It has been quite a while since I wrote....what with my son and work taking up all my time...

Now I have some time which Iam able to make for myself...surprising, but now the small bundle which neatly fit into my arms is now a fledgling with small wings and raring to fly on his own :)...thats such a feeling of pride ...

But of course life remains exciting as always thanks to the need to switch between good and evil to maintain sanity and discipline..

In this blog Iam also going to discuss South Indian food and provide some good traditional recipes as well...

Hope you enjoy it :)

My son's first Diwali!!

My son's first Diwali and Iam elated :):)...I want to give him the traditional feel that I have experienced all these years (of course without the rush of things) and also inculcate of doing things that he feels happy doing rather than for society's sake..

Traditional fare of bakshanams, sweets, teratti paal, maranadu and waking up early morning before sunbreak and taking a traditional oil bath ......these are aspects that I would like him to experience and also firecrackers (though not currently!!).....

Happy Diwali to all in advance!!!!! and happy preparing for the same!!!:):)

Motherhood - the start of a new phase in life

What is motherhood? I had always thought about it since I met my husband and felt ready to be a mother...I did know that it entailed giving up "our time" and focus on "time with our child" and also that it would be an emotional and financial rollercoaster....but nothing could have prepared me for the process as it unravelled in reality

The day I realised that I was pregnant it was an amazing feeling to know that something was growing inside me :):) I was completely floored but it didnt strike me till I felt the first movement in my womb....

The following 39 weeks were amazing....Luckily except the 1st trimester where I felt a lot of morning sickness, I breezed past the remainder of my pregnancy with steady weight gain for my child and none for me (I started overwight!!!)....What made the journey even more pleasurable was the love and attention that my husband bestowed upon me ....he accompanied me to all my doc visits and sonographies.... this was definitely the happiest phase of my life :) where I was also able to attend office till 38 weeks and work for 1 week from home (the final 39th week)

The only tension I ever had was "what if my water broke in public?", "what if in pain I scream and create a scene in the hospital?", "what if my water broke midnight?"...but my dearest son took care of all of that :)

Very diligently, I finished work on 15th April, Friday and went to sleep with a mild ache in my lower abdomen ...and on 16th April, Saturday (the day my doc was supposed to take a call on whether we should wait for a normal delivery or a C-sec as my son was presumably big) when I woke up my son decided to break the water bag and announce his arrival :)...things went smoothly and within 3 hours he was delivered by C-sec (couldnt have a normal as there was meconium in the sa which he could have ingested if we opted for a normal delivery)

Before I was even stitched up, Amogh (my son) was brought to me - looking at me with wide open eyes as if identifying me as the little world where he had spent the last 39 weeks of his life :) - such a precious moment - something which will remain in my memory forever

The last 6 months have been a rollercoaster - from staying awake throughout the night, to revelling in his small achievements-  holding a toy, turning around, trying to move ahead.....

I would like to use this forum to share my experiences and also hear others and as a platform to get our queries answered however small or big they might be:)

Time to go and prepare Amogh's dinner.....:):) c u soon