The blue sky

Last week, I happened to come across a very informative and burning topic in the Times of India newspaper. I generally do not read newspaper because it has no other informative news but only about murder, robbery, corruption, fiasco of Indian team in Australia etc. I would rather read something which tells me something new. It is all the same from so many years now! So, coming back to the article, it dealt about the current scenario of bringing up kids and how it is getting difficult for the parents to spend quality time with their kids. To give them the best in this competitive world, both parents have to work and be out of the house for more than 9 hours and then the kid is left in the crèche or with the house-maid or with grandparents. And then there are new problems keeping them with these people also. Children get more attached to the house maid than the parents and they see parents as earning machines only to fulfill the children’s desires. That was quite alarming to read. ...

चाहूल तुझी लागता मी मोहरून गेले तुझा आगमन लवकरच होणार ह्याने मी अत्यंत भारावून गेले.. तू कोणासारखा दिसशील? असा हसशील की तशी रडशील? तुझे केस कसे असतील? टपोरे घारे डोळे की बाबासारखे मधाळ? पण मुख्य म्हणजे तू कसा ही असलास आणि दिसलास तरी आमचा असशील! छकुले /छकुल्या .. तुझी वाट बघत तुझी स्वप्न रंगवत रोज तुझ्याशी बोलत तुला गोष्ट  सांगण्यात आता दिवस भुर्कन उडून जातील... आणि मग तुला हातात घेईन तेव्हा  मला काय वाटेल तू मला आई केलस ह्या भावनेने तर मला रडूच येईल मग सुरु होईल एक सुंदर प्रवास तुला वाढवण्याचा आणि तुझ्याबरोबर मला ही भरपूर काही शिकायचा

Moving to the new house, our own house in June last year proved very lucky for us. We got to know that a new member is going to join us by April 2012 and our joy knew no bounds. Our parents, grandparents, friends, well wishers were very happy for us and then suddenly one more opportunity knocked our doors. Atul was waiting for this opportunity all this while and finally it came his way. That opportunity was going to Germany for 2 years starting January 2012. I didn’t know whether I should have been happy to hear this or sad because he won’t be there when the baby arrives. That last 3 months of pregnancy, called as the last trimester are the most exciting months, when you actually feel the baby’s movements and get connected to it by talking to him/her and bonding with the baby. He won’t be able to enjoy a single moment of it. We even checked the possibility if I can join Atul in January itself. The company was going to bear all expenses from the time I would have been there...

People, Do not get surprised by this new theme of my blog. I have purposely chosen the theme "Celebration" because this year is going to be the most wonderful year of my life. My baby is going to be with me soon. The bundle of joy is finally going to arrive in my hands and bless me with it's presence. The year is going to make me a mother. Mother, the word which encompasses everything related to love and emotions on this earth. I am going to get a new life of a nurturer, care-taker and loving mother. I am all geared up for this phase. I know it is going to entirely change my life, but then change is another name of life. What is life if it is same, old, monotonous everyday? Isn't it? There has to be thrill and learning in each day and that is going to be an evident part of my life as the baby grows! I am going to keep in my mind, that my baby is going to be an independent personality with his/her own thoughts, desires and aims. I am not going to forc...