You’ll always have this

My dear, beloved Prea, You’ve taken your first solo trip since Vishvashanti was born, and it’s going great! I can’t wait to hear all about it when you return. I am so happy it is going well on both ends — you in your conference, and me home with Vishva — because this should now […]

Somewhere over the U.S.

Dear Varun, Excuse the random content of this letter.  It’s been a while since I have written and as a result, I have all these scattered thoughts I have complied in various notes on my computer and phone.  Since I’m flying to Seattle on my first solo trip without you and Vishva, I thought I would take […]

Happy New Year!

Dear Varun, I’m lying in bed, the last day of 2023, wishing I could sleep but instead being constantly woken up by these fireworks. You and baby are in the next room and every time I hear an explosion, I worry that he will be woken up but luckily your strategy of holding him in […]

Family

My Dearest Prea, As I write this, we are in Orlando at your parents’ house for some days during our winter holidays. I know it’s been forever since I wrote to you and I wish I had more time/bandwidth to write. But now that our classes are over for the semester and we are here […]

Thanksgiving 2023

Dear Varun, I’m sitting in our bedroom alone.  Vishva has just woken up and you have taken him downstairs to join the rest of the family who are visiting for Thanksgiving.  It has been a while since I have written a letter.  Many were started in my mind but none have actually made it to paper.  Tonight, though, even […]

Happy 3rd Anniversary

Dear Varu, I wish I had time to write you a longer post but, as you know, our days and nights are filled right now with taking care of Vishva. I barely get any time with him not on me and when I do, I’m trying quickly to eat, do some laundry, or take a […]

Blood and Milk

Dear Vishvashanti, Today you are 11 days old. Your nani just left a few hours ago and it was really emotional for me. As we grow older, our relationship with our parents change. Now I am not just a daughter to my mother but a mother in my own right and our bond has a […]