Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Happy Birthday Abhir!

It is 5 years today...5 years since Abhir came in to our lives, at 8 13 PM...sharp ( I saw the clock, so I KNOW)...

In 5 years, he has grown up so much into the lovable champ we hoped he would be ... (Its his Birthday today so I am NOT gonna utter a word about his fussiness over food, bed wetting, stubbornness etc etc)

5 years ago, we had hoped he would delay coming in to the real world by a few weeks, because he was severely under weight and frail in the womb. But nope...he was in a tearing hurry to see the world, and despite our best efforts, his sister held him in her arms on that night in a dimly lit corridor of the hospital.

5 years have been a roller coaster. In many ways, he is a typical boy, falling and bruising himself all the time, sometimes needing medical attention, sometimes a hug and a kiss and sometimes words "You are such a brave boy!"



He is a brave boy indeed. He has fought his childhood shortcomings and emerged victorious. I have written about it before. You can read it here.

After 5 years of constant struggle, he has triumphed over his insecurities and his health issues.

We are celebrating his Birthday on Saturday. I may not be able to send all of you an Invitation. But this party is open to all. It is in celebration of my son becoming an individual....and I want to share this joy with EVERYBODY!

17 comments:

Agnes Rajesh said...

I remember the excitement of the day that Abhir was born. Thought we were far away, it all felt soo near. It seems like just yesterday..wow !

I wish that Abhir grows to be a great person, he does have all the portions to be a handsome, intelligent man one day...with the most wonderful parents he cud have ever wished for.

May God bless Ahir abundantly and Congratulations to you too.

Unknown said...

Hi Agnes... Thanks a ton for the wishes... :-)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful eyes and what a crop of hair? :-) Anyone would like to ruffle it ...:-) Wishing him a very happy birthday. I wish, Vasu can play with him. :-(

namita said...

hi ritu..belated b'day wishes to abhir! he's looking adorable in the pic! and nice post.. (hopefully 5 yrs frm now I'll be saying this abt nirvaan too! :-))

Unknown said...

Hi Alka... Thank u for the wishes. Vasu will get to play with him. Im going to be in Delhi in July this year and meeting you and Amrit and Vasu is on the agenda :-)

Hey Namita...Thank u for the wishes... Amen to your hopes!!!

Anonymous said...

Wow! I will wait for all of you.

Aathira Nair said...

Happy belated Birthday Abhir !

The Seeker said...

Happy belated birthday wishes Abhir, Accidently dropped here thru blog.felinemusings.com

Anonymous said...

Belated greetings frm all here

Unknown said...

Hey Aathira, My Musings and Anonymous...

Thank you for the wishes. We sure had a wonderful party...and loads of fun...

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I sure hope Abhir achieves whatever he aspires to be!

Arunima said...

Belated birthday wishes. I read the old post too. Very sweet indeed. My niece too celebrated her 5th birthday in March and we have two more underweight-at-birth babies. One is a few months and the other is a year and a half. They are growing up one day at a time just like Abhir.

Unknown said...

Hi Ankur... Thank u for the wishes.

Hi Arunima, I wish the two little ones all the very best and their parents too...coz I know how much of a struggle it is to bring up such souls....

Romila said...

Hey! I regret missing Abhir's bday. Belated happy bday to him. Read the link post too and am very moved. Abhir is growing up to a fine handsome chap even though its one step at a time.

I can understand what you as a parent must have been through.

Unknown said...

Hi Romila... Thanks for the wishes.. Like I wrote on that post, for us as parents its a miracle, one day at a time!!!!

claytonia vices said...

Belated b'day wishes to Abhir!

Unknown said...

Hi Chaitanya Vikas...and THANK YOU!