Dhriti and Dhruvi - The Joy of My Life

Yesterday we had an unplanned surprise evening to Gorai beach.  Something all three of us love.  We were out to Maxus Mall but your dad decided to ride to Gorai and later on the way back to shop at Maxus Mall.  Lovely evening filed with the sound of water, tasting chilled gollas, hot omlet pavs, chana bhel and finishing up with an ice-cream.  We ate, spoke, walked, I rode the vega, you and dad has a nice horse ride.  Will post those pics soon. Thank you God for a lovely evening.

On Sat, 8th Dec 2012 we attended a book reading session @ kitab khana in Fort , Mumbai.  It was a very good session and you really enjoyed it.  It was worth all the effort of getting up early and coming in the local train.  Picture below spot Dhriti in the blue t-shirt and cream colour trouser.

Just back from the holiday and on Dec 1 there was your Dance class annual day celebration.  You had 2 performances which you have been rehearsing for a long time and have literally shown it to all people you have met till now.  First time you had the entire makeup on.  I have specially brough high quality cosmetics like the foundation, compact, kajal for you. Here are a few pictures  With Friends Jiya(Left) and Niharika(Right) 

Actually on vacation.  We had a very nice holiday for 10days to tirupathi, chennai & bangalore will be posting in the pictures very soon.  Thanks to Dad else you had deleted all the pictures from the digi cam. 3 weddings, touring literally drained all of us.  Specially the grand parents.

 This is a gift for you wearing character's from your book ;).

Not a very cheerful one.  I don't know this year we have not been participating more.  you have been to dandiya only one night at our complex.  We wanted to take you to a better place on Sat (sheetal nagar ground) but alas you have been running temperature from Friday.  So no outing. Thatz the pretty you on Friday.

So this is the latest activity we have been into ... beading and jewelery now we have a lot of collection for ourselves and lots more to sell off.  We have partnered together.  The best is you model for me.  Even at midnight you can post such a nice happy smile. Thanks Dhriti.....

Tuesday you have had your long due 2nd Booster Dose vaccine.  You seems very excited and happy to have the injection.  Was good until we reached home.  Its been 2 days and your pain has not come down.  No school no play.  lasing at home.

Hey our latest passion has been jewellery making and this has led me to buy a few colour full beads, strings, loops.  You help me create some and you are my first model who wares and also gives me a review on it.  So we share the passion.  Love to partner with you.

I really did not believe you could recite so confidently.  I am very very happy.  You made full justice to my poem.  Thank you dhriti.  I am really sorry to have not captured good pictures.

During one of there theory lessons

Tomorrow is Recitation event in the school.  The rules are to recite an English Poem / rhyme out side the syllabus.  I searched the net for a nice poem but was not happy so finally wrote one small poem myself.  The poem is I am a little girl growing up too fast Never saw a butterfly, Never saw a dew-drop I am a little girl growing up too fast Never smelled a flower, Never smelled the mud I am a little girl growing up too fast Never tasted honey, Never tasted curd I am a little girl growing up too fast Never touched a pebble, Never touched a feather I am a little girl growing up too fast Turning pages of my book to feel it all You have learnt only 1/2 the poem.  Very nervous but you are really practicising so happy whatever be the result.

There was a "Show and Tell" event at the school. All children had to take any object and speak a few lines on that.  For you, I got you to carry your Practise Book.  Your lines were This is my practice book, I practice homework everyday practice makes me perfect practice helps me get start in my classwork thank you practice book. You did practice well but finally as you mentioned it only said 3 lines of all the once thought.  You received an appreciation note from the teacher.  It was very inspiring for you :)

You enjoy listening to stories and that my trick to keep you happy in the morning.  fairy tales are the latest crazy.  I have told you Cinderalla's story.  Today was Snow white's time but with a little twist ;) .  I enjoy making up stories as much as you enjoy listening to it.

Your dance classes have their annual day on Saturday December 1, 2012.  The practice is already started.  I am more nervous than her.  Will post in her practice snaps soon.

Janmasthami is over. .. Independence day is here.  Event to be dressed as a freedom fighter and say 4 lines. We decided on Sarojini Naidu and dressed you up in the saree.  The saree was brought last year during Independence day for your Jhansi Lakshmi Bhai role.  The saree draped perfectly this year.  I had thought you 4 lines "My name is Dhriti Gajjala My role is Sarojini Naidu I write poems I love you India Jai Hind" All the rehearsals were perfect but then you did not say anything in the school.  I don't know why? anyways i am very happy the way your costume turned out.

August is a month of festivals.  Starting with Janmasthami celebrations.  You had to go dressed as Radha.  All boys were krishna and all girls were radha.  See the picture.  The costume, jewellery and the makeup all went very well.  Just that i didnot have time to click more pictures.   You got up late and there was hardly any time to dress you.  We had a rehearsal the previous night and that really helped me organise things.

Yesterday was Raksha Bhandan.  It was your day and you completely ruled over it.  Started with your favourite breakfast (poori sriknth).  Karan and Aditya were also super excited.  You had already told them what gift you wanted (Barbie Doll set).  You went with Karan and brought your gift.  Though it was intact only for 30mins.  Today morning i saw the whole set in pieces and it was like a zigzaw puzzle for me fixing up all the broken limbs and parts of the cycle. The pre-rakhi session in school was a good learning for you as you were well prepared for the actual event.  You knew that it was tilak, rakhi and aarthi :) oopss forgot Cadbury's GEMS was also a part of your gift.

With me and your dad bunking office midweek for no reason and lot of time you were the happiest.  It was your day yesterday.  It was not planned so turned out to be even better.  First thing was your long awaited wish to have us pick you up from school was fulfilled.  Not just mom but both mom and dad.  That surprised and excited look on your face was worth looking at.  Then an ice-cream treat on the way home. Back home dad had all the time to play and mom with breaks in between work.  But you enjoyed it.  Later in the evening went to a movie "Ice Age 4" your first 3D movie but you enjoyed it with out the glasses :) The beautiful day ended with the pre-dinner treat at McD.  finger chips and a early good night sleep.

This is this week's picture of yours.  Plan to post one every week.  

As mentioned earlier, I let you try the monaco biscuit topping yesterday evening.  Was a wholesome snack in the evening.  I just boiled the potatoes for you and then you setup your floor and started to work.  Your little hands filling in the little biscuits with potatoes, onions, tomatoes and sev was a sight to watch.  I will cherish it for ever.  Dad, Grandma and Grandpa all enjoyed it.  I was fasting :( so could not taste but today morning grandma made some for me to. Here are a few pictures captured - Chef Dhriti  

Here are a few pictures from you english book.  I wanted to show how good you are and want to thank GOD.  Hope you do well in all your coming years to.  Saturday there was open house in your school.  The teacher did not have anything to tell. Her feedback was that your are doing fine nothing to be noted just to keep practising on a daily basis.  How nice to hear this.  

I and your Dad love to be in water.  Though i don't know to swim and he just manages to swim to survive.  You have been a water animal from the begining.  When you were 1 and 1/2 old and we had taken you out to a resort in Arnala, you refused to see us in the fear of being taken out of water.  Your are still the same.  You just get pulled into the pool or into the sea.  So we are planning to start your swimming sessions soon but before that wanted to try out some sessions.  After all the research we found the only 2 good pools in mira road are in Asmita club and GCC club.  Both coach only for a month.  GCC pool is a bigger one and will not let you in untill you are 7yrs.  So here are a couple of pictures from the Asmita Pool a couple of weeks ago. 

Your school has started a monthly cooking session on the last thursday of every month.  Last month was a bread-butter-jam.  You were very excited and did take all the ingredients and seem to have had fun. This month's dish is Monaco biscuit toppings.  Things to be carried were monaco biscuits, boiled potato smashes, onion, tomato, and sev.  There was a nice layered box gifted to you by Gayatri (shyam's mom) almost a year ago.  It came into use today.  I got all the items expect biscuits into that box and was happy it would be mess free for you at school.  Its an orange colour box so matched it with an orange spoon a bit of creativity ;) I plan to let you try this for the weekend.  Hopfully will get done so i could post in the pictures

We have a TVS vego scotter brought in Jan.  I hardly get time to practice on a regular basis.  You always mentioned that your school friends are accompanied by their mom's to school.  the day before your birthday i thought of giving you a surprise.  So i dropped you  on the scotter to school.  This was my first ride so far and you were my strenght.  You were very happy and I thought you liked the surprise.  After that today again i ventured out and I dropped you on the school.  Took a longer route.  It was also raining.  Inside I was very scared but was just hoping to safely drop you to school.

My long cherished dream of sending you to the Indian Classical Dance finally came true last weekend when we got you admitted to the Kathak Dance Class with Ragini Teacher in RNA Broadway Avenue.  You have completed to sessions.  Might have to get you the uniform which is a white salwar kameez with green dupatha and gunguru.  The teacher suggested we get them after a month when the rains have reduce.  I already have the garment to get the uniform done.  Tomorrow is saturday and we need to go to the class. The teacher has also asked to attend the class with all the jewellery on like the long chain, bangels, hair clips, bands and a light make up where kajal and lipstick is complusory.  I plan to buy you a branded kajal and lipstick.  Need to check out the options suitable for children.

As the 23rd of June was arriving so was the excitement increasing.  On the birthday you got up with a broad smile.  Very happy,  want you to be like this always. Did not cook much today.  I was mostly busy with the decoration.  I got a very different table setting for you.  See the picture below Daddy tried very hard to get the music system setup but it failed.  We had not used it for a long time.  So had to comprimise to Karan's speakers and songs on his mobile phone.  Dad had got a collection of songs specially for your birthday. I displayed all the toffess, lollypops, chocolates on the table that was specially designed for your birthday.  I knew I had to do something different and it turned out very nicely. The hairband you see in the photo was also handmade.  The flower was a part of your dress. Aditya Ranjan was the first to come in.  The party had some games.  All the children enjoyed.  Everybody won a prize in some or the other event.  Friends

Super excited both of us are.  You wake up with a birthday wish everyday.  Just listening to those thoughts on the birthday....  You got to watch you favorite movie "Agneepath" on sat.  Sunday morning when I asked you for your dream you said you dreamt of Vijay and you want to marry him.  ah ah i am sure you will have a laugh when you grow and listen to this.

It still feels like yesterday where I am lying in the hospital bed and a senior nurse watches a baby far away in a cradle and looks at me to say... "Big Baby".  First compliment even before i saw you properly.  I was so happy.  All my pain had vanished. Today close to your 5th birthday you have started going to Senior KG.  Lots of home work and the little time i get with you makes me feel the two of us only meet up to do homework and getting ready for school.  I do try to give in more on weekends but really feel guilty. With just a week left for the birthday, You and I are the most excited ones.  I am on the planning side as I want a perfectly planned, beautiful birthday party for you. You more on the party itself.  Hope it all goes well. Will update on the party as it goes.

Tuesday, 17th April was Kimaya's birthday.  You went to the party with Aditya.  On wednesday Nisha aunty mentioned that you behaved very nicely in the party and she was very happy with you because you were the only child to have thanked Anitha (Kimaya's mother) after the party.  All the children walked off after having their snacks and return gifts but you said Thank you and then left.  I felt so nice to hear this.  It was such a proud moment for me.  I look forward to many more such moments.  I am sure every parent would agree that when others praise your children you are on cloud 9.  Atleast I was.  One thing even I appreciate in you is the way you say Sorry and thank you. You say them very easily and when its others turn you insist.

With only 3months of training you were able to participate in the competition.  This was an effort to get you interest into the sport when you shyed away from it.  It was a saturday event.  Both of us were up and ready early in the morning.  You were not sent by the van (only participants) arranged by your Sir.  I and Dad accompanied you till the venue.  It was Kamla Vihar Sports Club in Kandivali. There were many children of various groups all set for an event.  Most of them were accompanied by their mothers.  The excitement was no less an any olympics.  The racing was good.  Though you did not fall you faired well by standing 3rd.  All your friends performed much better in their age group but then they have been doing for so long.  You are only a couple of months into it.  Next time we will work harder. Some of your skating friends are Chinmay, Vardhan, Resham, Shubangi, Nishit, Raagav & Shreyas.  Here are some of the snaps.

Too many to publish today as i had made a note of all the evens to be published at once.  You have completed your Jr KG and now moved to Sr K G.  All the best Dhriti.

Past four months you have taken up skating classes.  Though initially not very enthu you have now slowed developed interest.  Saturday you are going for your first ever Interclub competition.  I am more nervous than anybody else.  Its not about wining but i want you to have feel of it.   Today I have bought 2 shorts for the game. Yashoda avva also is super excited and wants to come along on sat.  We are all fingers crossed.

Finally you had to visit the Dentist last month as you had 2 decays developing and also sensitivity in the tooth.  But you enjoyed the trip.  You were very good and the dentist did fill up the cavities with a Floride mixture.  Now you have started brushing your teeth better.  Dentist advised no chocolates and wafors.  But that is the one which you ask for the most.  So we have replaced these at home with more healthy Almonds and home-made ladoo.

The weekend has been good. There was small ceremony for Saroja avva. You enjoy all the guest visits. Missed both your skate and dance classes. Though enjoying by late afternoon you turned cranky. It was difficult to control you and I really worked to get my temper cool but finally had to send you out with Karan so that you come back when most of my host tasks are completed. Which meant Ii have all my time and attention only to you. In the evening after winding up everything Dad, Avva and I were having a casual talk. You were as usual lying on the bed completely covered with the blanket on. We thought you were sleep after a tiring day but your dad spotted some movements of your eating something. when he questioned what you were doing? Your instant reply was Nothing. He opened the blanket on your face to spot you eating something. On checking you just threw it down. You know what it was.... an eraser (rubber). How could you Dhriti? All of us got really upset but we did not beat you. We k

Today i was reading the posts below and was such a wonderful moment. I just realised i have not done it for a very very long time. I should be doing this more regularly. Today is your last day of your Junior KG. Vacation starting from tomorrow. These days you love to be around with you best pal, Chotta Bheem and his team (Chutki, kalia, bolu-bolu, Jagu, Raju, Indu). Very difficult to get you off them. Weekends i keep you busy with your skates and dance classes. Will upload some snaps soon. You are such a nice gift to me. I love every moment spent with you and repent for all the time i cannot give you. Your words, actions ha lovely Still fuss with the hair do. so should be going for a hair-cut soon. Now likes to eat pastries, mousses and chocolates (Dairy Milk). Even started eating Poha (only because its krishna's favourite). But Chappati is an all time favourite.