Bangalore Roller Coaster

Life as a mother is pretty demanding and much more rewarding. First time parenting was hard for us. We were scared, the baby was sooo small and delicate and we just didn't know what to do every time she cried. We wanted things to be perfect for her.. if the doctor said she should feed every 3 hours, we would worry if she asked for her feed early.. if she slept through a feed we would panic again. If she cried, we would rock her and carry her around trying to soothe her. As a result we were always on tenterhooks and also tired by the end of the day trying to do everything RIGHT. We pampered her no end, bought her so many toys but hardly found the time to play with all of them. She wanted us, our time and our warmth.... and she was happy to be with us. The toys were for us :) Every milestone she reached was a joy for us and we prided in her growing up so well. When she started eating solids, we wanted her to learn to eat soon.. and to eat everything and to finish all that was put in ...

My friends have been asking me where did I vanish and this post is for all my friends who read my blog. Thanks for being there for me and checking on me through phone calls and mails. Last few months have been so much fun. Away from work, playing with both my daughters and watching them bond with each other has been good and relaxing, to the extent that I have even had second thoughts of going back to work. But let me get back to work before I decide on anything. Jahnavi has been a darling and she has been on her best behaviour, even when she had chickenpox, she never troubled me and miraculously I did not contract it from her. Now I am vaccinated and would like to warn all adults who have not had chickenpox to get themselves vaccinated . It is awful when you get it as an adult and it leaves a lot of scars. Ananya has had her phases but on the whole she has been a great big sis. She has matured into an elder sister while she is still a baby technically speaking. Her LKG is done with...