Pulling up..socks and all!

Sparsh pulled up on his own ....and he is practising vigrously holding on the the furniture and anything that he can get hold of!

Lil Santa!

Sparsh had his own lil celebration of playing santa this whole year...spreading happiness in our lives!

Jai Ho!

He is a born pandit. His day (as early as 5am) starts with his palms moving in "Aarti" pattern and he humming-"jaijaijaijai". Some spiritual streak!

Choices!!

Sparsh shows  clear preference for some food items..his favourite being-Anar, cheeslings and cup-corn!

Exploration begins!

Sparsh crawled for the very first time, just when I had lost all hopes!!nd now he is a threat to everything less than 3 feet tall :-)

Bite..bite..bite!!!!

Sparsh got his first tooth on children's day!!! Now he has an edge over the apple!Here is a peep at pearly whites!

Foodie like his folks!!!

Sparsh will be a foodie like his folks! he has just turned 9 months but wants a sip/bite of everything edible.It is difficult to have our bed tea, breakfast...in fact any big or small meal without a tasting session for Sparsh! I am waiting to cook all that I can for Sparsh and I hope he would like that!!

Pehle Diwali!

Sparsh's first diwali was our best!! Not only was he not scared of patakhas...he was involved in all the preparations..right from making sweets to lighting diyas and phuljhadi session. My dad said he is a real adventorous lil boy!

First Durga Puja!

Sparsh had a good time in pujo pandal inspite cold and cough! Looking forward to lot more fun next year!!

Darling of great grand mothers!

Mum-Mum!

We first heard him say "Mum-mum"...wow...music to the years!!!!!

Why I have only two hands???

My doctor had made a casual remark when I was expecting that I would not even get time to brush my teeth once the baby comes. I was amused and disgusted with the thought at the sametime but also shrugged it thinking would never happen to a super effecient, Monica from F.R.I.E.N.D.S type.
But......and but it happened...I suddenly realize that I must have been a real lazy bum before I conceived coz I do almost 100 times the work I used to do earlier and sleep one-forth. Some things get appreciated once they are gone! My feelings are summed up by-

If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? ~Milton Berle

Nursery furniture!

Our home was completely re-done to make space for Sparsh's new furniture. Never knew there will be a long list- carry basket, car seat, palna, rocker, pram, cot, hi-chair, walker, chair, etc.!

Mukhe-bhaat/ Munh-jhuti/Annaprashan

My lil boy was dressed as a bengali groom and had first taste of rice from his mama's (maternal uncle) hand.

Official indian citizen!

Sparsh got his passport today and he is now an official Indian citizen!

My Laddoo Gopal!

Sparsh's nani got krishna dress for him from Moradabad. Sparsh made lot of fuss about getting dressed but looked cuter than ever once done..muaaaah!

First visit to playground!

First Rakhi!

My little Sparsh received his first Rakhi from Sneha with a hand written wish. Sparsh went crazy about ghewar and halwa and was very excited about Rakhi!

Winning the photo contest!

Sparsh won favourite baby of the month at http://www.naarisakhi.com/! Thanks to all who voted for lil Sparsh.

Name calling!

Everybody has a special name for Sparsh. Some are more civilized like "Abhirup" given by his great grand mother and then there are the ones like-

• Chand ka tukda
• Motu ram pande
• New born pagal
• Julia Roberts (comes from gudiya)

...and above all he is our "Babboo"!

Learning to make chocolates ahead of time!

Mommy decided to learn how to make chocolates wel in advance before Sparsh starts demaning them. Papa took complete care of the lil one for the first time for 4 hours. The four hours included diaper changing (something that papa hates to do) and Khichdi-feeding..I heard Sparsh loved the khichdi with lil extra salt!

Can't believe how tiny he was!

It was time to fold and store loads of baby clothes which were too small for Sparsh now and I could not believe that he could fit into them just a few months back. They looked like doll dresses to me...aah..time flies!

The doctors!

I will always be grateful to my doctors-
Dr. Vidya Desai (my OBG)
Dr. A Sharad (my endocrinologist)
Dr. Arvind Shenoi (Sparsh's doc) .
..you have given our lives a whole new meaning!

Sparsh doing drama of sleeping :-)

Simply Dimpled!

Sparsh has the cutest dimples ever!! It is eay to imagine how popular he would be in college!!

For peace of mind

We took LIC policies under children's plans and hope the returns will come in handy when Sparsh will be of the age when his aspirations will need financial backing.

I owe everything to you, Mom!

Now that I am a mother I can appreciate everything that you ever did for me Mom and I cant thank you enough for that. I will still be your little girl, turning to you for help when I get stuck, looking for your pat on the back when I do something right and waiting for your feedback as I learn. You are the best mom in the world and I wish I would be able to do even 10% of what you do for Sparsh. Love you mom...I know you can read it in my eyes!!!!!

The best conversations with mothers always take place in silence, when only the heart speaks. ~Carrie Latet

Neel-shashti!

First puja for Sparsh on Neel-shashti!

Akhand ramayan (24 hour ramayan path)

Sparsh's great grand mother organized Akhand Ramayan on his birth at Moradabad.

Independent finances!

We opened Sparsh's own bank account with Syndicate Bank. It is not just about opening an account but about securing Sparsh's future from financial perspective. Every penny saved in his name today may be useful when it will come to pursuing his dreams in the future!

In Mommie's frock!

There is still some time before he fits into his dad'd shoes..but he can laready fit in his Mom's childhood dress!

Rain rain go away!

Sparsh was enjoying the view of busy road from the balcony when the first drop of rain fell on his head. Check his expression pre and post the first drop!

 

Bath time!

Sparsh loves taking bath from day one. Initially I used to be so scared of giving him bath..my mom did tat for first 4 weeks..but eventually bath times have become the most funtimes for us :-).

First Denims!

He already has a sense of style..check out his first denims!

Sparsh's first journey!

Sparsh could not have asked for more from his first journey (8th March 2009). He got a feel of Flight, train, taxi...and the best part is he enjoyed himself all thru!