .

The times when ur on the brink of slumber and u just lie with ur eyes half open and murmur something softly and then doze off slowly .. I just lie next to u n wallow in ur softness

When u come running calling mumma or nani urgently and then plant a kiss on our faces.. the urgency was only to show love !

when u call out mummmaaa .. it’s. A bubbly fuzzy word spreading warmth through my spine ..

when u give papa multiple kisses on the phone and say” papa papa papa”.. it would be the same for him I’m guessing ..

 When u want to do garba in mummas arms .. ur head nodding in time to the music

When u banged banged banged on mummas bathroom door and ultimately locked it from outside ,. I was panicked and u could hear it and u started crying.. it was such a helpless moment ..

When u do googly woogly wooksh to Mummas cheeks ..

When u say”mumma che(chal) na, mumma kol(khol), carre(car), aaro(hello)    .

when U started running up n down stairs at top speed - the age of 2 years leaving ur didi  n mumma behind..

When u would see Mumma leaving in the morning .. so that ur lip would curl downward u would look down and then u would simper a little before breaking into a loud wail .. heart breaking for Mumma !!

When u singlemindedly became the duster incharge for ur didi’s board . So every time there was a hint of a scribble u would pounce and wipe it clean .. didi would wail”arey ye likhne hi nahi deta".. 

When you did the kaichi technique on your didis  cycle .. and successfully rode it up and down the hall in glee.. even giving ur didi a ride now and then but never giving up the cycle completely..The way you would take off one hand while doing the U turn so u had such a stud like look about my .. My Aamir from Jo jeeta wohi Sikandar”…mwwahh .. uv had an almost autistic enchantment for wheels and cars( Carre in your language). You kept your cars and Mr froggy in your basket and some chiku.. it was like ur Noahs ark .. you were so contented with your “little cycle world”.. and then when you slept you parked it right besides your bed !

When mummas arms and legs became your car tracks ..slowly and surely ur car would travel over the twists and bumps while u follow its movements closely

How u scamper straight for “TUS !!” at the slightest hint of going outside .. like they are ur magic broom or invisibility cloak and u can wander the world in them .. You esp loved wearing shoes 4 times ur size .. and strut around in them man like …

How u plant a kiss on Mumma’s cheek early morning .. You just bend over and give momma a peck .. and the day is just awesome then !!

How u rush to be lifted by Mumma when she comes home .. and give Mumma a warm soft hug and a peck on the cheek .. Gosh Is there any better feeling than this one?

Your 2^nd holi- You playing holi like Krishna .. a quiet smile on ur lips and a gleam in ur eye .. You were right at the centre where the tub of water was.. and yet you weren’t overwhelmed by the enthusiastic crowd.. you’d spray people with water now and then, or just watch proceedings with glee as people chased and dunked each other in water.. you’ve always been like this – Right in the centre of things and yet a tad “detatched” if I may say so .. How you so cheerfully accept a change in place and people and long periods of your parents absence, .. u’d say “Mumma gai” wringing your hands and that’s it.,..you’d look for what is  next best and have a ball anyway .. 

You are wonderful, my little one.. so much to learn from you !

2 years onwards- 

When you learnt to say Dadi chichertise .. (for exercise) .. such big words ..  when u said " koji (khujji) ho rahhhii hai " in Ur usual drawl and pointed to Ur foot .. and when Mumma applied emollient on it u liked sideways and said " takyu (thank you) Mumma" with the quiet smile on Ur lips .. mwaah ! When u said " Papa dump " and would jump straight into papas arms from the window-sill .. in first rains u and Ur manna didi enjoyed repeatedly jumping in "muddy puddles",. When u say " cook Mumma" for look Mumma .. when u called the makeshift tent "Ee house" treehouse from Peppa pig .. and then made that ur permanent home .. even peeing in it .. and then when u were told off for not telling u made ur trademark baby face and said "betroom me ! " .. and then as a matter of fact " eehouse ke baaar me "   
When u took fancy to a little girl at the swings and chased her around until she was almost freaking out ... ( His papas traits) ..when u tried to lick the Tooth paste gingerly with tip of ur tongue and then said" Hummy Hai" .. when u made Mumma play happy birthday again n again on her violin and wouldn't let her play anything else.. and then you took over and made Mumma and Nani sing happy birthday 10 times while u  attempted to play the violin  ... When u would diligently pee in the bushes whenever Ur down among the swings ..  and even when Ur wet pant indication was far from perfect at home u would be so averse to peeing in the pool .!! . u would scamper out and run to the "betroom" asap .. how u would imitate Nani doing "ommm" with Ur tiny tummy huffing and puffing ... When u were handed a crayon and ur hands would move automatically on walls and bedsheets and cupboards .. and when Mumma confronted u u aimed for mummas nose too .. almost as if ur little hands couldn't halt the round round thing they were doing .. 
when u would start doing a jig to every beat .and ur head and feet would tap tap tap .. . and demand to be picked up and rocked around by Mumma ..and then Mumma and u would waltz around the room on Lionel Richie or the beatles .. we'd both be dizzy by the end but we'd be loving it