Little Miss Freya

0 months (07-Jul-2007): I got a congratulatory email from Oracle SSI, the organization I was working with at the time of Freya's birth. This is the message that came: Sameer   Wishing you and your girl boy   lots of happiness and joy.     Congratulations !   Cheers, All of us at SSI "girl boy?!!"   :) ----------------------------------------------- 4 months (01-Nov-2007): What is the best way to avoid the inconvenience caused by constant pee-ing at night? Trust Freya to figure out this one. She simply pees at a spot while sleeping, then pushes herself up to dry land. By morning, she would have traveled around the bed, leaving a pee-trail that helps trace her movements at night. ----------------------------------------------- 1 yr 6 months: Sometime around this time, she has started to exert her independence. Most of the things she wants to do by herself. She says "Own hand, own hand" when she wants to pick or do things by herself. Like wh...

(3 months) Freya would not cry even when she completely wets her nappy. She can lie for hours in the wet nappy without any complains. What could this indicate about her temperament ... (4 months) Freya often cries a lot at night just before going to bed. Even if she is picked up, she would not be consoled. She would keep quiet only if she is carried and walked around. Why? What could this indicate about her temperament ... (4.5 months) Regardless of whether she is laughing or crying, when Freya is carried outdoors, she just becomes totally calm. Not even a single sound from her mouth. She would just stare all around with big eyes. What could this indicate about her temperament ... (5 months) While playing or having a good time in general, Freya suddenly starts to want mom and starts to cry. She is then consoled only if mom picks her up. What could this indicate about her temperament ... (5.5 months) When Freya sees anything new, she just wants it. If she lays her hands on it, ...

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...