Let me tell you she is special...

Today Saanvi has turned 6, and before I get out of my "writing mindset", I want to write how do I feel about two of us.

To start with me, though I was so keen to have her in my life but once I had her, I had all the doubts about how my life would be going forward. Not that I was too ambitious about things in my life but I got utterly confused with this 24*7 responsibility for which I thought I was prepared, but I was not.

And to all your disbelief, it took me more than 4 years to actually fall in love with Saanvi. Though I did every bit to take extra care of her, but I could never love her the way I used to see moms around me loving their kids. I used to be rude, mean, angry and selfish to her. And I am not writing this out of guilt. But that's how I was.

But this post in not about me. Today it's Saanvi's birthday and I want to tell her (Once she grows up and reads it) that I am madly in love with her now. And it's all because of she forced me to do so. Though every parent is crazy about their kids but let me tell you that she is special. On her 6th birthday I just want to jot down 6 reasons that made me fall in love with her...

1. She is too mature for her age. She is so mature that sometimes she makes me ashamed of my immaturity. She knows how to talk to whom, when to be angry, when to pause and when to start again.
2. She is very sensitive and by being sensitive, I don't mean she is over-emotional. But she cares about people (and animals). It shows in the way she treats younger kids, wants to feed ever stray animal on the road she comes across of and respects her teachers and elderly.
3. She is intelligent and smart. She is one of the brightest kids I have come across. I think I can take some of its credit by passing it to her in her genes ;-)
4. Don't take her as a docile girl. She loves to command, win and go out of the way to finish a fight she gets herself into. She is independent to finish her tasks and loves to lend me a hand when needed.
5. She is so like me when it comes to friends and adventure. She is loyal to her friends and would go to any length to help them. Also, she is one daring girl not afraid of trying anything new. She is just 6, but we already have multiple camping trips in some of the loneliest mountains of Uttarakhand. She has tried kayaking, rock climbing, river jumping, trekking and some more wild things, all on her own.
6. And last but not the least. She is madly and gladly in love with me. She loves me like that lover who would go to any length to see one streak of smile on his partner's face. Not only she loves me, she respects me, concerned about me, takes care of me and of course, scared of me sometimes.

Again no matter how selfish do I sound, but I always need one person at any point of time in my life on whom I can depend on and she is the one for me.

Today I want to tell you Saanvi that not because I am your mother, but because I am madly in love with you, you can count on me for anything at any point of time in your life. You call me or not, I will be there for you, always.

Keep growing the way you are. Keep getting wiser, intelligent and braver. Love you to the farthest galaxy in the space and back.