Little Miss Freya

15-Jul-2007 (7days) : First Bath 22-Aug-2007(1.5months) : First set of vaccine after discharge from hospital (the very first vaccines were given in the hospital itself on 3rd/ 4th day) 25-Aug-2007(1.5months) : Gave a toothless grin to dad 09-Sep-2007(2months) : Started to recognize mom's voice. When she comes around and talks to Freya, the baby stops to cry and pays attention 15-Sep-2007(2months) : Out of home for the first time. Roamed around Hiran Magari in mom's lap 18-Sep-2007(2.5months) : When put on the tummy, she turned rolled onto her back 19-Sep-2007(2.5months) : First ride on a two wheeler, with mom sitting on the back and mom's dad riding the bike 06-Oct-2007(3months) : First time rolled independently from back to stomach. However, she gets her hand under her stomach on completing the turn 19-Oct-2007(3.5months) : Picked up the rattle that was kept on her stomach and held it for a while 01-Nov-2007(4months) : First time rolled from back to stomach witho...

07-Jul-2014 (7 years):  Head Circumference/Length/Weight - 20.75 inches, 127 cms, 24.2kgs. 07-Jul-2012 (5 years):  Head Circumference/Length/Weight - 20 inches, 45 inches, 22.0kgs. 07-Jul-2011 (4 years): Head Circumference/Length/Weight - 20 inches, 41 inches, 16.5kgs. As per the height predictor at babycenter.com: Your girl will likely be 5 ft. 6 in. at age 18. This prediction is a "best guess" but it's still just that -- a guess. Based on the formula we used* there is a 50 percent chance that your girl's full-grown height will be within 0.7 inches (above or below) of this prediction, and a 90 percent chance that it will be within 1.7 inches. 07-Jul-2009 (2 years): Head Circumference/Length/Weight - 18.5 inches, 34.5 inches, 11.8 kgsHead Circumference/Length/Weight - 17.5 inches, 30.5 inches, 9.2 kgs 07-Jul-2008 (12 months): 07-May-2008 (10 months): Head Circumference/Length/Weight - 17.5 inches, 29.5 inches, 8.8 kgs 07-Mar-2008 (8 months): Hea...

Day 1: Saturday - The newest member on the earth The day began really early, around 4:00 am. After the morning ablutions, a troika started towards the hospital. En route, the car hit a middle aged guy on scooter causing him to loose his balance and fall. But there wasn't enough time to stop the car and ask after him - the matter of fact was that Vaibhav was admitted to the hospital on 6th July itself and technically she was supposed to spend the night at the hospital. After reaching the hospital, enema was done, followed by glucose drip and some injections. Then Vaibhav was directed to sit in the out room of the operation theatre. By this time, it was around 8:00 in the morning and I finally arrived by train from Delhi. Tanu picked me up at the station, rushed me home, got me ready, pushed some breakfast into my mouth (under instructions from Vaibhav) and then we sped off to the hospital. Thankfully, by the time we reached hospital, Vaibhav was still in the out room. She stepped ou...