A gift for you...On your third birthday

I can't believe that it has been three years since you happened to us. As each birthday passes by, I wonder how beautiful the past year has been. It always feel like it was the best year ever until the next one happens and that one is even better!

Sometimes, when I watch you asleep – that peaceful and cherubic face, there is this bursting and maddening sense of love and affection that overwhelms me. Eons ago, when thatha and ammamma would plant a million kisses on me and utter countless “chella-kutti”s & “We-love-you”s, I thought that they were crazy…Now I know better. J

I truly hope that I can play my part in inculcating in you respect and compassion for others and to be a good citizen of this world. This past month’s events have planted a seed of fear and doubt in how safe this world will be for you as you grow up. But when I think about all the goodness that still exists around us and when I realize that it is us parents that have to play a critical role in creating a safe and joyous environment for the next generation to bloom, I am excited for what the future holds for you!

Happy birthday kuttima! We love you to the moon and back to infinity & beyond forever and ever! J