Our little girl turned 6 today! A full hand and another finger :)
Ira loves making conversations, with us, her friends, her superheroes! The last 10 weeks have been hard for the little one with only Papa and me for company. She kept dropping hints and asking if we had planned any surprises for her birthday. Papa said that it is a lockdown birthday and nothing much is possible. While she was disappointed and expressed that immediately, a few minutes and she was back into her own world.
I do wish we adults were like that and our conversations and expressions were that simple. Papa and Mamma had over the last few days once lockdown got eased managed to arrange for some simple things for Ira- stationery and craft items, some snacks and chocolates. Also, our advanced planning behaviors ensured we had a few interesting things on the gift list. On 26th, the idea 'Let's do a treasure hunt!' took shape. Mamma wrote the clues, Papa wrapped the gifts and we did all this once she was in bed. Gifts and clues were placed in specific places at home and we were technically set!
27th Morning our 6 year old woke up to a chit and a handmade card by her bed. Mamma had tried her best to replicate all that Ira currently draws- human stick figures, rainbow, love symbol flowers and ice cream. Ira was surprised and thrilled that her parents had afterall planned something.
The day was spent discovering clues,solving them and discovering treasures.
She answered calls and video calls this year, cut a a vanilla cake with sprinkles that Papa and she baked in the cooker, a first for the Pramadh household; and also another chocolate cake sent by Malu ! Dadu, Dida, Joy, Meshodadu, Mashidida, Rony all joined the call and were virtually given the vanilla cake :) Ira also had two surprise visitors, Mesho dadu and Joy. Along with them some goodies that made her day.
Ira is a foodie and so planning the meals for today were exciting in their own way. Alu paratha with ketchup for breakfast and Mango. Lunch was Macher jhol Bhaat primarily for her. And dinner was puliogere. It takes very little to make a child blissfully happy.
We did our own photo shoot with some smiling faces and some crazy faces too. Ira in the morning wrote a little thank you note and gave us and end of day, gave a thank you speech. All the planning, the suspense and the surprises had overwhelmed our little girl. The 10th gift which was a book was to arrive by Amazon but was delayed. Thankfully, we had some back-up books!
The birthday celebrations came to a close with a family movie time, watching Onward. Ira is also a movie buff like us and you can only imagine the smiles. She loves singing loudly and also penned a lyrics in her story writing notebook! Our hearts swelled with pride.
As our girl becomes 6, we also complete 6 years of parenting! It has been a roller coaster ride with thrills and joys outweighing the apprehensions. The adrenaline rush is as relatable on that first moment when we saw her and told ourselves, "We made THIS" to now when we see her and find that she is so much like either of us in different moments!
The #StoriesAtSix begin! Happy Birthday to our precious, with whom Our 'Earth Rejoiced' and always will.
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