Time for Travel Insurance

A couple of weeks ago, I discovered the world of long distance travel. I experienced my first serendipity when I toppled over and suddenly found myself in another country - from plush-blanket land to brown-carpet land. I had been trying to drag myself along and after a 10-minute effort, I would have made 7 inches. I have no idea how these big people are able to do magic - they are here one second and suddenly they vanish. One minute, I am being kissed by a brown skin and right next, I see two long poles next to me, and then poof.. gone!

The big issue I have with my movement is that I find myself in some nooks I am not able to get out of. And then, there are these thin long threads which taste awesome, but I only hear my mother say "Madhura, no biting on wires!". I also seem to find delicious nuggets on the floor which even my elder sister is not able to see.

So, if you know any good travel insurance promotion packages for the locomotion-challenged, please give me the contact info of their chief baby agent.

(Picture) Oct 2011

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My desperate baby sitter (or sister:)

My big sister is so loving that she crushes me with tight hugs and smothers me with kisses. While I bask in her affection, I sometimes struggle with her attacks of love. When my ammA decided to leave me with her to take a shower, I was a little tense. ammA told pAdukA that she has to take care of me well and make sure I do not cry for a few minutes otherwise "dum dum mAmA" (maintenance serviceman of our apartment) would come to our apartment to check. I thought it was a bad idea..but it turned out that I called the shots for a couple of minutes. My spying ammA captured it until my sis saw her :)

World from a different angle

Looking at the same old things around the house got me so bored that I decided to change it a little bit. For more than a week, I put in a LOT of effort (turned red in the process and my sis loved that color on me!) and cried to roll over. My pAtti was eager to see me roll over before she left for India and I was working on a deadline! On Sept 23rd, the day pAtti was leaving to India, I surprised myself! yay... I rolled over..just in time or so I thought. I saw ammA's happy beaming face saying "konjam muna panna kudAda kannamA?" (couldn't you have done this a little earlier?) pAtti had left an hour ago.. argh...!

Everything looks different now. I am rediscovering my house all over. I see large and small feet ones moving all around. I found a huge treasure under our couch that my big sis has accumulated :) shh... it's a secret I share with my big sis. Well, my next mission is to move around to find more treasures lying in the house.

(Pictures) Sept 2011

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Baby Questionnaire

Please answer the following questions to know what kind of baby you are -

What is your favorite expression?
Smiling and being happy all the time

When do people go "aww"?
When I pout :(

What do you think is going to be your first word?
paadu-akka :)

Why do you think so?
This is what I hear all the time. My sister is the high energy person whom my parents try to keep up with.

What do you do to keep fit?
Kick and punch in the air

What makes you cute?
My enthusiastic babbling

What makes you cuter?
Talking while sleeping

What's your parents' reaction?
Hmm.... They have started browsing!

What are your skills?
Can roll over (Have been rolling over since Sept 23rd)

What is your skill level?
High..Can roll over from my right and left. Can roll over while asleep.

What are you currently working on?
Moving forward. My face, especially my nose, hurts :( Have to find a better way to move than rubbing my face on the floor.


Now Submitting the questionnaire...

Processing your answer...


Your result - You are a happy, active and cuddly baby who is her sister's doll and her parents' joy

My Animal Friends

I was just crying non-stop for 15 minutes when I noticed these two hummingbirds chasing each other and taking turns drinking off the feeder that my amma has bought for them. They sip a bit, and keep chirping around. I flail my arms rapidly like they wave their wings, but I can never do them off the ground. It reminded me that I should tell you all about my non-human animal friends.

Over the last two months, my vision has improved a lot.
I can look at things close to 7 feet away and see patterns.

The three friends I have enjoyed watching and talking to are

	The big fish (and her sisters) who dances around above me when I snuggle in my rocker.
	The colorful macaw that is on the wall to my left.
	The team of hummingbirds who keep visiting us to drink the nectar off the feeder in our balcony. These are my first and only live animals I have enjoyed seeing and talking to.

The fish and the macaw are always quiet, but the hummingbirds squeak from time to time to tell me they like me. :-)

PS: The most active best human friend I have is my big sis who is running around, chatt(er)ing and playing with me all the time!

(Pictures) August 2011

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(Pictures) June 2011

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What a wonderful home !

I am fascinated with the faces and expressions I see at my lovely home. Here is how I identify these faces...

(I was inspired by "what a wonderful world" (below) by Louis Armstrong)

I see some faces.... that are fresh and new

I stare at them.... to get a better view

And I think to myself.... what a wonderful home

I see a little face.... curious and bright

Playing all around.... shouting her might

And I think to myself.... what a wonderful home

A sleepy caring face.... comforting when I cry

And there is the singing face of  the only guy

I see a calm old face....  doting on me too

All these friendly faces.... say I love you

I hear their voices.... so happy, I know

It is so much fun.... in this family I grow

And I think to myself.... what a wonderful home

Hello World!

I waited much more than my sis
To see these wonderful faces is bliss!
Had to be their 6th anniversary gift
Faster than Fedex, my delivery was swift!
When I meet you, I sure will greet
For I hear, they named me Sweet!

I was born @ 12:59pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on June 20, 2011 in El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California. I weighed 6 lbs, 3.5 oz (a bag of fruit candies), and was 19 inches long.
My parents named me Madhura Shri Rangarajan, hoping that I will be sweet and pleasant always.

It was probably inspired by one of their favorite MS Subbulakshmi renditions of Madhurashtakam - (~5.5min of sweetness)

Here are some pictures:
https://picasaweb.google.com/117877529421666541721/June202011

Our family photographer has much better ones here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/756klv/MadhuraShreeRangarajan?authkey=Gv1sRgCIGt9eH1l7DuHg&feat=email

affectionately,
Madhura
PS: Because my sister has been actively maintaining her blog, some of my cute pictures may appear there, but remember that the good stuff will always be here first :-)