2010 draws to an end

2010 has been a good year so far. A trip to Singapore and India in March to visit family was a good way to start. A month in DC with Mom, Bro and Sis-In-Law was the highlight of the summer. Aadit's 2 week "stint" at daycare in September marked the beginning of fall. Winter highlight will defnitely be my kitchen winter garden with beets, spinach, peas, onions, radishes and carrots on the card.

It's been 10 years now that I started working. Time has just flown by. Grad school is just a distant memory. I often wonder how my fellow students are doing. It would be good to meet them and see where life has taken them over these 10 years.

Aadit and Udit

A friend asked me yesterday how I came about to naming Aadit ... was it supposed to rhyme with Udit (my brother). Well, yes, and no. When I was pregnant, and found out it was a boy, I wanted a meaningful name. Of the thousands of names I reviewed, I liked Krishiv (combo of krishna and shiv), aadit (meaning first born) and vipul (combo of vinay and pooja ;-) ). Living in america, we figured that it's best to go with the easiest pronounciable name, (my number one choice anyways), which was Aadit and the rhymability factor with the uncle was the icing on the cake. It is remarkable too that if you look at aadit's baby pictures and udit's baby pictures, the resemblance in uncanny! Like Uncle Like Nephew Indeed!

2010

2009 was the year of Aadit. I marvel at the progress he's made in terms of knowledge, understanding, milestones and the ability to get what he wants by crying out loud :-)

2010 begins with a planned trip to India. Going on an international trip with a toddler is a challenge. I have an excel spreadsheet with a list of 90 must-have items for hand luggage and another 90 for checked-in luggage. But then there will be sight-seeing in singapore, a trip to the famed mustapha's shopping store and then ofcourse, shopping in India. I just hope we all don't fall sick, especially aadit.