Dad's Lullaby!

முன்னம் ஒரு சொந்தம் வந்து மழை ஆனதே...
மழை நின்று போனால் என்ன மரம் தூவுதே!
வயதால் வளர்ந்தும் இவன் பிள்ளையே...
பிள்ளை போல் இருந்தும் இவள் அன்னையே!!
இதுப்போல் ஆனந்தம் வேறில்லையே!!!

Drops of water bonded to be born as rain...
Though rain did stop, trees drizzled again!
Just a kid even if he's an adult by age...
Still a child, she takes his mother's image!!
No other bliss can rival this happiness!!! (at 2:00)

I offer this small piece of work in my mom's honor on her 10th anniversary (today) and dedicate this to my daughter (ahead of her 2nd birthday) and to my family.


-Prakash

Prakriti's 1st Birthday Celebration @ Hotel Raj Palace, Chennai

Introducing Prakriti Chandra

We named our little angel “Prakriti Chandra”. Prakriti means “natural” and "primal" in Sanskrit. Origin: Prakrit is the name for the group of languages spoken in Ancient India. The meaning that really captivated me was ‘derived from an original’. 

We were kind of definite about the first name “Prakriti” (if it’s a baby girl) as soon as we planned to have a baby :-) As you can see, it’s a combination of my wife’s name and mine: Prakash+Karthika. And, the middle name “Chandra” which is named after my mom, was decided even before that. Chandra (Sanskrit: lit. "Shining") is a lunar deity.

The intrinsic properties of my wife's name and my name typifies "light". So, we made sure our baby's name should also be on those lines. We figured a name of many meanings... LOL :-)

Here are some latest snaps of Prakriti:

...and photos from the naming ceremony:

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A Princess is Born

Our little angel was born on Sunday, Feb 20th at 8:02 AM IST.

She weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 16 inches long. She is such an amazing little girl and we are so blessed to have her.

It was a Teraph (household deity) festival (குல தெய்வ திருவிழா) at our ancestral place (Elayampalayam, a hamlet near Salem). We feel happy about it - we've always had a providential association with the temple on every major occasions in our clan.

Here are some pictures of our big day!!!

Baby in Karthi's belly.

Baby's heartbeat.

The dawn on Feb 20th, arriving few hours before our little angel was born!

Karthi's encounter - in & out :-)

 

 All good things come to those who wait -  and at last she arrived, the latest rosy apple on the family tree!

Babies do lot of sleeping in their first few days, and she was no exception.

First few visitors to come to see the baby...

and Gifts!

GYN (Dr. Selvabharathi)

 

 On her mother's arms.

Super proud father!

Mommy and her baby!!

 Ready to go home!!!!!!!! Yay!!

Mom returned to life after 8 years in the same month (February)!

"Sent down from heaven into our arms,
our sweet baby girl is sharing her charms!

Sweet as candy, good as gold, our precious baby girl, a miracle to hold.

We made a wish and she came true...

Letting you know that we're tickled pink
over the arrival of our new baby girl...

With patience and love, we waited for our baby girl.
With excitement and joy, we announce her to the world.

So sweet and neat and such tiny little feet,
our precious baby girl makes our lives complete"

Yes, we're blessed with a BABY GIRL yesterday (02/20).

Mother (Wife) & Mother (new born) are doing fine :-)

Thank you so much, almighty and welcome back, Mommy!!

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