The blue sky

I named my son as Tanay. Tanay means "the one who belongs to the family", it also means a good son! I had this name in mind since the time I got to know that I am going to become a mother. This name caught my attention, how and why, can't remember exactly now. But I had decided if it is a boy, I will name him Tanay and if it is a girl, I name her Ananya. Both names are unique and meaningful. Now that Tanay has entered our lives with a bang, he has captured all our attention and time. My parents won't keep him out of sight for a minute and will always take him in their arms and talk to him. They won't let him cry for a minute. I am little strict when it comes to his crying. I know it is natural for him to cry and it is his way of shedding some energy and then getting a good feed. I do not panic a lot when he cries. It is either because he is hungry or sleepy or has passed urine. Over a month and a half I can now make out the reason of his crying. Now that we a...

It has been close to 10 months now that we shifted to our own house. My apartment has all the modern amenities like generator backup, swimming pool, club house, gymnasium and yes most important is that we have water for 24 hrs. It is like most of the modern home projects nowadays. But suddenly on last Saturday, there was a deluge of rain in Bangalore and the electric supply went off. We were not bothered much as the generator starts in a minute or two and then the lights are on again. Only thing is that equipments like fridge, washing machine, microwave, geyser do not work. But that it is fine as long as there is light in the evening time. To our dismay, we realized that the generator for our B block did not start as expected and that it has gone kaputt. Trials of starting it went in vain and for almost 3 hrs, we were in darkness with no light and no water. Yes, no water either cos the boring water was not pumped in the water storage tanks as there was no electricity. With ...

The months of March and April have been truly a roller coaster ride. I couldn't write much in these 2 months. Reason.. I was eagerly waiting for my bundle of joy.. Contemplating, whether it is going to be a girl or a boy and how will the baby look and things like that. My baby arrived in my hands on 7th April, 3-4 days before the due date. Due to some complications, I had to be operated and the chances of normal delivery dwindled all together. Nevertheless, the baby was safe and sound and was doing well. Doctors found him cool, just like his dad, I said! On his arrival at home, after 4 days, whole house was revolving around him. It took me time to realize that finally the wait is over and that I have finally become a mother. As I was operated, I couldn't take care of my baby in a full fledged manner. I had lot of restrictions on diet and my movements were also restricted a lot. My mom in law took the entire responsibility on her shoulders and showed me how to take care...