Dear Sush,

Thanks a lot for your comments on my nosering. Actually feels good to hear any positive comments for all those who see me now, only ask me \";You have become so fat\";, \";your tummy is bigggg\"; ????!!!! Feel like telling everyone to mind their business but just smile at them!!! What to do yaar :-(

Even I did that after a lot of thinking and then Shyam had to make me pierce after a promise of a diamond one soon :-)

Yeah, Rishi looks like a boy, but my mom puts one black bindi on him everyday saying it will prevent nazar and so he looks exactly like all my 3 month, 5 month old photographs. However MIL refuses to believe he is like me and calls him \";kutti Shyam\"; (meaning chota shyam) and all that... who cares!!!

I don't think Tia is gender neutral. She is scuh a pretty doll. BTW, have you posted any new pics? If so send them to bjayavani@yahoodotcom.

Take care. Kisses to Tia.

Sharing things with you all makes me feel so much better. Lets keep the board active.

Lots of love,
Vani sush replied. D/Vani
You know what since last 4 days every day I get a contradictory comment..one day Tia looks like me then the next day someone else will come & say Tia looks like Tapash !..his f'ly says she looks like him w/no trace of \";me\"; !& my f'ly sys she is a little me !..but I frankly feel she is so totally unlike either of us!!but right now w/her bottle battle I feel like exchanging her w/another Tia & starting fresh ..this time giving her bottle exclusivley..feel all the effort I took to make her latch on etc was such a waste ...Another of my friend warns how difficult she is finding how to make her little girl leave the bottle now (she also went thru' a harrowing bottle battle) only to have it to be replaced w/the sippy cup battle..thinking about it is making me feel awful abhi se..
anyways finally went & did a facial(w/the works !) w/Tia !!!& am feeling really beautiful !!!!!(its all in the head !!)
neways..take care
sush