Our Sitara became 2 year old on Wednesday 5th August 2009 (having born in 2007).
The past two (2) years have been just heaven – she is charming, polite and considerate. Very clean and would pick up any garbage and put it in the waste basket(s). She likes to have book read to her. She can pick up alphabet (part of it) and remember all the stories. She gives flying kisses togetherw ith normakl kisses and hugs . She knows how to do Jai Jai (prayer mode with clasped hands) to our Guardian Angel (Shree Jalaram) -all learnt on her own by observation. She dances to “cows come home” on Indian songs -without getting tired and just enjoy the activity. She does dozens of puzzles without any help from adults – without tiring but with keenness and alert mind.
She likes to go out and play in the park and on swings and slides. She likes to go on a walk with her nana & nani on the street adjoining the house.
With all that, she knows to go to sleep in time at her afternoon nap and in the evening for the night. She goes with saying “Good Night” and with a smile – after brushing her teeth.
This year she has had three birthday celebrations.
1st was on Sunday 2nd August, 2009 at her grandparents’ (nana & nani) home in Deep River. Her SunirUncle (her mama) amd her ShannonAunitie (her mami) had come from Toronto ( being a long weekend ) to greet the new arrival – Sachin -Sitara’s little brother – who was born on Monday 20 July 2009 and also to celebrate Sitara’s 2 year birthday. The whole afternoon went frabulaously – with both mama & mami enjoying and cuddling both the kids. Sitara’s birthday was celebrated with a cake (baked by her nani) and merry birthday song – the song was sung at least three times – well an extra effort was made especially by her nana. She had a pink balloon (with words Princess -Happy Birthday) tied to her hand. She enjoyed it much and when unfastened, she just loved to let it go up to the ceiling and chasing it with her tiny body and hands. of Course she was lifted a few times by her dad to bring the balloon back to her.
Her Aunt Jo (Joanne) — who lives in Ottawa but visiting her parents in Deep River — also dropped by to celebrate the arrival of Sachin and Sitara’s birthday.
She got a good number of gifts to play and enjoy from the family members and from her Aunt Jo.
2nd was quietly celebrated at their home with her parents and Sachin – on her actual birthday Wednesday 5th August 2009.
3rd celebration is held for Saturday 08 August 2009 at her parents home (10.00 am to noon) – all her small tiny friends are invited to the party – from the Day Care and also others from the parental friend circle. Of Course her nana & nani are also invited.
Her nana has written a small poem for her to celebrate her 2nd birthday.
Your valued hug!
Twinkle Twinkle little Sitara
Our precious twinkling Star
Mummy’s Teapot, daddy’s Bhajiuu
Nana’s Thapli and angel to nani
Sweet, Sweet Sitara, our Miss Muffet
quietly sat on her tuffett with a smile
A joy to your baby brother Sachin
His sister planting Hugs and kisses
Our girl is now grown to two year old
We all enjoy her boldness all around
Your dancing feet with laughter
a fable already afoot for fun
So Happy Birthday our two-year-old lovable
your hugs and kisses valued highly by us all.
We love you!
nana
August 2009
We all had a great party on Saturday 08 August 2009 at her parents home . Many of her friends (of her age or little older) came with their parents and their little sisters/brothers (all younger than 5 months). They had a ball of a time. For craft, each of them made a crown for herself/himself – all enconsced on tiny chairs around a lower table – specially made by Sitara’s dad and located in the sunroom.
Sachin had a great company of tiny tots -all being held by their parents or Sitara’s nana & nani. Sachin just lapped the party up -with no crying or any fuss but just revelling it silently and watching around with his eyes and listening to noise (from toys and kids playing around) and laughter. All Sitara’s friends played and enjoyed many toys that Sitara ‘s parents had deployed in the living room.
They had two (2) cakes -one made by Sitara’s mom from allergy free ingredients and the other specially decorated for Sitara’s birthday by Valumart in Deep River. The kid and parents enjoyed the meal and cake cutting with Sitara blowing the candle(s) -helped by her dad.
This is what her grandma (nani) wrote in the Birthday card for Sitara.
My dear princess, Sitara
‘Happy Birthday’, our dear
Princess, Sitara!
Nani gives you a flying
kiss, lots of warm hugs
and love.
You are two years
today on August 5th 2009.
We all have had a lot of
fun and warmth from
you our Princess, the
last two years and want
to have the same and
more.
Love you my Angel.
nani
Thursday 13 August 2009
Sitara & her brother (Sachin) had the opportunity to spend this day in Deep River with their Grandparents . This was the day for Sachion to visit his doctor . And also it was FEN day for Sitara in Chalk River (and thus also fisrt for Sachin) So their mother brought them to Deep River early. Sitara had breakfast – infact all of them including their mom had breakfast here. Sachin’s doctor weighed him and hey, he gained some 6 ozs . This is the major growth after his birth on Monday 20 July 2009.
Both children and their mom spent the day with Grandparents – ofcourse after their FEN in ChalkRiver. They had dinner which was joined by their dad . Grandma had made Jalebi (and also Mango Juice – from can) . Sitara went out into park and in the jungle with both of her Grandparents. She is an equaL opportunity spreader of love and companionship. When she has her nana she asks for her nani also and when she is with her nani, she asks for her nana . This way she enjoys both of them (her nani & nana). So she went to park & jungle behind the house with both her Grandparents. She show squirrels, birds , a dog and traffic flow (including cars, vans & a big truck) on Hwy 17. She collected few of pine acorns and some small sticks. After dinner, she spent time playing with nana & Sachin. She also danced on Indian Music tunes (and enticed her nana to join in dancing with her) . Before she left for home with her parents and Sachin, she spent time with her nana on the computer and watch some of the photos and videos of her birthday (held on Saturday 8 August 2009). She just lapped those photos and videos and did not want to go home.
Bye the way, nana thanks you for the nice cookies that you helped your nani (when she visited you at your home) to bake on Wednesday 12August 2009 . Your mom brought that for me to enjoy.
Pravin Shah