tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72773273112773086212026-03-01T00:15:51.517+05:30Annotated e-sketches on Moments, Musings & Makings from little Liya's life.Liyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232584643328769128noreply@blogger.comBlogger416125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-36720885466665011322016-01-10T12:36:00.000+05:302016-03-04T14:03:29.316+05:30

Hi, Last year, we completely missed Project 365 - a random pic a day through the year. This year, we are going to catch little Z growing up, every single day. :) We will not be sharing photos of his sis's face, as she is no more a baby. Looking forward to a fantastic year, IA! Day 1: At maternal grand parents home. All sleepy after a second head shave. We had scheduled his circumcision for

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Hi All, Baby Zee is growing good so far. He is now 45 days old. We just had his first dose of vaccination yesterday and he did turn out be a cranky boy afterwards. He cried for hours, clung to Mama for 3-4 hours until his pain subsided. His first smile was 26 days old, on 6th Nov for the first time. He is not yet generous with his smiles though. He is weighing 4.5 kg and 55 cm length, which

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Z's first meeting with his cousins (my SIL's two daughters).  We had nice time with a house full of people to pamper L and Z. 

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As per Islamic tradition, we've got Baby Z's birth hair shaved on 7th day of birth, same as we did for  his sister. It was of course challenging to find someone to shave his head, right here in Bangalore. This is such a common ritual in Muslim families in Kerala, and so it was never such a tiring experience to find one. We finally managed to get a young man through my baby sitter. He did a

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Dear All, It's been almost a year, just can't imagine how fast time flew by. A lot have changed in life. I have grown into a 6 year old little lady, moved to Grade 1 and so far doing great with academics. Mama was having an extremely busy year at work. By the way, I am here to share a wonderful with you. Alhamdulillah, I have become a big sister to a little boy, let's call him baby Zee. Our

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Day 348: Mama and Papa attending Palliative care training. Girl is busy drawing cards for attendees. Day 349: New diary from Mama's new office Day 350: Invite from girl's school for junior showcase. We are eagerly looking forward to. Day 351: Girl seelping.. lol! Day 352: Girl's new set of books - level 1! Day 353: Girl's program at junior showcase Day 354: ON the way to home to spent

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Day 341: Random click in the afternoon Day 342: Girl's drawing Day 343: Girl's new Hindi book. She is going to learn Hindi now. Day 344: Girl made a doll from sponge. Day 345: Girl's drawing of her friends Day 346: Girl's drawing of a chef Day 347: With girl at HBS dialysis center volunteering for a program.

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Day 334: An early Bday card for Mom. In fact she could not resist showing this to mama. Day 335: Baloon time Day 336: Mama is reading.... Day 337: Girl's fabric painting... Day 338: On  Mama's birthday Day 339: Girl got this smiley from the school for being "quiet" and she painted it. Day 340: Cold is running at home. Vaporiser is too  busy too.

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Day 326: New guest at home Day 327: New one from the school to learn place value Day 228: Girl's making - a guitar Day 229: Cilantro leaves growing at home Day 230: Recycling old newspaper Day 331: Gril's new drawing Day 332: Girl made from the school.  Day 333: Old newspaper recycling with S aunt!

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Day 313: Mom in the exam hall. Day 314: Evening walk in the park Day 315: With girl at paediatrician. Day 316: Girl's making when Papa was away. Day 317: Girl's teacher's gift on children's day. Day 318: Pappa bought from Chennai Day 319: Girl's drawing!

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Day 299: A rose we bought from Russel market. Mama's gift to L. Day 300: Girl's another drawing - this time on whiteboard.  Day 301: Little mommy is busy teaching her bunch of children. Day 302: Craft-a-holic little girl Day 303: Unniyappams from our kitchen....  Day 304: Tandoori chicken, anyone in?  Day 305: Back to basics - girl is busy with puzzles

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5 year old's paintings on her birthday... MySundayPhoto

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 Day 278: Henna on Eid  Day 279: At Granny's place in Eid outfit Day 280: Back to Bangalore.. early in the morning! Day 281: A huge butterfly and its life cycle drawing by little artist Day 282: New toy, new passion - learning to play chess  Day 283: A letter to her friend Lavanya, written without assistance (and hence spelling errors). Day 283: Yay! Our

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 Day 271: The artist back in action... Best way to spent a busy weekend Day 272: Mama restarted morning walk. A random click from jogging track!  Day 273: Girl's latest drawing Day 274: On the way to railway station, heading to Kerala to celebrate eid with family. A random click while waiting for the cab. Day 275: Back home, here is my nephew in action!   

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Day 264: All tired... a click in between eid shopping Day 265: Girl is busy with home work Day 266: One home, three people, 6+ bags - all set to leave home in the morning 267: Yet another drawing by girl, a handprint giraffe - Loved it Day 268: Mom stuck in office due to heavy rain with no umbrella and no car - dad and girl had to come and pick mom. A click on the way back

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An incredibly late post is finally up, yay! During our Ooty trip in last April, we had an exhilarating ride over Niligiri mountains on Ooty's popular toy train. This historic railway line has been operating since 1899 (founded during British rule in India) and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.  These rare locomotive steam trains run from Ooty to Mettupalayam,

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Day 236: Watching sunset from our corridor... Day 237: Girl is attempting a new art on a paper plate Day 238: Girl's new drawing– an elephant near a mountain and a smiling sun is peeking through... Day 239: We spotted him today at the play area. Kids had loads of fun watching him! Day 240: Girl's new art.. she cut, pasted and drew the decorations alone. Day 241: Parenting a kindergartner?

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India is celebrating 68th Independence day on 15th Aug. Over the weekend, we were playing with the tricolor... Tricolor chain and heart for the country! When I said L that we will be using these three colors for the weekend craft, she said "that's the color of our national flag". I am proud of her that at this age she knows a lot. :)  LetKidsBeKids

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My Sunday Photo

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Day 215: Girl's new construction. Dad helped with the chair and background is from her imagination.  Day 216: Friendship day band made at the school and gifted by a friend.  Day 217: We spotted him in the garden today.  Day 218: Girl's drawing today Day 219: Girl's drawing - her classroom with two teachers and 20 friends. Just noticed that aya seems to be

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Eid is the celebration marking the end of Ramadan, the fasting month, for muslims around the globe. L and I did some quick craft work around eid. Sharing it below. These little red seeds are natural ones found extensively in Kerala. Kids usually fall in love with these beautiful beads.  We collected these during our summer vacation back home. Post our craft activity L tried to make her

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MySundayPhoto and Silent Sunday

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Day 208: At Kerala to celebrate Eid with family. It's been pouring down like anything. Look at the flower from MIL's collection. Day 209: Henna decoration on hands to celebrate eid on next day. Mummy's "art" on little hands. Day 210: Girl on her Eid special outfit; all set to head to eid gah (prayer ground) to attend prayer. Day 211: Back to Bangalore to find our plants drying off

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Pictures from Doddabeta Peak, Ooty, the highest peak of South India! Telescope House Local goodie vendors... Fresh carrots... Mom and Girl More from Ooty trip here.   

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Beauty is a term which needs a major re-definition, I suppose. It's high time we have to "un-learn, re-learn and re-define" it. What made me think so? Nothing but whining of my preschooler. Scene 1: We were walking towards our apartment after picking L from school bus. The worried girl asked me: "Mama, do you think I have dark circles around my eyes?" Mom: "What??? dark circle?? How did

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