We went to a birthday party yesterday in the gazebo at East Hampton nearby. Saachi turned two years and was looking very pretty. Akshra was a her usual self at parties: aloof and a bit irritable. Not sure what happens to her but she is quite asocial at these events. Sort of like me. Hopefully she gets out of it.

We also, probably for the first time, saw a lot of kids that seemed about her age and she looked a bit smaller than all of them. It started to worry Puja that our daughter is going to turn out to be a 'shorty'. Well, if that is her only problem in life then how can we complain?

There were many parents who knew Akshu because they've seen her in the park where she plays during the day but those parents did not know us. It was strange to see strangers wishing Akshu although they were not strangers at all. Many of these folks came to us and told us how well Akshra speaks. They are so impressed and surprised that she speaks so well and so clearly at the tender age of 20 months they tell us. We bask in that reflected glory not really knowing what to say.