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