My first mail

My dear doll Kashti,

This is your Papa's first letter (email) to you. These days letter writing has become almost extinct. Though I maintain that letters are the best way to convey..they are fun reading..and gives a sense of nearness.
I would admit I have started writing this after reading an article in rediff.com today about the letters Nehru and Obama wrote to their daughters. It is such a novel idea....the different is that they wrote to their grown up kids while I am writing to you when you are still just 18 days in age :)

Beta, you have brought such joy to our world. No money, no job, no vacation, no person would have made us feel so complete...but you. Cliché it may be, but you are the apple of our eyes. your mother has undergone immense pain to bring you into this world. She kept you and nurtured you in her womb for 9 months..she got drained but never let you go hungry or uncomfortable.

We dreamt about you right from the day we got married. We always wanted a baby girl and God gave us one...that too such cute one. We want to give you the best beta...the best in the world. I promise that we will try our best to do that.

You know the happiness I feel by just holding you in my arms...you are so little...you may not understand this but  just by holding you in my arms all my fears, tensions, anger, everything melts away...you bring serenity to my life...I sometimes want you to grow up fast so that I can play with you...and then again I wish you do not grow up so fast so that I can play more :) I know I sound stupid..but that's how ur Papa is.

you know I sometimes think of the time when you will get married and feel sad that after 25 years or so you will leave us....hehehehe...but why think of that...you are still with us for a loooong time..we want to enjoy our time with you. We want you to imbibe the best of values so that you can be happy and spread happiness all around.

I love you Kashti beta..more than anything in the whole wide world....God bless you. See you in the afternoon :)))

Lots of love,
Papa

Time with Kashti

Its been a great 1 week. Time zoomed past. Never realised when Kashti was born and in my hands...it seemed all like a miracle. I think of her all the time now. Whatever I do I see her cute little face. I've no problems keeping awake for her, but the sweet little girl allows me to sleep enough. she is a darling....the most beautiful kid in the world.

She is so quiet. She gets a bit restless when she is hungry..once fed she is fine and mostly sleeps or just stares at things in the room. she enjoys light and attracted towards it....keeps staring at any light. Its great to see her calm specially since Kruti is still recovering from the C-section surgery.

Yesterday Thompy-sheeja, Devan-Bharvi-Harsh-Nand, Mohti-Jinal had come home and Kashti was extremely calm. Everyone took her in their arms and played with her.

I enjoy taking her in my arms....I do not like to leave her on the bed or crib. I feel like holding her forever. When I put her at my shoulder, she folds her legs up like a monkey on a tree...thats so cute.

I just want t give her the best in life and all the good things she wants. God bless her with all the health and wisdom.

Kashti....MY baby...

Finally...finally..after all this wait last Sunday, I became a very very proud father of Kashti. Frankly I was numb when she was born and the nurse and the baby crew showed her to me..I was like..I dont know what to say or react...then they took her to nursery and and standing at the window of the nursery watching her being checked by the nurse...sent in thoughts into me....I was like "She is MY daughter"...everybody was praising her silky air and her eyes and how gorgeous she was...but for me it was just..she is our daughter. Kruti and I had waited so much for thsi day...

Kashti Kashyap Shah....when I wrote that for the first time on a form my hands wereshivering ..I was checking again and again the name..it looked so different...so new...a dream come true.

These were the stats when she was born:

Place: Birth Center - Virginia Baptist Hospital, Lynchburg VA

Date: 28th Dec 2008

Time: 22:16 hrs EST

Weight: 7lb 4oz / 3.3 kgs

Length: 20 inches

We brought Kashti and Kruti home from the hospital on 12/31/08..the new year's eve and the new year is really going to be extra special for us. I can't wait to play with her....take her to different places...treat her like a princess and give her the best in everything....God bless her and thank GOD for giving this angel to us.

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