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1 month 10 days old

Oy my bangaru , yo my battani ,

You have now learnt to smile . Today you have smiled so many times at me..

You have so many names .. Battani , tomato ... Chiltu ..

I still can't believe you were inside me..  You were the one kicking ..

Do you know you stretch yourself a lot .. You kick a lot.. Also you fart a lot .. Lol I am writing this..

You turn red very easily.. Some times you cry for milk as if you had never eaten for days . You would have just had 1 hour ago..

Btw I have kissed you.. More than once .. La la la..

You have so many heat boils chiltu.. I hope it gets ok..

You have scratched yourself too.. My god .. You were scratch free when you came brand new.. Look now.. Hope it will be gone soon..

Chiltu , we started taking you out for small walks till the gate.. Day before you were looking at the road.. Yesterday you slept all the way .. We walked and came back..

You make so many noises , I know you are trying to tell something in ur baby talk , I m yet to understand..

You are growing soo fast .. Time flies..

Earlier you were going away from my breast to drink milk . You didn't know direction .. Now you have learnt it , you don't go away .. I am sure another month you will be a pro in latching .. Now you don't bite too ... Thank god.. It was so painful when you bite and bite..

I told thatha to hold you , we just got ready and you slept off .. You rule , we put you to the bassinet and you slept.. :)

Ajji keeps telling all stories of home like a song ... :)  ha ah ha..

Warm hugs
Amma

Happy first month!

Hello Muddu-mari,

You are a month old now…when and how this one month passed by I don’t know. You are getting cuter and cuter every day! It is amazing feeling to hold you; watch you…

Do you know you are able to lift your head now? You are holding objects.  Yesterday you held your own hair and started pulling it. It obviously hurts then you started crying. I am so happy I was able to help you and relieve your pain :P 

You know? There is a rash on your neck and everyone is very concerned about it. Amma had applied rash cream. It looks much better today. You will be fine darling!

Doctor had suggested us to put Vitamin drops to you. You don’t seem to like the taste of the one we got it. It is fun to watch when you lock the tongue and you close your mouth protesting against these drops. We are getting new tasteless drops for you. We don’t want to trouble you J We want you to be happy baby. Hope you like new drops.

I think amma has already told you, you make weird noises when you sleep. It is so much fun to hear them. Sometimes it is concerning too.  Btw, we finally got you new dress – one yellow+pink and one orange one. I am sure you will look very cute. Annaju mama has bought you red dress. Today you are wearing it for first month special J

Today we are going to doc check up again. Hepatitis shots will be given to you. Hope it wont hurt you much and you will be all fine. Amma has promised she love to carry you when shots are given to you! See, how mean of her right? Me and you are one team!

Bubye chiltani! More later…

You are 27 days old !!!!!

Oh my bangaru , I am waiting for the day where I can hug you tight.... It feels great when u hold me today.. U are growing chubby day by day.. U know what I have already kissed on ur cheek.. It's actually not allowed..

I actually hold you near my neck. You almost lift your head and eat my face.. Your first kiss to me.. You are so precious my little honey bunny ..

When you play in others arms I feel soo J :) , I feel like holding u all time , but I get tired too.. Oh fo last night , you did not allow me and ajji to sleep till 3:30.... Oh my we were tired when we put you to sleep.. Today u sleeping all day.. Get up ... Let's play ..

Anna 's first cry for you..

The first time we wanted to wipe your face, Anna came ready with the towel.. Your first bath at home.. Even ajji was so excited to wipe you.. I asked ajji to wipe .. Anna was soo upset , he cried... It's soo cute..

Funny thing , you frequently make sounds of horse , and occasionally even donkey .. Ha ha ha..

Docs ask to wrap you , even with your hands inside , I hate to lock you.. I know my womb was soo safe for you, i am trying to give you the best outside too..

I know I m not the best mom , I am trying to understand you day by day .. I m sorry if I have hurt you putty , coz I didn't know what hurts you ..

Also ur grand pa has learnt to carry you..

12 days old

Oh my chiltu bangaru, you are already 12days old.

Anna took 7 days off. On Monday he was thinking , he will work from home, but he took off .. Anna tells you so many stories..

You look so cute when you asleep. Love the way you stretch yourself.. You smile while you are sleeping.. You already kick and move.. Your big black eyes wide open..  Seeing everywhere in this new world.. You seem soo fast .. Yukti ..

Now you are 6 pounds.. Still tiny :) .. But now I have learnt how to hold you..  How to feed you.. How to burp you and how to clean you..

Btw today you had your second oil bath.. You don't cry at all . Ajji , thatha are so cautious while giving you bath. It's their first time too.. You love being massaged.. You are a Jana Mari...

We also had your cradle function. We had 12 people home.. It was good fun.. You gots soo many clothes..

Anna is all set to buy you "Daddy's girl" t-shirt.. He is waiting to buy :)

Now while I am typing you are fast asleep ...

Rekha

Yukti Srinivas

Chiltu you were born on May 30 at 00:35AM. You were soooo easy to deliver. You were out before I realized...

The first thing the doctors did when you were born is , they put you on my chest. Anna cut the umbilical cord. You are ours :) , you were on my chest even before they took out the placenta.

You stuck to me like Fevi stick. You loved to be on me. The best part to be a mother is that, my mere touch can pacify you.

I fed you . It was so difficult to latch you. I needed help. The doctors cleaned you later. Gave you a bath ...

Also I forgot to tell you , you are a girl. ...  I love you chiltu...
When you were out , I could not believe that you were inside me.. Birth is such a miracle.. No words..

I initially missed you inside me.. It felt so nice to be kicked inside..

You were soo beautiful at birth ... You were amazing.. Never expected you to be soo beautiful... We initially saw only 1 dimple... Was happy ... I always wanted dimples .. You now look like me only...,it's such a great feeling.. I don't know how Anna feels about it.. He feels you are like him.. You are both of us..

Anna was a pro in handling you.. He held you at such ease. He is the first person to change your diapers. I initially was J that I don't know how to swaddle you , how to change your diaper. The only thing I did initial 1 day was feed you..

The first two days were sleepless nights for us.. I was just not sure if I am doing things right.. I just want to make sure I make a good mother for you.

The 3rd day , we got you home.. I was thinking that I will cry when you were born. But I dint cry then..  While leaving the hospital , you in yellow and in my arms. Tears of joy rolled down... No words..

Love you
Amma

Yende Chiltu Bangaru

Ono Chiltu bangaroooo......

Every time I call you "Chiltu onnakka"( Chiltu get up) , you start moving inside me... No one believes me ... but u move...

I know you hear me chiltu.. Sometimes you can kick as fast as 100 times in just 5 mins...

You keep kicking at times , we initially count , then we get tired and sleep off...

By the way , its May 28th , you still happy baby inside...

Did Anna tell you , we do not know if you are a boy or a girl... We will love you anyway...

Ah , now comes the names... Your all time name will be Chiltu...  Your other name could be either Akarsh Srinivas or Yukti Srinivas... Now don't ask me why Amma's name is not a part of your name... I hope you will like your name.

We are all set to welcome you. We have bought all yellow and green kutti kutti clothes... car seat.... everything is set...

Ajji is waiting for you to come.. she is all set ... She is waiting... she is tensed for the delivery .. hopefully it will be smooth.


Did I tell you , you were an awesome baby inside me .. Just perfect ...

Also , another comedy is that Anna wants to teach you pythagoras theorem when you are inside me .. He has already told you many times. I hope you have learnt it now :P

We also had an amazing Baby shower when you were 7 months inside me.. Will tell you about that some other time...

Oh ya , we had a baby bump photo shoot.. it was super fun...


We love you Chiltu , come sooooooooon.....

Love you,
Amma

We are all set to welcome you!

Hey Chiltu Mari!

How are you doing inside Amma's womb? I know you are having lot of fun inside.

Today we went to see doctor to know how you are doing inside.

It was routine checkup. But Amma was little worried because you were less naughty yesterday than usual.

Doctor checked Amma and of course your health and said, you both are doing awesome.

I hope you know that, we have been told that, we can hold you on June 8th.

But today, doc gave pleasant surprise today. She said, you are ready to see us sooner than 8th.

She also said, you might arrive within 48 hours. Isn't that awesome? I know you have been waiting to see us too.

You have been hearing Amma's voice all the time. I know for sure that, you want to see her!

I just want to tell you that, we are all set to welcome you.

Ajji , Tata have also come from Bangalore to welcome you! Annaju Mama is in "Mama Mode" already!

You are going to have lot of fun!

You know what, we dont know how you look like. Me and Amma were thinking how you should look & which attribute you should get from us.

This is what we are thinking:

Eyes: Ammas

Nose: Anna

Lips: Anna

Dimple: Amma

Height: Anna

Hands: Amma

Brain: Amma & Anna

Behavior:

Planning: Amma

Management: Amma

Artistic: Anna

Memory: Amma & Anna :)

I might have forgotten to add more here. Amma is currently sleeping dreaming about you. Once she is awake, I will update this list, OK?

By the time I might update, you might be already home with us! Let us see!

Bye for now,

Anna

First connection...!

Muddu mari Chiltu, It has been awesome journey since you arrived in our lives... First we heard your heart beats, which sounded like Race horse! Then we saw you sitting pretty in Amma's womb and waving 'hello' to us! Later on we saw other shade of you - 'non-pretty' face in 5th month scan...Well..dare I say non-pretty! You are always pretty for us! Btw, Amma has been telling me for about a month that, she can feel your movements. But best moment was when i made first connection with you two days back! I could feel your movement, when I had put my head on Amma's tummy! What a special moment indeed! I will surely cherish this for long. Yes, yes I know ...you are going to show tons of tricks in coming days, months and years! Bye for now, Anna

The first time we saw you…….

Oh my Chiltu, you were just 13 weeks old.  As soon as the doctor started the ultra sound, you were waving your hand. It was such a pleasant surprise. I and Anna felt so happy. I can feel that moment even today. It was such a Joy ….

We also got lucky to see you sucking your thumb… and … and … you were scratching your head too... Ha ha ha ha.. You were moving inside. It was such a sight to see.

You are the smile of our lives ....


-Rekha