When did I grow up!?!?

Being the youngest in a family of 13 cousins was always a lot of fun. You get all the attention, you get the biggest piece of cake, elder bros and sisters shield you from your mother's beatings, you are the favorite of your grandparents, you get to enjoy in all your cousins' weddings and get away by not performing responsibilities since they are meant for the elders and the list continues...

So even when you are in your early 20s, you still feel like you are the youngest and you can get away from all responsibilities. You get a sudden wake-up call when you see some elder siblings tying the knot, some getting engaged and some stepping into parenthood! When your brother's son starts calling you 'Mihir kaka' and demands that you get him Mentos and M&M whenever you visit him, you are like wohhhooo.. " is he the son of my bro who used to buy me ice-creams and chocolates when I used to visit him during summer holidays as a kid. " Now doing the same for his son makes you wonder - "when did I grow up??!!"

When you take your sister's kid for the first time in your hand, you stop and wonder - "is she the kid of your very same sis with whom you fought vehemently as kids. Is she the same one against whom you ganged up with other cousins and made her cry!" Gosh! The emotions just gush through and you get a feeling of tranquility when the little one holds ur finger and stares at you with a smiling face. At moments like these you feel - "Yes, I have grown up!"

So, after a lot of self-denial, I came to terms with the fact that yes, I am no longer the youngest in the household. There are new entrants in the family who have added so much colour and vigor in our lives. I always look forward to being around my nephews and nieces. It's a beautiful feeling.

I am dedicating this post to welcome the new generation in my family. Attaching here are a few pics of the little ones!


Starting with the eldest,

Shlok - Milan bhai's son. He calls me Mihir Kaka.
Milan bhai and Shlok.

Aarav - Aarti's son. He can barely speak. But he'd call me Mihir mamu.
Aarav and Aarti.

Kyra - Komal's daughter. She's too young to call me anything yet, but I guess it's gonna be 'Mihma'
Kyra and Komal.

A new entrant to family is Krishna's daughter - Krisha!







Krishna and Krisha.

And finally, Kruti bhabhi delivered a beautiful baby girl - Kaea on 20th May. Here is a pic of Milan bhai and Kruti Bhabhi's 2 beautiful kids:
Kaea and Shlok

Thank you to all my brothers, sisters and their better halves for making me mamu / kaku. The family gatherings have just got livelier now!

Welcome dearest nephews and nieces! I love you all!