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Happy to you !! That’s what i say to everyone on their birthday and for mine too. My second birthday was celebrated at the Quay world Banquet with few family friends. Thank you Atthai & Hary mama for ordering my favorite FIREMAN SAM cake, i loved it and had a great day. Thank you everyone for making my day very special, with loads of gifts and special thanks to Thiru mama & Sandy atthai for the beautiful clicks.

Lavann, you need to cycle with your legs!!

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Mar 132014

Thank you Vijay Kumar Thatha for the new tricycle. I will soon learn to cycle, in the mean time can I try it with my hands please!

My first click

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Sep 072013

I managed to take this picture using Moms iPhone today!

Hey Mam’s what a surprise!!!

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Aug 042013

Hi Sri Mama, I am very happy that I met you before my first birthday.
It’s going to be fun time for next two weeks and glad that you are going to be here for my first birthday celebration.

Thanks for taking time to visit us all the way from US and for my birthday gift. Dad kept your visit surprise from Mom and she was over the moon when we met you at the airport. I am going to keep you busy and hope you are going to have a memorable holiday. Come lets play Mama!

– Lavann

Edinburgh Tamil Sangam – BBQ Party

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Aug 032013

My first outdoor BBQ party was at Vogrie Country Park , organised by ETS (Nataraj mama & Sanjeev mama). I had great fun, made new friends and tasted BBQ chicken for first time. The play park was amazing, family cricket game was great and the food (more items than what you will find in a hotel menu) prepared by every one was delicious.

A special Thanks to Thiru mama for the lovely photographs.

-Lavann

6 Months

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Feb 152013

It was a memorable 6th month with my dad, as he spent 40 days of his vacation with me and preparing my paper work for Edinburgh stay. He relished every minute with me and mom. All these days he missed us so much and also he was planning for job change, I hope this 40 days will revitalize him and recharge him to start his new job.

As my dad was arranging our visa, being center of attraction with all my relatives, someone presented me with flu. Poor me I was down with bad cold disturbing mom and both my thatha’s and paatis, even though i was breathing with my mouth wide open, I recovered quickly. Guna paati was also recovering from her cataract surgery.

After a long struggle I got my passport, Every day I will take a nice and long bath, Oil and comb my long hair, put my fancy shoes, cap and go to Coimbatore passport office, In spite of my tidy look passport officer kept rejecting my application. Mom frequently visited passport office to help me get the passport, so that by the time my dad is in India we can get the Visa and accompany with him back to UK. As an active kid, people say I keep kicking and walking in the air, If I would have been walking I would have walked thousand times to passport office with my mom and vijay thatha. My passport has fingerprints in the size of a grape seed.

My first road trip was from CBE to Banglore for applying UK Visa . I went in Illa machan’s super-fast Ford car with dad, mom, Vijay thatha and Sathy patti. We stayed in JP appas flat and had fun playing with Jiggu. For Christmas dad dressed me in a Santa Claus costume.

My first temple visit was to our Kula Deviam Kavaya Kaali Amman, and Pattatharasi Amman in Kovil Palayam, where my dad and mom got married. Dad fed me my first solid food a pinch of banana blessed by god and it tasted brilliant. I have now got couple of teeth confirmed personally by my loving dentist mom , My daily diet included massed raggi, , carrots, boiled apple etc.,

It was so sad to see dad leave to UK after his holidays as he was starting a new job, my mom and I are still waiting for visa and hope to join him soon. Dad we both are eagerly waiting to see you and you take care, will be there soon.

Moondram Pirai Seer

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Oct 202012

I am 2 months and 2 weeks old now and its time for Moondram Pirai Seer ( the third full moon day after my birth). Its the official welcome ceremony for me to visit my home in seman thottam from Vijay thatha’s house.

The ceremony was conducted by aunties from dad’s side to Mom and myself in Vijay thatha’s house on 20/10/2012. We both had a ceremonial bath on a cold day morning, mine was hot one and unfortunately mom’s was a cold one. As per the tradition ulaakaai (Traditional Pounder) was placed in my swing to signify me sleeping in it. Kannimaar goddess made by sand were offered flowers and stems of plants from dry and humid land. Pooja was conducted to the goddess signifying their blessings to us in time of bad health and unfavourable situations.

When will the power come Thatha ?

Kannimaar goddess

Great Grand Dad's

Chain

Golden Accessories

Nice and cosy thatha

Traditional Hip rope

My First Watch from Kunju Aatha

Veni periamma

Malligaatha

I wore black bangles, black chain and a special black bindi (vengai tree milk) to keep away evil and all the bad spirits nearing me. All my close relatives attended the ceremony and presented me with lots of gold ornaments like chain, bangle, hip rope, bracelet and anklet. Rangu thatha holded me for the first time since my birth.

Mom & me missed my dad very much as he couldn’t make it from UK. We streamed the ceremony live through Skype for Sri mama and dad, unfortunately dad couldn’t catch up the whole function as it was too early in UK. I was tired but not cranky as I was watched by all my relatives. Over all it was a happy occasion and yes i am now ready to go to my semman thottam house.

My First Four Weeks

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Sep 122012

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My first visit after being discharged from hospital was to my house at Semman Thottam, Pappanaicken palayam. I received a very warm welcome including my name (Sai Krishna) drawn with rice flour in the entrance and decorated with flowers. All my neighbours visited me with gifts and spent few hours with Rangu Thatha & Guna Aatha. Rangu thatha decided to call me Sai Krishna as I was born on Gokulashtami Thursday.

These are some of the photos taken during my first four weeks.

Abi holding me for the first time

First day in hospital

Need a hair cut soon

Sleeping with panda

My first smile

Will you drop me dad?

Great granny trying to make me burp!

Pattam kollu paatti

Ready for a bath

First sun bath in hospital balcony with Abi

I am hungry Mom

sleeping in a traditional indian swing

Vasambu accessories

Grannies Mani, Maliga & Nagarathinam

Jai Appa

Listening to Panda Stories

Burp time with Mom

Puppy ka

Puppy ka, Dhanu ka, Vanitha amma and Jai appa

JP & Santhya

Vijay Thatha & Sathi Paatti

Panda, my first soft toy !

I am sleeping dady

Aye

My daily Herbal bath with Solena Amplexicaulis

Guna Aatha

Lavann Baba !

Play with me

Ram's marriage invite

My Machi Ila, day before my birthday

Hi Sri Mama

I spend most of the time sleeping and hearing cows call and listening to birds chirping, even though I don’t know what cow and bird means in my grandparents (Vijayakumar & SathyaSundari ) house. Vijay thatha and Sathy paatti stayed back in Coimbatore for bringing me up during infancy, they found a quite village with lot of breeze and fresh air, the village is called Karuparayan palayam. They told me that I was very quiet, but I kept them busy as my Mom was still recovering from my birth.

My great grandma/grandpa travelled all the way from pattampalayam(where my Mom, Sri Mama and Sathy paatti were raised) to take care of me and my mom, . My mom and dad used to look after me during nights and Vijay thatha & Sathy paatti will take over the duty from 4 am and kollu paatti during the day.

I was called by various pet names like Mottee, Kutty Bujjii, Mayluu, Thangam, Thambi by Mom and others out of love and affection. I was bathed by Arukanni paatti and Palaniswamy thatha stayed for few weeks to help my grannies. Palaniswamy thatha was there when Vijay thatha was born in 1950’s and are our family friends for past 3 generations.

Dad was with me for only 17 days and left to Edinburgh. I was constantly visited by relatives and friends all the time and seen so many faces that I couldn’t remember any of them. Everyone told me that I more resemble my dad than mom. Mom used to take my pictures and videos every day to send it to Dad and Sri Mama, who lives in US. Sri Mama predicted my gender correctly by looking at my first scan and Lavan was one of the names he suggested.

My new hair do !!

My Second Birthday !!!