In my interaction with my baby daughter, I have come to know that they are quick learners, especially if they are girls. Take Rhea for example…yes, that`s what we have named her…Rhea has learnt the art of crying and not stopping till the end objective is achieved. There must be some gene in the girls, … Read more
Shopping at Mother Care, Chennai was quite an experience. For those who have been lucky enough not to shop in the place, Mother Care is a store that caters to pregnant women and babies born thereafter. My wife who is still in Kannur REQUESTED me to visit them and buy some clothes for our Miss … Read more
The word has spread and all the nurses have ganged up against me in order to save Rekha her husband. This is the problem with today`s World – news travels fast. Esp, news of somebody being a flirt. My sense of humor didn`t help me either when I met my match in ‘Sister` Rosa Kutty … Read more
Today – 29th March 2007 – at 12 noon my wife gave birth to a baby girl. Now I know why babies are considered a bundle of joy – they come wrapped as a bundle in a white, soft, cotton wrap-around (doesn`t look as good on the baby girl as it does on other 18 … Read more
I don`t know how my family communicated my birth to the rest of the world. Some of my guesses are: Drum beats sounding like the much fashion-walked song ‘Cotton Eye Joe` Painting the trees in the area red (when the trees got cut and towns got built the phrase changed to ‘painting the town red`) … Read more
Congratulations are in order for Woody Allen. He and Soon Yi have a brand new baby daughter. It’s all part of Woody’s plan to grow his own wives. – David Letterman [For those who don`t know, Woody Allen married his own daughter. Foster child, actually] The doctors – yes, two of them – have said … Read more
This post is purely imaginative and while it refers to the characters as Rekha – my wife and Selvi – my mother…they were in no way involved in this incident. This post has nothing to do with them. It has everything to do with me! Fully aware of my hair`s need for coconut oil, my … Read more
Five years back my girl friends would whisper into my ear, ‘Come to me baby.” Two years back my wife whispered into my ear, “Let us have a baby.” Yesterday, I walked into a baby showroom, aptly named “Diaper” and whispered into the counter lady`s ears, “I am having a baby.” I was forced to … Read more