Upcoming B'day

The lovable 'brat' is going to be 4 on June 5. I had bought a B'day card for him and mailed it to the Indian address where he is, most probably, staying with his mother. Neither I nor the US State Department could locate my son in India in the ten months since his being taken out of the US.

As I think about his upcoming B'day, I could not help coming to the sad realization that I had already missed out on 25% of his young life (ten and a half month now and a month back in 2006) due to him being forcefully taken/kept away from me. I keep wondering if I have been completely wiped off his memory. My friends and well wishers keep reassuring me that he will remember me and recongnize me instantly when he sees me next. I sure hope they are right.

When will I see him next? Now that is a million dollar question. I am doing everything in my power to make it happen as soon as I can. But there are still hurdles to cleared. In the meantime, as always, I hope he is in sound health and good spirits.

What might he be doing right now?

It is currently 7:20 AM in India. I was wondering what my little boy might be doing. Is he awake already? If not, he must be getting ready to....tossing, turning, checking for his mother by his side (we co-sleep with him), getting closer to her if she is there or getting off the bed and walking out of the room looking for her if she is not by his side. He needs a big hug from one of us as soon as he wakes up and needs to be told how much we love him. Then slowly, he will get ready for breakfast. Wonder which character's toothbrush he is using right now! At my place here in US, he had an Elmo toothbrush. And then breakfast. I am guessing that by now, he is probably eating by himself without needing his mother to feed him.

God knows how many new words he must have learnt in the last 10 months. I wish he learnt as many new English words as he did Telugu ones. Obviously, we want him to learn both the languages. Given that he is most probably in Hyderabad, I wonder if he started picking up a bit of Hindi. How else can I teach him all those famous dialogues of Big B, Amjad Khan, Shotgun Sinha, Amrish Puri and of course, Ajit? Still not sure where he and his mother are.

Boy, I can't go any further....I will stop right here.

Light finally??

Going through tough and trying times is not most difficult thing one can face. Persevering through those times is what defines one's character. Looks like I might have turned the hard bend where I can faintly see light at the other end of the tunnel. I am hoping there are no more setbacks on the way. Should there be some more, I wish I and my son can survive them like we have been for the past 10 months.

Oh 'The one above', please make sure my adorable 'brat' is happy, healthy and strong!!