Gautam’s birthday

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Gautam in white with his friends

Siddharth on the extreme left enjoyed with the younger kids.

Fun with balloons
My younger son, Gautam,  turned 5 yesterday. It feels like 5 years makes for a grown up boy but looking at him, he still feels and looks so tiny :). Perhaps because he has a towering elder brother to make him look younger. At every birthday, I can’t help but remember the tiny, squirming bundle of joy who has now become this really naughty brat who tests my patience all the time but is also adoringly loving.
This time Siddharth, his elder brother, also brought him a gift from money saved in his piggy bank. That I felt was the best gesture. Gautam had a lot of fun that was coupled with the Teachers’ Day celebration yesterday at school. He was also very pleased that grandma could drop in specially for his birthday!
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32 Thoughts on “Gautam’s birthday”

  1. kavita on September 6, 2011 at 6:30 am said:

    Happy Birthday (belated)Hug To You Gautam.And a special hug to Siddharth for being so nice to his brother.God Bless this family :):)

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  2. Basil on September 6, 2011 at 7:41 am said:

    a nice little post – u have lovely kids. belated birthday greetings to the bratty n young, Gautam 🙂 It was a lovely thought by his elder bro. Very heart-warming !!

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  3. Insignia on September 6, 2011 at 8:35 am said:

    Lovely. Belated wishes to Gautam 🙂
    A thoughtful gesture from Siddharth for his brother 🙂

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  4. Aathira on September 6, 2011 at 9:58 am said:

    Hope Gautam had a wonderful birthday… 🙂

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  5. Rachna on September 6, 2011 at 10:56 am said:

    Thanks kavita, basil, insignia and aathira! Gautam had an enjoyable birthday. He had gone and invited many more kids than I had a clue :).

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  6. Sujatha Sathya on September 6, 2011 at 11:50 am said:

    Happy Birthday to Gautham :))

    My daughter too turned 5 this year (June). sometimes when i look at her, it feels like just few days back she was a baby in my arms & now! and sometimes its like F-I-V-E Y-E-A-R-S
    oh god! haha

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  7. jane.healy on September 6, 2011 at 11:52 am said:

    Treasure them while you can Rachna – those days are over very quickly!

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  8. NRIGirl on September 6, 2011 at 1:08 pm said:

    Hip hip hurray! Gautam turned five! Yahhooooo….!

    Very happy birthday and many happy returns!

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  9. Bikramjit on September 6, 2011 at 2:42 pm said:

    Many Many happy returns of the DAY ..

    Where is my cake .. and the invite too 🙁 ..

    Wishing Gautam a very happy Birthday ..

    Bikram’s

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  10. Harman on September 6, 2011 at 11:56 pm said:

    happy..Gautamm…Lots of love and hugs..God bless you!
    Time flies by…good to see family together!
    Keep smiling.

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  11. Renu on September 7, 2011 at 5:11 am said:

    Happy Bday to Gautam !..celebrating little one’s bdays is so much fun that one misses when they grow up.

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  12. BK Chowla, on September 7, 2011 at 5:16 am said:

    My best wishes and a very happy birthday to Gautam

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  13. Rachna on September 7, 2011 at 6:35 am said:

    Thank you all for your wishes and warm comments.

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  14. cybernag.in on September 7, 2011 at 7:45 am said:

    Belated Birthday wishes and blessings to Gautam. It makes you feel so good to see one of them being affectionate towards the other, doesn’t it? You can take it from me that this remains so well into their adulthood. God bless!

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  15. Agnes on September 7, 2011 at 3:26 pm said:

    Happy Birthday!!!!!

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  16. A on September 7, 2011 at 3:41 pm said:

    Happy Birthday Goutam :))))

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  17. rama on September 7, 2011 at 6:20 pm said:

    I know I am late, but it doesn’t matter. Happy Birthday Gautam!
    Siddarth, that is really sweet of you to show your love for your little brother.
    Rachna, I know how you feel, you would never stop feeling this way about your children even when they are adults. Even now, when I see my daughter in the webcam, I feel she is so sweet and innocent, I feel like touching and pinching her cheeks, and you know she is almost 30 years and married.
    The same feelings are there for my son too, and he lives so far away and managing on his own, and he is such a cute fellow, that we forget the tension they gave us once upon a time.
    I feel children would always remain children to their parents however old they may become.

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  18. Rachna on September 8, 2011 at 4:41 am said:

    @cybernag.in Very aptly put!

    @Agnes and A thanks!

    @rama I think it is such a special feeling for parents to watch them grow. You are right; I will never stop marveling, and they will stay little kids in my eyes forever.

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  19. Colleen on September 8, 2011 at 5:17 pm said:

    Happy happy birthday to your son Gautam! What a beautiful boy he is Rachna. It warms my heart to read that his older brother saved up money to buy him his gift…how precious is that. Also although William is only two, I already look at him wondering where that tiny, tiny baby who didn’t even have the strength to hold his head up when we first met him went…
    Oh, hope your whole family has a joyful year.:)

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  20. Rachna on September 9, 2011 at 5:26 am said:

    @Colleen Thanks so much! It warms my heart too when I see these little gestures of thoughtfulness.

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  21. Express on September 9, 2011 at 5:56 am said:

    Aw! I was just fleeting by your blog and the adorable pictures caught my attention! Balloons, cake and people singing happy birthday!! I wish I was 12 again! 🙁

    Anyway, Belated wishes and blessings to Gautam 🙂

    Cheers!

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  22. Alka Gurha on September 9, 2011 at 10:00 am said:

    I guess, I have told you that my son is also Goutam.
    Lots love love and wishes to your Goutam. May God bless him.

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  23. Alka Gurha on September 9, 2011 at 10:01 am said:

    Oh…we spell it with an O…

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  24. Tomz on September 11, 2011 at 8:11 am said:

    Wishing Siddharth a belated bday and many more posts to u..

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  25. R. Ramesh on September 11, 2011 at 2:41 pm said:

    belated best wishes and a very happy birthday to Gautam:) hey hum log ko party kabhi hai yar?

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  26. Saras on September 12, 2011 at 1:58 am said:

    Belated wishes for a very happy birthday to the kids. Touching lines to read about the elder kid’s fine thoughts for his younger brother.You are a lucky parent! God Bless.

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  27. Rachna on September 12, 2011 at 4:23 am said:

    Thanks Express, Alka, Tomz, Ramesh and Saras.

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  28. rohini on September 16, 2011 at 4:42 pm said:

    hey Rachna..lots of good wishes and love to Gautam…
    i know Neil also turned 4 last mth..at one point i feel he is such a kid..and at another point he proves that he knows more than me..:)
    i can see both are growing fast…tc alws

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  29. Rachna on September 17, 2011 at 2:18 am said:

    Thanks rohini. I know, at one level we want them to be all grown up and at another we want them to slow down a bit :).

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  30. IRFANUDDIN on September 18, 2011 at 4:54 am said:

    i am too late here……anyways, my best wishes for him and his elder bro….

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAUTAM…:))

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  31. bbsearchingself on September 18, 2011 at 5:30 am said:

    Belated wishes to Gautam Rachna; Time just flies isnt it

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  32. Rachna on September 18, 2011 at 5:51 am said:

    Thanks Irfan and Bhagya :).

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