When I woke up this morning, I thought today would be just another Saturday. Day went on as a leisurely week end day, we didn't go out for shopping since it was already done last evening. I didn't force your dad to take us out, he too needs a day totally off once in a month or so.
We just cleaned the house as usual and in the afternoon your granny wanted to prepare Gulab Jamuns for us. I didn't know why she was adding more water to the batter and then to make the batter proper, she was adding some more powder and then again batter was too thick and some more water and some more powder and finally we prepared more than 60 Jamuns in it! Mom said we can give some to friends too. There were a few over ripe bananas and mom gave the idea of making Mangalore buns and we could skip that day's dinner. Your dad said that is fine and even buns prepared were a lot because there were many bananas, had to finish them somehow.
In the evening your dad got a phone call from somebody and after some time he asked me if we could go for a walk. We do go for walks sometimes and your granny didn't want to join us. We walked near the spa and sat there with our feet dipped in water. There was a nice breeze late in the evening and sat for half an hour. Since your dad has never taken me to spa earlier and he was not even willing to go home so soon, I was wondering what was wrong with him! After few minutes, he got a call again and told me one of his colleagues was calling. Since there was the noise of water falling, he got up and went away to talk on the phone. Then we returned home and there was a bi......g surprise waiting for me.
I noticed a few pairs of shoes near the door and immediately heard the "SURPRISE!!!" cry from inside the house. Our living room was all decorated with pink balloons and baby shower board and hangings saying it's a girl! I could find Chaitrakka (by the time you read this blog you might be calling her Chaitra atte or Chaitra doddamma), Ashwin and Anvi, Prasanna and Sunita aunty, Dhaval, Manali aunty and Rishab, your dad's colleagues Purushottam and Priya, Shireesh and Tejaswini aunty and of course your granny dressed in saree. (When we went for for walk, she was in Choodidar). I turned towards the table and it was filled with fooood! Oats - Rava Idli, Lemon Rice, Mangalore Buns, Gulab Jamuns, Potato Chips, Coke, Watermelon pieces, paper plates, bowls, glasses, napkins and there was a big chocolate cake with a cute pink baby bassinet in it and Congratulations written on it. (I am writing this blog 4 days after the baby shower and still somehow could't cut the bassinet from the cake and eat it! It's just too cute to cut). We then had a little chitchatting, I was sent inside to wear saree and then your granny and Chaitrakka took 'aarati' for your dad and me. They put kumkum on our foreheads and dinner followed that. Then came the cake cutting part followed by a lot of talk and play with Anvi. Everyone enjoyed playing with your Anvi akka. Looking at her, I was even eager to see you at her age.
So that was my Surprise Baby Shower. Your dad and Granny had done a good acting to keep it a secret from me! Chaitrakka and Ashwin had taken a lot of trouble arranging it. After dinner when you started dancing inside me, I knew for sure that you thoroughly enjoyed your party!
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