Nidhi Nova was born on 7th Dec early morning after a marathon labor (24 hrs) when she and her mother tried to negotiate the rites of passage. In the end, Nidhi had to be operated out as her head was turned improperly disallowing natural birth. Mother and daughter are fine.
You can expect a series of posts on childbirth and related aspects in the coming weeks and months. Needless to say, during the birth there were some scary moments and some moments that I am still coming to terms with. We'll talk. For the moment, my daughter awaits a nappy change. See you in a bit.
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Yesterday evening our three year old niece was playing with our four month old daughter Nidhi. She (niece) would leap towards Nidhi and shout. At first, Nidhi seemed slightly fearful of this leaping figure. At around the third try, Nidhi started laughing loudly to everyone's surprise.
We needed a secular name. Some day, I hope considerations like secular names would be irrelevant. But, this is not that day. As a parent, I did not wish my child to bear a name that leans on blind faith.
Everyone should congratulate the Scientific Indian and spouse on the birth of their daughter — and on their
Conversation with my two year old daughter this morning.
Daughter: [looks at a picture book involving tigers] Where is the mummy tiger, daddy?
Me: It has gone for hunting, Nidhi.
Daughter: No, daddy. It has gone to a shop to buy baby-corn.
Congratulations! Glad everyone's alright. :)
Selva...
Welcome to this challenging world of parenting. Congrats.. Cool name.. Nidhi Nova is sure going to be a super nova .
AWESOME! Congratulations to the happy family and welcome to the world, Nidhi Nova!
Wow! Congratulations!
Now, I am waiting for that post that explains the novel combination embedded in the name Nidhi Nova. She has a headstart in the coolness coefficient right away!
Congratulations to you and ramya! Like Abi, I am also waiting for a post that explains her wonderful name.
So it was a supernatural birth? I hope all are doing well.
Congratulations Selva, post some pictures of the Nidhi soon.
Thank you all! A post on her name would be the first - it should be up soon (need a quiet moment to collect my thoughts).
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!!! Yes, like everyone else, I too am curious about the name..