Our first Christmas tree

My first Christmas tree ever, thanks to my daughter.

" Mama, can we celebrate Christmas ?" has been a question that she asks almost everyday. And when I say, "yes of course we can." The next question is "Then where is our Christmas tree?"

She has been asking for one since she has seen it all over town and in some houses. So obviously I had to go get one. Its a really nice one from BSC. Its a few inches taller than her and opens up really well. I got it 3 days ago but just had not gone about putting it up coz have been home late and tired every night since. Yesterday, on the way home we got some nice decorations for the tree from Sri Kota for a very reasonable price. These things can be very pricy in places like BSC.

So the first thing we did when we go home was to put up the tree. I think I was more excited than her when it was up, all done and looking amazingly gorgeous.

The sad thing is I dont have a camera for now and so have no pictures of it to share. You actually have to visit me to see it. :)

My daughter ran to the hall first thing in the morning to try and switch on the lights to see what her Christmas tree looked like in the morning. The only problem is now to keep her away from it. She keeps wanting to take out and play with the decorations.

Anyway, feel so christmasee. Its a wonderful feeling.

Merry Christmas everyone !

Its getting closer and closer

Its getting closer to the day and I am getting more and more anxious. Well, its at least another 5 weeks away but I delivered Alysha at 37 weeks and if history repeats itself then its just 2 weeks away. I just hope this onw will wait till 40 weeks or so.

I have so many more things left undone. Bag to pack for hospital, furniture in room to reorganize, some more storing to do so that there is more space, have to get my breast pump serviced, have to buy a gift from baby for Alysha and Alysha for the baby, have to get my eyebrows treaded (dont want to look ugly when am getting visitors after baby arrives).

Maybe I am more anxious this time as I am hoping to have normal labor pains, i.e not to be induced as the last time. So if I get contractions without being induced, I really have no idea what it is going to be like.

As the date gets closer and closer, I am just so afraid of things going wrong. Fear of everything really. I know HE is there and I trust in HIM and I believe HE will see me through this but sometimes fear just takes over......Like this morning when I couldnt feel the baby moving as usual.

I think the last few weeks are worse when its your second pregnancy coz during your first you dont know what to expect and just take it a day at a time.

Will just try not to think about it and keep myself occupied as much as I can.

Alysha's 3rd Birthday party

Had the most tiring but wonderful weekend. Alysha's birthday party was a hit. Food was good, cake was amazing, Alysh's dress was gorgeous, Melwin the baloonist was great with the kids and kids had a great time with the sand art and face painting. The important thing was that kids and the birthday girl had a ball.

Hubby had been a darling helping out and running around days before the party. My maid helped with packing all the party packs, making jelly till late at night. My mom has been just wonderful helping out with everything else despite her swollen leg. My cousins came by early to help with the party decorations and music arrangements. So the success of the party was due to the help of everyone who chipped in. My brother was the official camera man at the party, clicking away (although he is quite bad it, I must say)

Alysha had a great time unwrapping presents the day after. I told her that we cant open all the gifts at the same time and she happily said ok when she got to choose the first gift to play with (which was a baby doll set with a change of clothes and the works). She absolutely loves it and the kind of role play she gets involved in (she as the mama of the baby) is really amusing. Nest she opened a kitchen set (the most comprehensive one I have seen) . Before opening the gift I tell her who bought it for her and the nice thing is she remembers it. Every time someone asks her about the gift she will mention the person who bought it.

And every night during bed time she will tell me who did come for her party and who didn't (some of her friends from school including her teacher did not turn up). And she would thank me for the cake which she just loved. Am posting pictures of it next.

And so, despite the cost (dont ask, you wouldn't believe it) and the fact that I am currently 34 weeks pregnant, I am so glad I had this party for her and even more glad that I had it now (when she turned 3 and just before the baby arrives).

I think it will be a memory she will cherish for a while. Enjoy the pictures.

Birthday girl getting her hand painted

The end product !

Alysha with Inaya

Below : Face painting

Alysha loves sand art

Melvin the Baloonist

Below : manju's daughter Shaveena. She is truely going to grow up to be a beautiful lady

Blowing candles

Yummy ! She just helped herself to it

Alysha with nana and nani (my parents)

After she scraped as much icing as she could from the cake

Alysha and Gitanjali

At least she let me put on the tiara when she cut the cake. She wanted it off immediately after

Can't see all of it from here but we had :

Roti jala, chicken curry, mee siam with amazing sambal, nuggets, sausages, sandwiches, satay, jelly and fruits.

Getting a little too tired of smiling for the camera

My tired "manja" baby

A group picture

My princess and me

Alysha, papa and Apachi (Suben's mom)

Her first cousins

Alysha, Hema and Gitanjali

Sri and me with our adorable darlings

A family shot when everyone was pooped!