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 Dearest Neer,

I wanted to write lot of things in June 2024 which I missed in the previous post made on 1st June 2024. But I probably missed to write due to my back pain. Today I am writing because today you did something different. First, today you bring out your skates and ask me to go downstairs. This is something different because last time when you did skating was the skating competition on 19th Oct. You competed in age group 6-8 years although you were not completely 6 while all other boys were almost 8. As expected, you came last and you were so broken-heart that you denied not to try skates completely anymore. I had tried many times to take you for skating but you didn't agree. Today, you did the restart your self. You need to understand that it was not your fault if you stood last in the skating. It was because you were competing with the boys who had 30% more physical power than you. You were 6 and they were 8. I know that I could not  explain you this maths. I and Neha tried to console you in different ways, but you remained heavy hearted whole day.

Second, today you organized your room, for the first time, so well that we were impressed when you showed what you did today. you arranged the table, you organized clothes and you collected all of your toys in the tub as your mom or maid do it daily.

It seems you are now a grown up child!

Let me write the few memories which I could have written earlier.

On 3rd Feb, we visited Delhi Zoo. It was first visit for all of us. You enjoyed the visit lot but it was too big and you got tired. So, we completed it in a hurry.

In February 2024, we also had visited Tajmahal.  You enjoyed the visit. we captured lot of photos and same I uploaded on the instagram. But this trip was not good for your mom because of me. I was angry on her. It all started as we left home and took a halt on the way to Agra. we were at a restaurant and your mom took the car keys for bringing some jacket but she forgot the keys inside the car and car locked  automatically. I know this problem of my car and I had already informed her when I has discovered this problem after buy this XUV300 car.

anyways, I had to find a mechanic who can open the car. Fortunately, mechanic shop was adjacent to the restaurant. So, we could open the car without wasting much time but mood was already off. Then, we visited the Tajmahal and again it was altercation over the restaurant choice for lunch. we ended up having lunch in a very low class dhaba. Your mom choice :) as it was the last one on the way. koi aur option nahi tha. we had to accept this restaurant as our destiny. haha...

As usual, this year also we went to Pheena for Holi celebration on 25th Mar. We had purchased your pichkari from greater Noida. As soon as we reached, you started playing with water. हमारे मना करने के बाद भी , you didnt bother to listen.

We attended your Tanu mama wedding on 24th April in Kotdwar. We had reception party on 26th in Dehradun. As usual, I tried to click your as many photos as possible. now, you have become a tough kid for photography. but anyhow I could manage to click some of your pics. I know how tough has been these days to click you!

ATS is a very good society. It has two big swimming pools and one kids pool. I took you to swimming on 25th May. You enjoyed in the kids pool only but soon you realized that kids pool is too small to enjoy swimming. it was hardly more than 18 inch deep. So, you asked me to take you to the big pool. I took you will me but you were quite afraid of water. I tried many times you to take a dip but you remained on the pool stairs only. Gradually, you got the confidence. you took the tube and came with me in the middle of pool. After one month, you stopped taking the tube and you had lot of fun in the water with me. I used to take your hands and you swam. I found you so much fond of swimming that you started waking up daily at 6AM. It was really too good for as well as for me. Your mom never tried to get into the water. I always said that she was missing the fun. 

I had visited Korea from 15 July -30 July. Anyhow I could manage the backpain in Korea but when I returned, my backpain had increased. I had brough you toys, cars, drawing book, pen, bubble gun from korea. In August my pain was too much that I had to take leave for 10 day in August end. but it was going down. I could not sleep properly in August and September. I kept on lying on hot pad or ice pack. I consulted many doctors and had MRI of my back on 16 Aug, it revealed- "Herniated disc". Pain was too much that I couldnt think of anything except pain itself. I watched so much content on youtube related to disc problem. Probably I had become the half doctor. 

You had been asking to buy a pull up bar in August end. I boutght it and installed in September. As I had seen so much on youtube on back pain, 'decompression' is the solution. So, started hanging on the pull up bar. This pull up bar proved boon for me. By mid of Oct'24, my pain had reduced more than 80 %. whatever pain remained, it was manageable. When I am writing this post, this is hardly any pain now. One this I understood, "When god is kind, he gives the solution in disguise."

Now a days, you have been saying that you are a smart kid. you also know that you can speak on any topic better than other kids in your class. Same time, you are aware that your speech is not clear. Recently, you have said to me "Papa, my speech is not so clear, when I will be 7, it will better".For, others it very tough to understand what you are saying because sometimes we are also not able to understand. If we fail to understand you, you try to explain differently; sometimes by synonyms or sometimes by hand gestures. 95% times you get success in making us understood. For the 5%, you get angry on us and cry- आप समझते क्यों नहीं हो !

You are the one among few in your class who can speak English. You bad like me in remembering the names of your classmate. whenever I asked about your friends, you only named Ronit, Jaison and Sia. But you also said Jason is not your friend. He is a naughty boy. 

Jason is a new kid recently came to your class. you spoke about him and said that Jason is a girl. But one day Jason with his mother met us in the AVJ market, them we realized Jason is not a girl. We corrected you!