Project 365: Week 1

Hi,

Last year, we completely missed Project 365 - a random pic a day through the year. This year, we are going to catch little Z growing up, every single day. :)

We will not be sharing photos of his sis's face, as she is no more a baby. Looking forward to a fantastic year, IA!

Day 1: At maternal grand parents home. All sleepy after a second head shave. We had scheduled his circumcision for this week. But, cancelled due to a possible 'hand foot mouth' disease worry due to the rashes spotted on his body.

Baby Zee @ 1 month

Hi All,

Baby Zee is growing good so far. He is now 45 days old. We just had his first dose of vaccination yesterday and he did turn out be a cranky boy afterwards. He cried for hours, clung to Mama for 3-4 hours until his pain subsided.

His first smile was 26 days old, on 6th Nov for the first time. He is not yet generous with his smiles though. He is weighing 4.5 kg and 55 cm length, which is in the ideal range for his age. He is a bit short compared to what L was at the same age. :)

Meeting cousins for the first time!

Z's first meeting with his cousins (my SIL's two daughters). 

We had nice time with a house full of people to pamper L and Z. 

7th Day, Clean head!

As per Islamic tradition, we've got Baby Z's birth hair shaved on 7th day of birth, same as we did for  his sister. It was of course challenging to find someone to shave his head, right here in Bangalore. This is such a common ritual in Muslim families in Kerala, and so it was never such a tiring experience to find one. We finally managed to get a young man through my baby sitter. He did a fantastic job and we were all surprised at the precision and practice he had at such a younger age. Z did great and he slept through the time his head was getting shaved.

Introducing Baby Zee

Dear All,

It's been almost a year, just can't imagine how fast time flew by. A lot have changed in life. I have grown into a 6 year old little lady, moved to Grade 1 and so far doing great with academics. Mama was having an extremely busy year at work.

By the way, I am here to share a wonderful with you. Alhamdulillah, I have become a big sister to a little boy, let's call him baby Zee. Our little rainbow boy was born on Friday, 9th Oct (Sorry.. too late to share the news) 12. 23 PM. Did you know, I was born on 11th Oct 2009, 12.37 AM? Such a precious gift I got on my 6th Birthday.

Here is our little boy.

Project 365 :: Week 51

Day 348: Mama and Papa attending Palliative care training. Girl is busy drawing cards for attendees.
Day 349: New diary from Mama's new office
Day 350: Invite from girl's school for junior showcase. We are eagerly looking forward to.

Project 365 :: Week 50

Day 341: Random click in the afternoon
Day 342: Girl's drawing
Day 343: Girl's new Hindi book. She is going to learn Hindi now.
Day 344: Girl made a doll from sponge.

Project 365 :: Week 49

Day 334: An early Bday card for Mom. In fact she could not resist showing this to mama.

Project 365: Week 48

Day 326: New guest at home

Project 365 :: Week 45

Day 313: Mom in the exam hall.

Day 314: Evening walk in the park

Day 315: With girl at paediatrician.

Project 365 :: Week 44

Day 299: A rose we bought from Russel market. Mama's gift to L.

My Sunday Photo | 12 Oct 2014

5 year old's paintings on her birthday...

MySundayPhoto

Project 365: Week 41

 Day 278: Henna on Eid

Project 365 :: Week 40

 Day 271: The artist back in action... Best way to spent a busy weekend

Project 365 | Week 39

Day 264: All tired... a click in between eid shopping

Toy train ride with Nilgiri Mountain railway

An incredibly late post is finally up, yay!

During our Ooty trip in last April, we had an exhilarating ride over Niligiri mountains on Ooty's popular toy train. This historic railway line has been operating since 1899 (founded during British rule in India) and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. 

These rare locomotive steam trains run from Ooty to Mettupalayam, covering 46 Kms and passing through 200 curves, 250 bridges ( including about 30 viaducts ) and 16 tunnels. Blame on lack of time, we had chosen to travel till Coonoor from Ooty (Udagamandalam), which is around 26km. We had booked our tickets well in advance over IRCTC website. It's very difficult to get tickets during peak time especially around summer vacation in India.

Here is the photo journal.... Needless to say, we had best time watching the breathtaking wonders of nature by enjoying the Nilgiris morning breeze patting over us. 

Project 365 :: Week 35

Day 236: Watching sunset from our corridor...
Day 237: Girl is attempting a new art on a paper plate
Day 238: Girl's new drawing– an elephant near a mountain and a smiling sun is peeking through...
Day 239: We spotted him today at the play area. Kids had loads of fun watching him!

India's Independence Day

India is celebrating 68th Independence day on 15th Aug. Over the weekend, we were playing with the tricolor...

My Sunday Photo :: Silent Sunday | 10 Aug 2014

My Sunday Photo

Project 365: Week 32

Day 215: Girl's new construction. Dad helped with the chair and background is from her imagination.