tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40539182852864047112024-02-06T19:00:41.052-08:00It all started with 8 pounds!~ My life around my baby and all other random things...AARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674208268710393992noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053918285286404711.post-88512368347975110502013-03-06T23:33:00.000-08:002013-03-07T01:13:32.011-08:00Missed you my blog..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have pushed myself so many time to write for my blog..but could not do it for such a long time. I had so many draft write ups <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>uncompleted in my computer , but just could not find time to finish it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have joined office almost 6 months ago and let me tell you the roller coaster ride that I have mentioned in my profile now seems to be in its peak enthralling moment! But I have to write today, it's the one thing that I just enjoy to do. So here I seat in my office at lunch time writing my blog again!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Things have changed so much.. joining the office after my delivery, coping with my separation anxiety , shifting to our new home and my baby Ishwari now turning one year old. I am looking forward to write about all these small and big things happening in my life again.. and hope fully with my 24 X 7 tight schedule <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will take out time to do something that I absolutely love......Writing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674208268710393992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053918285286404711.post-54127787795423889062012-08-17T04:40:00.000-07:002012-08-17T04:40:04.835-07:00Second hand..........<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As my baby is growing at an alarming rate, I thought
buying her a stroller will add up an adventure for her. Now little did I know
how days have changed and we live in 2012 era where everything and I mean everything
including that tini tiny strollers cost up a fortune. I spend days and days on
internet to find a good looking, sturdy and in budget stroller for my child but
in vain, I could not finalize a single one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So what can a helpless mother do, I <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>simply went for a second hand stroller... Yes off
course this decision was tried to be oppressed by my family members (this did
not include my husband, he actually did not care) but I stayed firm and got it
any ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To keep my guilt down, I now have to produce the following
clarifications...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I got the stroller like I wanted in 1/4<sup>th</sup>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The thing will be used for only a year...so why waste
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The baby doesn’t care if her stroller is new or a
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So what say, dose stroller from resale makes me a bad
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AARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674208268710393992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053918285286404711.post-59616028567489886422012-06-17T23:15:00.002-07:002012-08-17T03:08:54.786-07:00Monsoon....!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I wake up today, I was greeted by a slight drizzle and I couldn’t stop smiling.
And as I write this post it has began to rain heavily (More smiles :-)).Monsoon
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year before having my baby, I and my husband could go on ride in these rains on
our bike. Although I cannot enjoy the rains much this year, I have very fond
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful temple at Trimbakeshwar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Way to a hill top, Near our house in Nashik, India.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yep, that's me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And yep, that's my hubby!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to my office in Nashik, India.</td></tr>
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AARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674208268710393992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053918285286404711.post-36993620609446283282012-06-09T11:30:00.000-07:002012-08-17T03:52:20.350-07:00The Debate.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monsoon just started here..</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. And although this is my most fav part of the year, my mind is clouded with a different
debate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Situation: I am supposed to join my office on 1<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup>
of July. And now I am feeling very uncomfortable about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Debate: Whether to join my office or to join it later (After
2-3 months) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let me list out the pros and cons of joining it later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pros:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My DD is small, and she still needs nursing. (6
months recommended by doc)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We will be shifting to our new home in next
month, and my leave will help me settle down to the new place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am going to miss her a lot ( even thinking abt
this now is making me nervous)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I can enjoy Mansoon much more at home than
sitting in my office .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cons:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Till 1<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup> july <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it will be 7 months leave, as I have taken my
maternity leave 2 months before due date. My official leave is of only 84 days,
so will it be ok to ask them more?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even if I took more leave it will be unpaid. We
have just purchased a house, so big loan big EMI. So it will be a very tight financial
situation.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Will it affect my future career??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I did discuss this with my hubby, friends
and relatives (yes off course, I googled it too.)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know putting you to sleep is toughest job in the world,<br />
but my heart aches to leave you alone.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And majority went with my leave extension. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But the debate is still on in my mind and I
got to figure it out.... hoping for the best </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div>
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AARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674208268710393992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053918285286404711.post-77616596775844388982012-05-13T03:08:00.001-07:002012-07-30T04:02:39.260-07:003 months old..!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My dear Girl, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You turned three months today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yep I know how days had gone so fast and before you and I
knew you are already three months old!In these three months you have achieved significant
milestones. You have not grown to be just very pretty but also have become
witty!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your first achievement was in language (ya girl after all..:) ) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You became to grumble at some two months. But about 15-20 days ago you
suddenly said your first word, it was ‘Anku’. Yep yours aunt’s name! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then
came cuoooh cuoooh...Ok that’s not a word actually, it is the voice of cuckoo. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So Three months and two words in your kitty,
not bad <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now with verbal progress you have made physical progress
too, this happened some one week ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You now are able to completely turn over on your tummy, and are able to
move a bit further with the force of your knee. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clap clap clap bravo my child, we are so happy
to see you move by yourself! But this had made us more alert, 24x7 you are
under observation. Big pillows always surround you now and mama is extra alert
at night when you sleep. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One more achievement is your grip. You now firmly hold any
toys, cloths, hairs (ouch!) etc. that come along your way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not to forget, some of your new experiences like first
rain. It was thrilling experience for you and for us too! (Don’t worry mama had
recorded it all <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span>)
and a first walk (you in your grandpa’s arm) on the road.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And off course you have got a lovely name now too!</span><br />
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This sums up your three months big achievements.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Happy birthday my
dear princess <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></span></div>
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PS: This Post was written on 8<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> may, but due to
some technical hitch I am posting it today.</span></span></span></div>
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</span></div>AARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674208268710393992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053918285286404711.post-12350459239359444882012-05-04T00:48:00.001-07:002012-08-17T03:29:15.782-07:00Naming ceremony<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">What
kept me busy and away for a while from this blog was the naming ceremony of my
child.Ok honestly most of the preparation was done by my sis, mom& husband
in the said order... </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">So
what kept me away was my laziness, but today I decided to write this post
simply because I am so very eager to share the event..</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">We
had a naming ceremony of my baby on 1<sup>st</sup> may. This day was decided
for two reasons, first it was an auspicious day according to Hindu calendar and
second it was Labour Day and Maharashtra day so there was a public holiday (I
never understand, here in Maharashtra for what reason this leave is given. For
the first reason or the latter or for both..)</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">So
we had this event in a nearby reception hall, it was in the morning at 10 am.
Guest were invited. The timing had really made me nervous, getting
ready and making my baby ready before 10 am seemed to be a challenge for me.
But I successfully achieved it </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> . (I had to wake up at 6 am in the morning).</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">We
reached the reception hall by 9.30 as few arrangements were to be done. Guest
began to appear and in a while the hall was full. The ceremony began...</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">This
Ceremony is quit a simple, compared to other Hindu ceremonies. My baby daughter
was kept in a cradle, cradle was decorated with flowers. We all sang some
typical songs dedicated for this occasion. Then her aunt i.e. my SIL bend down,
and whispered the name in my baby’s ears and we all rejoiced.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The
name was announced, and the name we kept is ‘ISHWARI’. It means goddess in
Sanskrit. So my baby is now called Ishwari </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Here
is the flex print I made for her to be displayed on the stage, </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the ceremony was followed by a grand lunch!</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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best part of this was how Ishwari kept silent throughout the function. First
she slept till the time she was kept in cradle, and when she wakeup she kept on
smiling and enjoyed the celebrations. She did not cried accept when hungry and
it happened just twice... phew!</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See, the girl kept sleeping..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting admired by my aunts ...</td></tr>
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course this made her favourite of every one, and we the parents beamed with
joy!</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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AARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674208268710393992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053918285286404711.post-87194475520741171892012-04-13T05:42:00.001-07:002012-08-17T03:04:22.644-07:00The Monkey saga..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">A
man enters our neighbouring house, Brings a ladder mount it on their wall and
begins to look suspiciously all around. I was watching this from our window
yesterday while playing with my baby.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I
knew our neighbours were out of town, then who was this man a burglar or may be
some criminal (No thankfully I did not thought that he was a terrorist). Ok I
have to be a good citizen now, I grabbed my camera and began to take random
photos of him and of the suspected crime site (aka of the ladder mounted on
wall ;) ) The person went on the road and disappeared from the sight. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">And
while I was standing at the window waiting for him to return, I saw tree in our
compound shaking. Puzzled I went to see, and whops....a huge monkey jumps out
of it! I just freaked out, from where the hell this monkey came from. I
instantly closed the widow and look around for my baby, ya she was fine,
cycling her legs vigorously...</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Monkey
was now sitting on the compound, my Camera was handy... I was shaking with fear
but still I managed to click two photographs!</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">And
then I saw, this monkey had a baby too, in her arms. And at that moment fear
disappeared and a feeling of empathy overwhelmed me. The monkey then jumped on
the road and as it did one more small monkey came out from same tree and
followed its mother. They went into the house in front of us. I watched them
with bit of concern as they climbed and got disappeared in trees. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The
monkey did not appear again, but I can still remember the way the monkey mother
was holding her child. I hope they can reach at some safe place away from city.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Oh
yes and about the suspected criminal, our neighbours are painting there house.
He turned out to be a painter!</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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AARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674208268710393992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053918285286404711.post-18243856425704635062012-04-08T06:51:00.000-07:002012-08-17T03:00:52.743-07:00Welcome..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">One fine day, when I was in
midst of changing the nappy of my baby and trying to calm down her hysterical
crying, my husband intervenes.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Husband: Why don’t you
start a blog?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Me: ugh?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Husband: I think you should
start a blog.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Me: Really?? (Trying to
position my baby to give a burp)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Husband: Ya you always want
to start a blog and now that we have a <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">baby, you have experience
to share.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Me: umm ok, let me think.
(Rapidly thinking: Now what’s his motive behind this blog thing...)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Whatever his motive was, I
did think about this blog thing. Not a bad idea to blog my experiences as a new
mom and eventually as a new person (Ya you do rediscover yourself as a new
person, when you have a baby).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">And so I start this blog
today exactly when my daughter turns two month old </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Cheers for her...Cheers for
the blog!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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