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Category: Pregnancy

The seemingly insurmountable peaks and valleys of ‘trying’

I have known forever that I want two children. Friends shake their heads at the living embodiment of a cliché that I am and it is true too; if I had been raised in the West, I am sure my idea of an ideal home would include a white picket fence. So I’ve always had…

Two pink lines!

Well, that’s what this blog was supposed to be called. Two pink lines for that much-awaited (much-dreaded?!) sending-a-shiver-down-your-spine outcome on a bathroom floor that turns your entire life upside down for better or for worse. I got mine more than a year ago, on a rainy August morning, in a test taken sneakily while the…

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New post on the blog (link in bio): my favorite parenting books. I've managed to write a post after ages, I hope I can persevere now. If you have any books that changed the way you look at parenting, I would love to hear about them! #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #parentingbooks #mommyblogger #raisingrumi #booksofinstagram

Kids reach new milestones in an almost blink-it-and-you-miss-it way. I don't remember the last time I watched Rumi color but yesterday she suddenly colored inside the lines! *Heartache* In the dlfirst pic, she obeyed the adult around and used the colours prescribed in the picture above. Then later, she deviated into her favorite territory of micro-coloring, using a few fav crayons together. There was an immediate "You should use the prescribed colours" hue and cry amongst the adults present. Rumi replied with a "Mumma said it's ok" and continued to do as she wished. Well I not only find it ok, I absolutely love that she uses the colours she likes in a distinct style of her own. Why is everyone in such a rush to get kids to conform in every single way possible? #coloringisbliss #colorjoy #milestones #loveforcolors #rumiisjoy #raisingrumi

Last year I wrote a letter for these two mothers of mine (the link is in the bio). A big thank you to all these gorgeous, fierce, nurturing warriors who raise us, champion us. Happy mother's day! #mothersday #gratefulforthegrandparents #raisingrumi

Rumi has magical hair. Shiny golden brown, silken strands that curl loosely. Yep. Little bit obsessed here. She has the husband's curly mane but unlike his thick mop, her strands are very very fine like mine. Which means hair care is a big challenge. As a child, my only ambition was to be able to style my hair in a variety of ways but harsh relatives quickly quenched that fire with disapproving "too thin, will never grow well so cut it short" remarks. As a result I always sported a nasty 'boycut' growing up (shudders!) I'm having none of that for Rumi. She wants to grow it, we will let it grow. We have already been at the receiving end of many comments about her hair, the most common being shaving her head off will help her hair grow thicker. No dear ones, the way her hair will grow has already been encoded in her genes! We trust her pediatrician who has assured us that a shaved head might give an illusion of thickness because of even growth but will not result in anything in the long run. Meanwhile I refuse to let anything deter me as I sit down every morning with Rumi trapped between my legs as I coax her hair into the style she wants! It only lasts for a while before her hair starts slipping out of her rubber bands and clips but this indulgence gives us infinite pleasure and amusement! #curlyhairstories #hairytales #stylishtots #toddlersofinstagram #raisingrumi #hairstylesofinstagram

I've always had this mental block about baking because my cooking style is very 'taste and add, adjust, refine' right up to the end and I had heard stories about how baking is all about technical accuracy. Also, I am the kind of person who enthusiastically makes big purchases before embarking upon a new hobby and then drops the aforementioned hobby halfway - the excitement leaving me like air from a balloon. So I have all the quilting 'equipment' but I'm yet to make my masterpiece, all the material for scrapbook making but not a single scrapbook and so on. We got our tiny oven three years back but I only used it for cooking, always waiting to buy a spatula, a measuring cup etc to make the perfect cake. And then one hot afternoon I got tired of waiting and just delved into it. No maida: use regular flour. No powdered sugar: just uses what I have. And the resultant chocolate cake ended up in a moist crumble but not because of the ingredients but because we were too eager to cut it the minute it was out!! Many trials and errors later, I made the perfect banana loaf. Still no baking tray, no measuring cup but now i've got the confidence to 'just do it' and more importantly get started and make the best of what is at hand and start enjoying it before burning a hole in my pocket! #bakingadventures #bananaloaf #makethebestofwhatyouhave #kitchenadventures

Currently listening to Brene Brown on Audible and this book is fantastic! The takeaway from this gem: 'You cannot give your children what you do not have'. Very often we try hard to teach our children how to be more confident, more resilient, more of anything but when we look inside ourselves, we find that we have not worked enough on our own self-worth. Frequently, lacking in some area is reason enough to push our children harder so that they may never fall short. But parenting is actually a lesson in examining your deepest, inner self. It is your willingness to exorcise your demons every single day so that you may raise resilient, kind children. She also highlights an important difference: that between 'shame' and 'guilt'. I've enjoyed her work earlier and her reading and narration is phenomenal! #highlyrecommended #booksforparents #fantasticaudiobooks #brenebrown #thegiftsofimperfectparenting #mommyblogger #bookrecommendations #listeningisthenewreading

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