Another Special Day goes by

Yesterday was Father's Day and it was as shallow as every other special day has been since I have last seen my son on July 16, 2008....Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, New Year, Spring break, Winter break, Summer break, my Birthday, his Birthday and all the important Hindu festivals (Dasara, Diwali, Sankranthi, Ugadi, Ram Navami etal.).

He is FOUR!!

My son turned 4 years old today. Wonder if he was given the B'day card I mailed him.

I had him with me on his 3rd Birthday from 9AM-7PM (picture above was taken on his 3rd B'day), a month and a half before he was taken to India. It was special too because my sister (his aunt) was visiting us at the time. Before picking him up, I had to pick up, from a family owned bakery, special order Carrot Cake. Absolutely no nuts and it had to be the first Cake prepared on cleaned equipment so residue of nuts would not get into his. I hope he has outgrown some of his food allergies by now.

I remember picking him up from his Daycare where he and his mother went in the morning to treat his friends to cake and goodie bags. He was in a great mood and couldn't wait to go to my place to cut the second Birthday Cake. Once home, I changed him into the new Old Navy shorts, tee and shirt that I bought for him. I bought a new set of sandals for him which he absolutely did not want to wear. He loved his new dress, loved the balloons I had put up on the walls, Happy B'day poster I had at home, cut the Cake, let me and his aunt feed him some and fed us both some. Then he started playing with his balloons and started running around the apartment (all that sugar had got to him). I and my sis had to work real hard to get a couple of his pictures and capture him on the handicam. I have the mini DV with me. I will see if I can get myself to watch it later in the day.

Unlike his 2nd and 3rd B'days, he will not get to cut two Cakes today. Nor would he have two sets of new outfits. Most importantly he would not get a chance to spend time with both his parents. Does a 4 year old deserve this? Whose sins is he paying the price for? Who will give him a break? And When? It is 1 AM now and I have all of tomorrow to ponder over these questions.

My gut tells me that he is having a wonderful B'day. Happy Birthday Gunnu!