Gautam in white with his friends

Siddharth on the extreme left enjoyed with the younger kids.

Fun with balloons
My younger son, Gautam,  turned 5 yesterday. It feels like 5 years makes for a grown up boy but looking at him, he still feels and looks so tiny :). Perhaps because he has a towering elder brother to make him look younger. At every birthday, I can’t help but remember the tiny, squirming bundle of joy who has now become this really naughty brat who tests my patience all the time but is also adoringly loving.
This time Siddharth, his elder brother, also brought him a gift from money saved in his piggy bank. That I felt was the best gesture. Gautam had a lot of fun that was coupled with the Teachers’ Day celebration yesterday at school. He was also very pleased that grandma could drop in specially for his birthday!

32 responses to “Gautam’s birthday”

  1. kavita Avatar

    Happy Birthday (belated)Hug To You Gautam.And a special hug to Siddharth for being so nice to his brother.God Bless this family :):)

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  2. Basil Avatar

    a nice little post – u have lovely kids. belated birthday greetings to the bratty n young, Gautam 🙂 It was a lovely thought by his elder bro. Very heart-warming !!

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  3. Insignia Avatar

    Lovely. Belated wishes to Gautam 🙂 A thoughtful gesture from Siddharth for his brother 🙂

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  4. Aathira Avatar

    Hope Gautam had a wonderful birthday… 🙂

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  5. Rachna Avatar

    Thanks kavita, basil, insignia and aathira! Gautam had an enjoyable birthday. He had gone and invited many more kids than I had a clue :).

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  6. Sujatha Sathya Avatar

    Happy Birthday to Gautham :))My daughter too turned 5 this year (June). sometimes when i look at her, it feels like just few days back she was a baby in my arms & now! and sometimes its like F-I-V-E Y-E-A-R-S oh god! haha

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  7. jane.healy Avatar

    Treasure them while you can Rachna – those days are over very quickly!

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  8. NRIGirl Avatar

    Hip hip hurray! Gautam turned five! Yahhooooo….!Very happy birthday and many happy returns!

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  9. Bikramjit Avatar

    Many Many happy returns of the DAY .. Where is my cake .. and the invite too 😦 .. Wishing Gautam a very happy Birthday .. Bikram’s

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  10. Harman Avatar

    happy..Gautamm…Lots of love and hugs..God bless you!Time flies by…good to see family together!Keep smiling.

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  11. Renu Avatar

    Happy Bday to Gautam !..celebrating little one’s bdays is so much fun that one misses when they grow up.

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  12. BK Chowla, Avatar

    My best wishes and a very happy birthday to Gautam

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  13. Rachna Avatar

    Thank you all for your wishes and warm comments.

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  14. cybernag.in Avatar

    Belated Birthday wishes and blessings to Gautam. It makes you feel so good to see one of them being affectionate towards the other, doesn’t it? You can take it from me that this remains so well into their adulthood. God bless!

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  15. Agnes Avatar

    Happy Birthday!!!!!

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  16. A Avatar

    Happy Birthday Goutam :))))

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  17. rama Avatar

    I know I am late, but it doesn’t matter. Happy Birthday Gautam!Siddarth, that is really sweet of you to show your love for your little brother.Rachna, I know how you feel, you would never stop feeling this way about your children even when they are adults. Even now, when I see my daughter in the webcam, I feel she is so sweet and innocent, I feel like touching and pinching her cheeks, and you know she is almost 30 years and married.The same feelings are there for my son too, and he lives so far away and managing on his own, and he is such a cute fellow, that we forget the tension they gave us once upon a time.I feel children would always remain children to their parents however old they may become.

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  18. Rachna Avatar

    @cybernag.in Very aptly put!@Agnes and A thanks!@rama I think it is such a special feeling for parents to watch them grow. You are right; I will never stop marveling, and they will stay little kids in my eyes forever.

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  19. Colleen Avatar

    Happy happy birthday to your son Gautam! What a beautiful boy he is Rachna. It warms my heart to read that his older brother saved up money to buy him his gift…how precious is that. Also although William is only two, I already look at him wondering where that tiny, tiny baby who didn’t even have the strength to hold his head up when we first met him went…Oh, hope your whole family has a joyful year.:)

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  20. Rachna Avatar

    @Colleen Thanks so much! It warms my heart too when I see these little gestures of thoughtfulness.

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  21. Express Avatar

    Aw! I was just fleeting by your blog and the adorable pictures caught my attention! Balloons, cake and people singing happy birthday!! I wish I was 12 again! 😦 Anyway, Belated wishes and blessings to Gautam 🙂 Cheers!

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  22. Alka Gurha Avatar

    I guess, I have told you that my son is also Goutam.Lots love love and wishes to your Goutam. May God bless him.

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  23. Alka Gurha Avatar

    Oh…we spell it with an O…

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  24. Tomz Avatar

    Wishing Siddharth a belated bday and many more posts to u..

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  25. R. Ramesh Avatar

    belated best wishes and a very happy birthday to Gautam:) hey hum log ko party kabhi hai yar?

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  26. Saras Avatar

    Belated wishes for a very happy birthday to the kids. Touching lines to read about the elder kid’s fine thoughts for his younger brother.You are a lucky parent! God Bless.

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  27. Rachna Avatar

    Thanks Express, Alka, Tomz, Ramesh and Saras.

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  28. rohini Avatar

    hey Rachna..lots of good wishes and love to Gautam…i know Neil also turned 4 last mth..at one point i feel he is such a kid..and at another point he proves that he knows more than me..:)i can see both are growing fast…tc alws

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  29. Rachna Avatar

    Thanks rohini. I know, at one level we want them to be all grown up and at another we want them to slow down a bit :).

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  30. IRFANUDDIN Avatar

    i am too late here……anyways, my best wishes for him and his elder bro….HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAUTAM…:))

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  31. bbsearchingself Avatar

    Belated wishes to Gautam Rachna; Time just flies isnt it

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  32. Rachna Avatar

    Thanks Irfan and Bhagya :).

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