what if its a boy?

do i have any answer to this question? Can anyone answer this question? Well if a boy then its a boy.. That's it. But you must be wondering why am i writing such about it....... Good question! Well so here it goes... How can i make baby clothes and not make a smokked piece! So i did! And it looks pretty! Well yes! And so the question. So now the deal between me and pukku is that if pukku is a boy then he will agree to wear a 'pretty' piece (as if he will have any choice) and in return i'll ....i'll ... Well why should i do anything in return. He can atleast do this much to ' utaaro maa ka karz' .. How filmi is that! Hee hee.

Nakshi kantha

Kantha is the rag-quilt that women in rural bengal use to make to hold a new born baby. They would use old sarees and quilt them together and embroider them with simple running stitches.

They would use rags to ward off the evil eye.

The concept developed further and women started making quilts and bed-covers with embroidery on the Kantha and they would embroider symbolic motifs and scenes from everyday life to the quilts. Their emotions/aspirations/desires....in short ...their life were embroidered forever in the quits. nakshi kantha was the term used for these quilts that has scenes and depictions from everyday life.

(Although, it has nothing much to do with this blog, but i had written an article on symbolism of lotus on kantha. You may want to read it if you find the concept of nakshi kantha interesting!! http://www.craftrevival.org/)

Neither do i have the patience or the skill to make a nakshi kantha...but yes.... and smart quick modern way ...yes why not!!!

A quilt is in making.... & picture of the initial step for the records & of course the matching baby dress and nappy.

name poll

This is really tough! everybody has been asking me if i have thought about a name for the baby!
Well ! this is very very tough! Firstly for the reason that I dont even know if its a girl or a boy!!

But, yes with a lot of time at hand...I did a mini research on the names and my research includes all the websites and names encyclopedias in the cyber space.

Oh God! they are so old fashioned.

Anyway... some of the names that do make sence are : 'Pranshu'... if its a boy and 'Prathana' if its a Girl! Or you think 'Presha'is better? well Presha means Gift of Love.

Some others that were shortlisted are : Prana , Pranali , Pratham.

Although we are not really stuck to PR but its just a preferance.

What say ?

Nothing is as beautiful as a new life...inside you!

a little baby is due to arrive on 9-7-9. Nice date hai nah !

and i have always been jealous of expectant mothers around me.

believe me : nothing can be as beautiful as a life inside you.... and the kicks and acrobatics to remind you of their presence.