Week 46 - Daughter Diary

Nothing beats Mumbai when it comes to hot and humid summer. Pre Monsoon clouds have arrived for their annual inspection it seems causing this unbearable heat. The journey for home for Mom and Dad is supposed to start tomorrow the only hitch are the tickets that have not been confirmed yet. I do not think 7 & 8 wait list would go any further from here. It’s been more than 20 days when we bought the tickets with 10&11 waiting.

Ridhima has never been this naughty. She just cannot sit at one place and keep on walking holding almost anything for support. When she wants something she wants it, if she is not obeyed she would scream and make everyone beg for mercy. She now says “pa-pa” when she sees me with all the sweetness in the world. She calls “Ma-ma” when she does not see her mother around. The easiest word is “Ba-ba” that she keeps on repeating all the time making her grandfather love her more. Her Grandma grows very envious out of all these, she has been the one who makes Ridhima have her food multiple times a day and let me tell you this is the most difficult task for us in the world today.

Her grandma has taught her where her nose is, where her mouth is and she shows all of it when you ask her. The best she does when you ask “where is your teeth Sona!” and she would just grin showing her set of pearls (Still six of them). The best answer she gives is when you ask “Mera Sona Beta Kaun Hai ?(who is my darling daughter?)” and she would say “Hummm (Me)” touch her chest with her tiny little hand. 

Walking comes easy to her she would just stand up taking support of the sofa, bed, window anything and keep marching ahead till she can’t go any further. Open doors of almirah have become her treasure trove and nobody can close the doors if she is around. It is like her Discovery channel. And yes, she has started watching cartoons quite curiously . She loves the zoozoo advertisement of Vodafone and would make happy noises whenever she watches it.

I have been asking Rinku to start doing Yoga in the morning. It’s been more than a year now since she left it. It is not advisable to grow weight only because you are too lazy to exercise. Last night she reasoned it and my respect for her has only increased after that. She said, “our baby (Ridhima) does not eat anything from outside and she needs to eat more so that her body could make more milk for Ridhima. That she will take care of her body when she grows up and starts eating solid food.” My salutation to this spirit of selfless love called motherhood.