Today as we went to my parents house, an aunt on the ground floor called out in an excited voice when she saw you. I went along with you to her balcony and she promptly lifted you in her arms. You looked at her intently and then looked at me. There was a question on your face, but no fear. The aunt's daughter came from behind and asked 'How old is he?' I replied 11 months. She was amazed that you werent crying. I told them that you only cried when I left for office, or when you were hungry or sleepy or when you fell and you were hurt really really hard.

Later I was pondering on what I said and I realised, that you didn't cry because you trusted your dad that I wouldn't give you to anyone un-trustworthy.

Love you son!

You started eating today! and what did you eat? Rice with a little bit of shredded chicken and achchar.. and you loved achaar.. The doc said achar is good for digestion and she was really happy that you love spicy food. I felt you were more like me, you would eat anything without a fuss!

Love and hug you tight...

You have got a name.... After deliberating a lot and using numerology based on your date of birth, we found that the name Pranav suits you best...

But here are some details just in case you want to follow...

Firstly, your name means the sound Om, which is the sacred mystical sound revered in hindu scriptures...

Now, it is said that there is a lot in a name. And that there is a science to why people succeed.. So since we want you to prosper, we wanted to get you a name that is best suited for you.

How you use your name also apparently makes your personality, so we named you
PRANNAV PRAKASH NAMBIAR

The Prannav has an extra N. This gets your Name number to 66 which eventualy is 13 or 4

This number is great for you.

However, if you choose, just to use your first name, then you should use it as PRANAV

Pranav is number 23 which is the luckiest in the 5 series

So moral of the story is, when you make your sign, use either PRANAV or PRANNAV PRAKASH NAMBIAR.

But remember, this naming numerology bullshit is so that you dont have to blame your name for your ill-luck if ever it comes to that. The most important thing that you should never forget is to always give your BEST in whatever you do... and always do what satisfies YOU, not anyone else (this is valid only after your 12th standard or 18 years whichever comes earlier)

Love...

Dear Son,

I am writing my first letter to you today. You were born in the early hours of the morning of the 30th of August 2014. Mom wanted you to be born on the 28th. She wanted you to be born under the nakshatra of Kartika. Kartika was the nakshatram of your grandmother. Ever since she passed away into another life, your mother was always depressed. She lived in loneliness. After a year of living in loneliness, we came to know that you were on your wan to enter this world. Somewhere within our heart we felt you were amma (your grandmother) reborn. But Kartika came and went away, then came Rohini, Lord Krishna's nakshatra. Finally under the magayira nakshatram, you were born at 01.04 AM.

The first time I saw you, I had completely blanked out. I didn't know how to react. There you were looking like an alien, with an elongated head and slanted eyes. You really looked like you were from another world. The sight of you for the first time took a while to sink in and then I realised I was a father. It was not you who were born that day. I was born as a father that day.

I then took you in my arms. I thought you would look into my eyes knowingly and smile, as they show in films, but you just yawned and went to sleep. The nurse took you away and packed you up like a cocoon. I sat outside wondering what that moment had done to me. That one moment when you were in my arms, my life had changed completely. I made a promise to myself, as a father, I would always strive to show you the right way, give you the right habits, scold when you do wrong, hug when you are sad, laugh when you laugh. I made a promise, I shall always be there for you, if not in person, then through these thoughts that I am putting down here.

One thing I have realised is that ideals, ideas, philosophy, friends, relationships... actually the entire world is changing rapidly... So what I might write earlier as right and wrong might be very contradictory later in life. The meaning of right and wrong are always relative and dependant on the situation the action is taken.. So please never judge. because errors are always judgmental errors...

Read on...

Love,
Achchan...