Jyoti and Jeff with their 12 week baby.It can wiggle its fingers, make grimaces and shut its eyes.
Right now it is the size of a lime and fills their whole world.
मूल नालों सूद प्यारा।
Interest is dearer than the original investment
Interest is dearer than the original investment
(an old Punjabi saying)
My grandmother used to take my face in her hands and say these words to me while kissing my forehead. Papa Ji would explain to me that he, the son, is the original investment and I, the grandchild, am the interest. Sachi and I will get to say these words to our grandchild this November. Needless to say we feel very blessed. A child is God's way of saying this world should go on.
Jyoti is doing well. She has some morning sickness (at all times of the day) and a little less energy than before but is able to work full time and visits us often. Jeff is ecstatic and pleased as a peacock. Both of them are searching for good names. Any ideas!!!
Sachi has newfound incentive to get better quickly. He has just today started to regularly ingest a few calories of nutrition by mouth. Every journey has to start with a first step. He hopes to slowly get rid of the peg tube. It would be hard to pick up the baby otherwise. He is also practising walking in anticipation of keeping up with the precious bundle of joy.
We loved seeing the world through our children's eyes. We will doubly enjoy seeing it again through this grandchild. You have shared so much of yourself with us. We want you to be part of our happiness. . . . . . Ambi.
12 comments:
Dearest Ambi Main and Sati Mamu,
Congratulations on being grand parents (Aja and Aai or Naana and Naani) to be!
Main..This is such great news..put so beautifully by you in your post..every word was soo loaded with love and happiness that it passed on a smile to our faces without we realizing it.. :)
Sati Mamu..You now have the right incentive to get better..what better incentive than a bundle of joy in form of your first grand child from your first born! :) I still can't believe my lil sister is gonna be a mother soon..I still think of her as a kid..and remember her pranks and tantrums as a kid with fondness..I am doubly excited as her child is gonna be sharing his/her birth month we me,Daddy and Babi Mamu..needless to say the best people in the family! hehe :)..So my dearest Mamu keep up your ingestion by mouth and your walking so that you have all the strength and energy you need to pick up your grand child and run after him/her when he/she arrives into this world.
Jyoti and Jeff Congratulations to you both too on being proud parents to be!
Wish you both all the very best for your pregnancy and delivery in November..God be with all three of you..:)
Take care,
Pranam and Prayers,
Love always,
Leema & Achintya.
MY darling Sanabhai n my Angel Nuabou,
I feel so so happy n excited
that i fail to understand how to put my thoughts into words...after
sooooooooo many days i am able to read the blogs n see the beautiful
pictures of Bhaiyaji, Ravi, Jeff etc....but where is my darling Bhabi...
who is behind all this...whatever is happening is because of you n you alone...you r really a darling ANGEL from
heaven...have come to love, care n serve ,my brother..ur hubby...and
bring him back to normalcy...which u r successfully doing...hats off to u , my dearbhabi...
OH! bhaiya...your sipping coffee n licking icecream, has
given us soooo much joy n relief..u cant imagine...how much we r celebrating your this progress...both in heart n mind.. is
beyond imagination...DEAR brother how much pain u have undergone...silently, strongly n confidently...Now that
all this is slowly coming to an end...i can write this..Not a 'ooff'
from your side...YOU r the real TARZAN, IN THE TRUE sense...not only physically, but
mentally, emmotionally n spiritually too. HOW U HAVE ENDURED WIth closed
lips.When i think of ur pain ,my heart aches, tears flow from my eyes
n prayers from my lips...'THAKURJI, YOU HAVE GIVEN ENOUGH PAIN TO MY
DEAR BROTHER...who has never ever complained to you...'AB TO DAYA KARO'...
HE HAS AT LAST ANSWERED TO OUR PRAYERS...we r soooo happy.
Sudhabhai n myself talk for hours everyday abt you n ur progress
.The day we came to know abt your food intake through ur mouth, our joys
knew no bounds.THE ALMIGHTY WAS HARSH AT FIRST but now HE IS KIND N SWEET
TO ALL OF US.HE THOUGHT ' MY DEAR CHILDREN HAVE SUFFERED A LOT ...NOW ITS HIGH TIME... PEACE N
HAPPINESS SHOULD BE SHOWERED ON THEM...AND HE DID IT....
SEE bhaiya, good news have started coming to u one after the other...first ur swallow test
came out fine.NOW slowly u will get back the taste in ur mouth...
the second good news is the greatest n happiest one...'JYOTI IS EXPECTING'
WHAT A WONDERFUL NEWS... we all r so thrilled...really INTEREST IS ALWAYS DEARER THAN THE PRINCIPAL
GOD BLESS ALL THREE OF THEM.....
HAVE written a lot ...more next time...all my love n best wishes to u both
love sini n sanju
e
Congratulations...Celebrations.....Jubilations....
Jyoti and Jeff, heartiest congrats and blessings on having placed the first cornerstone of a new generation. As the cycle of life goes on, you both shall be represented by yours....The entire phenomena of this world shall intersect only once this way when the little one arrives, and shall celebrate the wonder of creation and how we all participate in taking His bigger picture forward.....
The floodgates swung open letting the tears of relief stream out in a flow of unchecked emotion.
The dawn on a new morning of health and happiness has arrived at long last. It seems like ages since you saw a moment of respite from suffering and agony. And yet, it just seems like yesterday that we met at Pune for Naren's wedding. We dance and dined together. We laughed and lauded in unison. We participated and partook in every ceremony as a family, welcoming a new member into our fabulous Mahapatra fold while Naren placed his first step on the threshold of true adulthood. The days vanished in a flash and there was a long gap of silence. Lost in our own worlds of profession, none of us ever thought in our wildest nightmares that you, in the meantime, had been diagnosed with a disease that can only spell dread and disaster from self to family to siblings to friends....The whole world crumbled like a castle of sand, and in a moment of brutal truth life underwent a metamorphosis from fun filled merry making to dreary darkness of despondency. Days dragged into weeks and then stretched into months in agonizing slow motion. Worries abounded, thoughts confused and imagination crippled.... In pitch darkness all of us were aiming our arrows to strip the tentacles of cancer, while offering our incessant prayers at His feet for a divine miracle....
Slowly, a ray of light appeared in the distant horizon and pierced through the dark clouds of despair, tearing the blanket that shrouded the atmosphere with gloom. One after another, areas and avenues of progress announced their welcome arrival and the march from disease to recovery became a trumpet of triumph that thundered through the entire planet in a marvelous magic of Divine Grace.
Throughout the journey your courage was exemplary, as your endurance was unparalleled, as your surrender was total.....And this journey of challenge was transformed into an experience of earth shattering reality by your most loyal of all friends.....the one person, after God, who has really stood by your side every moment of your agony, shared the weight of every teardrop, toiled the fibre of every muscle in your service, and accompanied you through the tunnel of oblivion to the brilliance of Life.....
Today, hearing your voice was like taking a bath in the Holy waters of Ganges. Tensions were washed away, worries were stilled and the hope of a beautiful Tomorrow emerged with a radiance that can only be a fruit of His blessings.....
Love you all. Can hardly wait to see you.
Pranams & Prayers
Babi
Just saw the May,7 blog and the cute little baby in the making. Congratulations to dear Jyoti and Jeff and to you all.
What a pleasant coincidence! Both baby and grandpa are on umblical chord. For Sachi it indeed is a second birth and for that matter he would live that much longer.
Daddy
DEAREST JYOTI N JEFF,
Hearty Congratulations to both of you!All of us are thrilled n overjoyed to get this wonderful piece of news...PROUD PARENTS TO BE....WOW!
YOU HAVE made all of us so happy...we r all looking forward...take care dear child...GOD BLESS ALL THREE OF YOU....
Both of u look sooo good in the picture..Jeff is a wonderful humanbeing...everyone remembers him in India..his gestures were so humble n sober...be happy in life
all our love n best wishes to u three...sini apa n sanju pisa
First of all, Congratulations to Jyoti and Jeff!
Enjoy the pregnancy, all the troubles will start after the delivery....whose turn is it to change the diaper,wake up in the middle of the night, get scared ***** if the baby even sneezes, and as the baby grow older, argue over whose turn it is to take him/her to the bathroom....and sometimes wish that the grandparents lived nearby so you can just palm the baby off on them to get some time for yourself....(lucky for you the grandparents are closeby).
Amidst all of these things though you'll secretly enjoy the whole process and smile inwardly as you remember all the antics and arguments and will always be proud parents.
My one regret is that Anamika and Salas do not have their grandparents close by to enjoy their company. Just having Naren visiting us recently was such a pleasure, what with both the kids sticking to him and playing with him. Now one cannot even utter the word "Mamu" in our house without Anamika going crazy..My mamu, my mamu, I want to talk with my mamu, he is my friend, and so on and on and on.....Looking at Ravi's recent picture on the blog, she started screaming..Ravi mamu, Ravi mamu....and now we are looking forward to Vivek visiting us and us visiting Lincoln later in July.
Ambi Main and Sati Mamu, congratulations on being grandparents. One has to count the blessings that the illness came and is going away before the grandchild is born, so now you can devote all your time to asserting your rights to spoiling the child. Jyoti will now have to get used to playing second fiddle :)
Sandeep (first author) and Seema
Dear Jyoti & Jeff,
A big hug to both of you and many congratulations. It is so very wonderful to see your baby - the first grand and great grand-child -in the making, and being so cosily, blissfully and safely placed in his/her Universe. Enjoy to the fullest your days of exciting anticipation. And may these days be spent in perfect health.
With lots of love and blessings to the threesome!
Yours,
Bablee Masi
Dear Didi&Jijaji,
Many many congratulations on becoming grand-parents in waiting!! I can imagine your joy having no boudaries now a days in anticipation of a grand-child, who will be a perfect finish to jijaji's recovery period. It is so heartening and reassuring to see you Jijaji, slowly coming to yourself. I am sure soon you would be jogging!
How are the two young mamus feeling about the new future status? I remember Suraj asking in his speech at Jyoti-Jeff's wedding reception - when would he be made an uncle?!
With lots of love, more congratulations and wishes for good times ahead to all of you,
Bablee
Dear Sachi bhai & Ambiji,
Our Heartiest Congratulations !!!!!
We are very happy to know that you are progressing well, had cake and ice cream and with God’s grace soon will be able to eat normal food (Oriya fish curry). Ambiji, as everyone in the blog mentioned, you truly a role model for all of us.
You will be glad to know that Rudrakshya dance troupe had given excellent performances in Florida, New York, Arizona and California. In the Lincoln Center, NY, they were admired with standing ovation. They’ll perform in Omaha on 6/1/08. Hopefully, you both will be able to come for the show. We all are very eager to meet you.
Our prayers to Almighty for your good health, joy and happiness.
With love & respect
Asit & Runu
hi bhaiya,
i am just trying to send a picture of ours with the message...whether it worked or not i am seeing ...hence a short note..
ok bye...sini
Ambi,
Congratulations to you and Sachi. Believe me "sood" is dearer than the "mool". We know how much happiness our grand kids have brought in to our lives. It so great to know, we are going to have another one. Started with Preeti, then Rashmi, then Cheena and now Jyoti!. Pass on our well wishes and congratulations to Jyoti and Jeff. Preeti was so excited that as soon as she read the blog, she immediately called me and Gurjeet. All of us are going to call Jyoti and Jeff this weekend.
Arjun, Jia, Parth and soon another name will be added to the list. Arjun feels great, as he is going to be the oldest one and is really excited that soon he will have another brother or sister to play with.
Sachi is now going to recover real fast. He should, as you need a lot of energy to keep up with grand kids. Any day we baby sit Arjun, I get real good exercise and hence real good sleep. Kids think you have same energy as them, so Sachi should get ready for that. It is lot of fun running around and being child again with grand kids. Tell Sachi the kid is going to like him more than any one else. Example is Arjun, when “Nana” is around he ignores everyone, even his parents.
Once again congratulations.
Avtar Gurjeet
Congratulations! Your daughter is beautiful! Hope you are feeling better Sachi! Talk to you later, I am done with the semester! I have a 4 week practicum and then I have the summer off with the kids. I am on West campus these first 2 weeks, I love it. I spent some some time on ICU and was honored to watch a difficult C2 fracture intubation. I am an adrenaline junkie!
Take care all of you
God Bless
Amy
Dear Dr. Mahapatra and Family,
Just a note to tell you hello and to let you know that there are so many of us thinking of all of you. congratulations on Jyoti's and Jeffs little one. You both will be the best Grandparents.
I visited with Ben Alderman today and told him of your blogspot and hope that he can contact you. He really thinks you are the best.
The nurses at BryanLGH try to keep up on your progress and want you to know that we are sending nothing but positive messages to you and your family.
Please know that you are in out thoughts and prayers to the extreme.
Enjoy being a Grandfather and Grandmother. It is the BEST!!
Sincerely,
Mona Reynolds
6 North ICU BryanLGH
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