Day 1

 Mira is about to turn 18 months in 4 days. Let me first introduce her to you. She is my very sweet little daughter who I love more than anything in the world. Here is a pic so you can picture her in the stories ahead:

I am thinking of capturing my child's life, day after day, in this blog. I never keep up with anything regular.  So, no promises. 

Mira started an ABCD puzzle today. 

She is very little for this but loves puzzles so I thought let me see what she does. 

Guess what! She knows O and Q. She knows they Q doesn't fit into O however hard she tries. Now, for me, this is huge. A tiny little baby learnt O and Q on her first day. When I was pregnant, I was determined not to force my child to be smart all the time, to be ahead of others all the time, and all that jazz. But looking at her performance today, can you blame me for thinking otherwise!!?

Mira always calls me papa! with great enthusiasm. But I kinda think she is teasing me. Because today she, out of nowhere, said "mumma". She said it with a twinkle in her eye and a smile right after when she saw my immense happiness. I think she knows what it means to me. So says it rarely, and keeps me waiting :) 

I wouldn't settle for any other combination of DNAs but hers. She is just perfect. She has Ankur's love for perfection, she has my feistiness, she has her own brand of immense charm, and a one-in-a-gazillion laugh. 

Now off to put her to sleep. Have a good night, all.