Reet visited Te Aroha ( our boutique resort in Himalaya) in the first week of July. I was bit worried about Reet how she will behave in mountain and being her first trip outside Delhi. She cooperated very well. During the travel she enjoyed sitting in her car seat for longer time. We stayed for almost a week. It was complete fun. Siddharth loves trekking so me and Siddharth trekked one small hill. It is always fun to be with him during that time, as he is my guide. 

Now when i look at the pictures below, a smile comes to my face remembering the good time spent. 

Our two little princess

Reet and Siya in Spa

Four Musketeers

 

 

Siddharth wanted to try a longer route to reach to the property

 

Finally he succeeded successfully

Last day me and Siddharth both wanted to finish our book.

Reet discovered first time to how to turn page of a book

Rakhi ka Bandhan!!

This Thursday,aug 2nd, we celebrated the festival of rakhi with the Siddharth and Reet. Chinu Massi got the special dress for this occasion for Reet. Reet woke up early and when i got her ready she was excited and posed happily with her big brother. I always feel excited on this festival but this time it was special as this was the first culture Reet has brought to our home. Both my kids celebrated the festival with full enthusiasm.

We made hand made Rakhi for Siddharth

Geeta who works at our house tied rakhi to Vivek

Me with my younger brother

When i look at this picture, i look forward to the day when i will click the same pose for Siddharth and Reet. AMEN!!

Six months already!!

Reet is six months.. when i look at these words it is hard for me to believe how time flies.. and in the same thoughts the journey for these months had been full of fun, challenges and masti...

Reet arrived and the biggest challenge for me was that now i have two kids and how to devote my time fairly between two of them. Siddharth has been very cooperative. He understood well that Reet needs me more and he started managing things on his own, like going to the soccer class from the gate, getting ready himself all the time. One day when he made maggi , roasting seekh kabab i felt so proud of my big champ. 

Life has been on a fun ride which makes you scare and happy at same time. I still remember how happy me and Siddharth felt when Reet took the turn on her own, we were just looking at Reet and wanted the time to stop here only, but life goes on. It will take you thru all those what it has planned for us.

Today when Reet can sit on her own, shows me the expression of pick me up when she needs, knows the meaning of bye, i thank GOD for this cute angel in our life.  

First day at Home!!

Two months!!

Three Months!!

The most beautiful smile ever !! ( The day she turned three months)

Four months ( she started solid food)

cleaned herself on her own!!

Four months she could read a book with me!!

Can play with a toy on her own!!

Discovered hands!!

First turn she took!!

Five months!!

Six Months!!

Oh i just discovered how to open and read a book on my own!!

And when i look at all above, few of my thoughts takes me back into the first day i saw her and others to this that  soon she will be growing fast and building her life on her own.. and i will look into this post remember these first few months with her!! May God bless you my daughter!!

Summer Holidays 2012

There are many posts which are overdue and today i promised myself that i will start them one by one.. let me write from the sequence.The first post is about the summer holidays. 

Summer holidays are always my best days, i look forward to them as much as Siddharth do. This time with us Reet also enjoyed in the gang. We woke up late, made something, broke something, we laughed, we fought and we made our days bright. We were most of the time at home but that did not stop Siddharth from his regular theatre class and other activities. Reet has enjoyed the complete holidays with her elder brother and she had actively participated in whatever he had done. waking up together, sitting by his side throughout the days, clinging to him, posing nicely for the photo shoot. She loved those morning walks with him. Whenever she use to get up from her sleep, Siddharth was the first one to be with her. And when he went to school the whole day she missed him and did not sleep. Here is the revisit to what we did in the summer of 2012. 

We were cleaning the refrigerator and Siddharth took the opportunity to cool himself

Sid's fav making puzzle from ice cube

First one to pick Reet when she woke up

Taking her to the walk in our small garden

Making the toys with his own rules... This is for towing cars..

Posing nicely for me

I was always short of these ones for our little reader..

He got his first watch from us

Reet visited the Shopping Mall for first time

Rain Rain come again..

Reet always with her elder brother

I also want to paint

Magical Hands

I loved his expression for Ghost

Chilling at home... Reet with her toys and Siddharth on the book.

Reet and Siddharth First rain together with Vivek.

Now when i look back, It is hard for me to believe that holidays are over. I am living these memories and fun thru this blog and when my kids grow up they can see how much fun they had...

Ending this post with a very beautiful lines written for Reet by Siddharth and Reet fav Aunt.. Aru Auntie..

It rained yesterday, Reet!!

Watching it, you didn’t miss a beat

I could see the rainbow in the sky

Or was it just your smile?

but it sure went a long mile...........

to brighten our day

and make it all gay.......

Siddharth and Me - 1

Yesterday when i was going to the market, i wished to take Siddharth along. The moment i asked him , he negotiated for a toy, i said if you really need one we will buy. When we were going i told Siddharth that we never negotiated with our parents for this. I said i am not saying it is bad i am just sharing this and i was amazed to hear his answer, you know Mume my kids will not come with me and will order me to buy the toy. We were just laughing and i was thinking how clear his thoughts are, When we reached market, i was relaxed as compare to the past when i am always in a hurry and focused on tick marking my list. From my teenage i have done this, and yesterday i wanted to enjoy the whole moment with my son. I was surprised to see this change in me and started enjoying it.

In the whole process i thought later that my son was very observant and was noticing each move of ours.The first stop was at the ATM and it was inside the bank, we took money and he said Mom the bank manager did not notice we came, took money and now we are going out. The second stop was at the tailor shop, when the tailor gave me a date of 16th june i said ok and Siddharth said; Mume you wear this on my play and ask him to give you early. The tailor agreed not on my suggestion but on seeing my son's love for me. He was shouting with joy oh you will wear a new one on my play. The next stop was at pastry shop where he ate pastry and we inquired for the toy shop. We could not find one, but my son found the slam attacks card for him at the stationery shop.. 

When we reached home back, i was feeling very happy to have fun with Siddharth, and was thinking these are the small memories to cherish. I hope when Siddharth will read this blog he will feel great that how happy his mom was that he decided to go with  her and made her day.

Our little explorers!!

Siddharth had been exploring new things always. I have seen that he never play/build any of the toy with the instruction written on it. He will make his new ways of playing with it and now Reet has joined his brother in this game of exploring. Where ever we took her, or when she goes for a morning walk with Siddharth she will look around the whole house and wants to touch everything. It reminds me that my dad says that kids should be left alone to explore on their, never stop them you be with them and support them. The more they explore the more sharp they will become. So, i look forward to do this with my kids. It is so beautiful when you see them exploring new things and enjoying. Having a gap of eight years between them makes the life more interesting. Reet has just discovered about her hands whereas Siddharth wanted to buy a wrist watch for himself.

 

Siddharth with his first wrist watch 

Reet in her favourite pose...

Reet exploring her toys

Siddharth exploring new and different shape

Reet exploring leaves

Siddharth making bird house from leaves..

We had just celebrated Siddharth's riding on his bicycle. Reet sat on her own yesterday, and as always i am behind the lens exploring these moments of joys with them, so that tomorrow when both of them will be on their own ways to explore the world, i will revisit to these memories through this blog and remember how beautiful and exciting the world of parenting is!!!

Woh Kagaz kee kishti...

Yesterday when i was taking Siddharth and Reet meet my Nanny who has shifted to gurgaon.It reminded me of my childhood days when we use to spend our summer holidays at her house in Punjab. A small memory of those nice days came in front of me and gave me a nostalgic feeling. Those were the days when my mom will pack our bags and yesterday i was packing Reet and Siddharth cloths. We use to take our school bag, where Siddharth took his chess and a book on amazing facts he was reading for his summer holiday work. How the time has changed, there used to be all my other cousin also with me. We all will have fun together and enjoy our summer. Our mom never knew what we are up to and Siddharth felt bored after some time as he was not getting any attention. Still i tried to make this one day memorable for both my kids with a hope that when they grow up they should also have a nice memories of their summer the way i had today and always get my eyes wet when i remember those old days. 

Siddharth and Reet getting ready to go 

Siddharth got busy with his mammu playing chess

My cousin cooking rajma chawal for us

Both are posing happily for me

वो नानी की बातों में परियों का डेरा..
वो चेहरे की झुरियों में सदियों का फेरा
भुलाये नहीं भूल सकता है कोई
वो छोटी से रातें वो लम्बी कहानी...