5 months

[smittenbyu]

We dressed up for Dussera! For the first time in 10 months I wore a sari - it's a very forgiving outfit! * The dress D is wearing is the one mom brought from India - it's obviously too big for her. But hey she looks cute! 

It has been hectic! It has been fun! It has been harrowing! It has been painful! There are days I manage well and there are days I burn the food and almost the kitchen. D is a handful if not three...she is ever so curious about everything around her. She loves outdoors and hates coming home. She loves being with people, seeing people and even "talking" to them. She is a joy!

She screams, she cries, she laughs, she smiles. She rolls (although she seems to have forgotten this week that she can), she grabs things (and of course puts them in her  mouth), she enjoys being read to, she is recognising her toys even if they are partially hidden and rolls over and tries everything to get to it (and this is not fun while you are trying to change her diaper), being carried, being kissed and cuddled. She enjoys listening to instrumental music be it the sitar or the piano. Believes sleeping is a waste of time and screams bloody murder before every nap! At least she sleeps most nights (although not through it).

But she is the cutest baby in the whole wide world - no bias at all! :P

* (luckily the blouse still fit - but thanks to Indian tailors they make two three seams so as you might gain weight you can let loose the blouse)

Comments

[voyageofdreams.livejournal.com]

Cute photo! And I think thats an awesome idea about the extra seams. i've heard saris are very expensive so youd hope any you bought would last a long time.

Hey, if you dont mind my asking, but what does the red dot on D's head mean? I've heard many things but I'm not sure which is correct.

[smittenbyu]

the sari will last for as long as you allow it to (silk requires a lot of maintenance - you never outgrow it as it's 5 meters of fabric). It's the blouse that you can easily outgrow if you put on weight, etc. So, they allow for a growth of 2-3 inches? I guess it also depends on how much fabric you give the tailor.

I would be upset if I had outgrown mine since I wear it so infrequently and I got it specially tailored for the wedding and paid extra for the design (although not the one pictured here).

You could always take the sari back to a sari shop and get new material (matching colour) for the blouse and get it redone! But women and their craze for shopping and fashion don't keep them so long! ;)

As for the bindi (in Hindi), worn by Hindus, there are many reasons behind it - this is explained well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindi_%28decoration%29#Religious_significance But in general people have forgotten the significance and it has become just a decoration piece.

At one time men would also wear red dots (not the decorative stickers), but kumkum (vermillion), now it's just when they visit temples.

That is such a lovely picture!

[dakini-bones.livejournal.com]

The look on her face is so cute!

[simplyninz.livejournal.com]

I like how saris can be eternal...unlike salwars!!!

It seems like yesterday when i was reading your pregnancy experience posts...she is growing up soo fast...and thats a lovely pic of u two :)

[elodie21.livejournal.com]

Such a cute photo!!! You're looking so very nice in the sari! And I really don't see how you can say you gained weight! And she is sooo very cute!!!

Am not sure if it still applies but I read ages back that if kids listen to instrumental music, they become smarter :)