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

more sweetness here

(Pictures) June 2011

More here

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 :-)