Rhea and Me Ooooooooooooooooooooooh…..I have just got back from Bombay where I got to spend ten glorious days with my Little Princess ..RHEA :-)

This opportunity just came about out of the blue……. surely a Diwali Bonus for me :-P . As luck would have it….their trip coincided with my Dussera break…..so I could take off from school without any feeling of guilt !

My son Rajiv, his wife Preety and our little doll Rhea landed in Bombay on the 15th. of October …..they flew down from San Francisco to spend a few weeks in India. It was an exciting moment for me, when I landed in Bombay on the 18th., to be received by them.As I held Rhea close to my heart,I could hear her little heartbeat against mine………..all my ” grandmaternal ” instincts came to the fore and I felt tears of affection ,love and gratitude in my eyes!! I think my tear ducts are over active…..can anyone advise me how to control these ” loose and leaky valves” ??? Many a time they are a cause of embarrassment to me :( My facial expressions are bad enough …… absolute giveaways of my emotions…and the tears make things worse ;)

Well…..I was really,really happy to spend quality time with my little one…strange….but Rajiv and Preety took the back seat,where Rhea was concerned…..she was the one on whom I showered all my affection…….do ALL grandmothers feel that way?? It was “Is Rhea awake?” “Is Rhea hungry?” “Rhea needs a change !” “It is time for Rhea’s soup/juice/ cereal!” It was “Rhea…Rhea …Rhea ” throughout…and believe me the little angel enjoyed all that attention :-D and I thoroughly enjoyed myself with her :-P

Rhea is almost eight months old…..she cut her first tooth while I was there…on the 23rd. of October,to be precise !! We just felt the tip of her tooth…and lo and behold….Preety was ready with the camera and actually got the picture of her very little tooth !!! Let me tell you…. Rhea is camera happy….she simply loves to be photographed…such a darling !! She is a friendly and happy baby ,and very ,very curious for her age ;) and she loves to go for outings !!

She sits up,she rolls over and she loves to be held in a standing position. Her eyes are very expressive and she has a wicked twinkle in them ;) when she smiles…..which she does very often…..her eyes,too,smile :-D such an adorable little angel !!

Leaving her and coming away wrenched my heart……the “leaky valves ” started flowing all over again :( Why are partings always soooooooooooo painful ??? However , when I boarded the flight back home ,my heart was filled with gratitude……
I thanked the Almighty for blessing us with Rhea….and for giving me the opportunity to spend ten wonderful days with her . …I could not have asked for more !!