OMNI-IGNORANT: 2018

“To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides

“Balt Van Tassel was an easy indulgent soul; he loved his daughter better even than his pipe, and, like a reasonable man and an excellent father,

Let her have her way in everything.” – Washington Irving, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

I last used these quotes in the post of my blog when my elder daughter Jhalak turned one! However much I tried searching, I couldn’t find better words to explain my relationship with my daughters. So that’s that!

2^nd July, 2017- around 1:30 a.m.

Minakshi was talking to me over the phone telling me how she had completed a handcrafted picture. (She was in Surat and I was in Vrindavan to attend her cousin’s marriage on her insistence! Vachan Paalan you see!) She was a little annoyed to as I had not sent her the pictures of Sangeet Sandhya of Aashish & Purnima, wherein I had done the anchoring. Luckily enough, no new rishtas had come for me in the event as I had already been declared Dulhe ka Jijaji on loudspeakers! That was some solace. All in all, she was quite comfortable as even after being 4 days overdue, there wasn’t much sign that the little one was coming today!

2^nd July, 2017- around 3:30 p.m.

I saw the number of Mummy flashing on my phone. As soon as, I picked the phone, she sounded quite frenetic. I asked her to calm down and to tell me what was happening. She told me that Minakshi had been brought to the hospital today morning and even after lot of attempts, it seemed like the baby wasn’t keen on coming out naturally that day. To cut to the chase, a C-Sec was planned. So after back and forth calls to Surat and Guwahati, the wait began.

2^nd July, 2017 – 4:44 p.m.

Minakshi’s Aunt was on the phone. She told me in a sort of not too keen way, “Lakshmi Ji aa gaya!” (God, i hate this terminology!) But for the 2^nd time in my life, I was on the top of the world! Ever since I had planned on having babies, I always wanted 2 girls. And it couldn’t have been more perfect. THE FAMILY IS COMPLETE!

THE FIRST PICTURE!

I will always have a little regret that I could not be there when she was born but again, I will always use that to win points when I argue with Minkashi as she insisted I go to Vrindavan ;)

I finally got to see her on 3^rd July, 2017. My wedding Anniversary. It was the perfect gift ;)

Her name starting letter was given ‘Ra’ by Dad. After loads of deliberation and vetoes, and with help from ma’am Nistula Hebbar (one of the most wonderful unique name by herself!), her name was kept Ragvi!

As Ragvi turns one, it is a little too evident that she is going to be naughtier than Jhalak! With her own set of nicknames from everyone ranging from Orange to Raado to Raago to Raagu to Raavi Beto to Bhim, she is loved and adored by all!

She doesn’t like that much to sleep with her head on my chest as Jhalku did. But when she does! IT IS BLISS! The death wish remains the same. Both my daughters sleeping peacefully with their heads on my chest J