Happy Birthday Navya!!
You have changed my life forever … I never knew I could have what it takes to be a mother…to hold ur hand and help you walk…to play with you….to be able to give you food that helps you grow…I am amazed that you unknowingly trained me to be a person who would love somebody unconditionally…who would put their life on the line for this person who they know only for a year (+9 months inside stomach)…. You have made my life meaningful …you have made me want to look forward….
I gave birth to you but you gave life to me ❤️… You my little girl have changed me forever…I know a special angel sent you to me…and I promise to do my best to bringing you up the right way…Happy birthday Navya 😘
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How is it 5 years already?! It seems like just yesterday that I got ready and came to the mandap to marry you 🙂 Even though the wedding is such a blur to me, I can remember that one moment very clearly. The moment when I entered the mandap, you saw me all ready for the first time and gave me this smile that said, This is it! We’re going to be partners forever 🙂 You have been the perfect husband through all the ups and downs we’ve had and I can’t imagine my life without you, Rohit 🙂
Here we are, in Birmingham, a place so far away from our life thus far and yet this feels perfectly like home, with you. I can’t wait to discover more and more about us for the rest of our lives and have a lot of fun with you and Navya along the way. Happiest 5th anniversary to you, my love 🙂 #weddinganniversary #soulmate #kalyaniunfiltered #vsco #vscocam Birmingham, United Kingdom
How is it 5 years already?! It seems like just yesterday that I got ready and came to the mandap to marry you 🙂 Even though the wedding is such a blur to me, I can remember that one moment very clearly. The moment when I entered the mandap, you saw me all ready for the first time and gave me this smile that said, This is it! We’re going to be partners forever 🙂 You have been the perfect husband through all the ups and downs we’ve had and I can’t imagine my life without you, Rohit 🙂
Here we are, in Birmingham, a place so far away from our life thus far and yet this feels perfectly like home, with you. I can’t wait to discover more and more about us for the rest of our lives and have a lot of fun with you and Navya along the way. Happiest 5th anniversary to you, my love 🙂 #weddinganniversary #soulmate #kalyaniunfiltered #vsco #vscocam Birmingham, United Kingdom
I often wonder about how the word “Mother” means different things to different people.
‘Mother’ is a very very complex word for me, one filled with a plethora of emotions. Ofcourse everyone will say their mom is the best but my mom was truly the best in the entire world 🙂
I had an amazing, strong, powerful and an absolutely beautiful soul for a mom who would move mountains for me.
As I sit on my couch with my little Navya sleeping in my arms, all I can think of when I see her innocent and super cute face, is whether i would be a perfect mother to her. The kind of perfect that my mother was 🙂
I’d consider Navya very very lucky if I was even just 10% of what my mother was to me. The person I still look up to, not just for mommy related things, but most importantly how to be a good human.
From changing a zillion diapers a day to trying to put her to sleep, to handling her mood swings, to entertaining her, to crying in the bathroom because you feel you can’t do this anymore.. being a mom is not easy. Navya was a planned baby and despite that, I feel like I wasn’t ready to be a good mom by the time she arrived.
Somehow after all that, when my cutie wakes up in the morning, flashes me her toothless smile, that’s all the energy I need to get up and be the best mom I can be for my little one 🙂 Happiest 4th month on planet Earth to my little baby girl Navya 🙂 I know her grandma is looking down and enjoying her grow up every single day.
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As a new mom, I’ve been receiving a lot of things from people – gifts for me, gifts for the little one, being showered with a lot of love from my loved ones, strangers on the street telling me how cute my baby is everytime we go for a walk.. the thing I’ve received the most though is unsolicited advice 😁
So many pointers, what to do, what not to do.. from so many people! Some whom I know, many whom I have never met. Don’t get me wrong. I understand that all this comes from a place of good intention, but each baby is different and when you become a mother, something I’m experiencing is that you develop this intuition to handle your baby, to care for your little one. Considering you spend every moment with your baby, you know how to soothe them, you learn slowly as to what troubles them, you start knowing their every gesture and with the slightest expression you’ll know what they need.
Even in all of this, there is this constant self doubt if you’re ever going to be a good enough mother for your little one. All this unsolicited advice makes that situation worse! Atleast for me.. new mothers need help. No doubt about it but I think the best thing that anyone who wants to help is wait around to be asked for help first..
It’s not easy to be a mom, there are so many changes internally and externally and suddenly you have to take care of this little human who is completely dependent on you.
So here’s my advice (😁) to all those people who give unsolicited advice to new moms.. all mothers are trying to be the best versions of themselves for their baby, they’re all trying to be the best mom in the world.. so stand by them, support them and tell them that they’re doing a good job first 🙂 small things like that go a long long way. Make them feel good. That’s all the strength and help they need :)#kalyaniunfiltered #newmom #vsco #vscocam Birmingham, United Kingdom
They say a baby changes your life! That’s so true. But it’s kind of funny to think about in what all ways a baby really does.
It is truly amazing to see how Navya has completely changed me. My priorities. My desires. My life as a whole will never be the same.
I’m the mother, I’m supposed to teach her things and mould her into a beautiful, smart human being but instead, these 6 months have been a training period for me.. actually I am still work in progress 😁
This tiny human that I made (ok fineee. Rohit helped too😜) is completely breaking my rigid ideologies. The way I thought life should be lived. My very core being. Everything is being pleasantly challenged. For instance, I am very punctual even if it’s a birthday party (oh well. I was)
She taught me that it’s really not worth hurrying and getting things done fast instead of enjoying and living every minute. Being present. Being flexible. To adjust and be ok with it. To go with the flow.
She’s taught me patience, whether it was trying to get her to eat or sleep (you mommies out there know what I am talking about right 🙄) She’s taught me to prioritize.
Right now, she is my priority. She needs me. She depends on me.
She taught me what is actually important.. to live in the present. Live for what is in front of you. Live for small happy moments.
To my little daughter – thank you for breaking me from my mould and shaping me as we go on this beautiful journey together 🙂 #kalyaniunfiltered #workinprogress #grateful #motherhood #vsco #vscocam Bangalore, India
Didnt you just go “awww” at this picture as soon as you saw it? 🙂
What a perfect picture! Happy mommy, happy baby, happy life. Motherhood is so easy and breezy! ahhhhhhhhh….NOPE.
Actually the only place where that’s true is social media 😂 the only place where babies don’t cry and mommies don’t get tired and when there’s no zillionth load of laundry to do. Ah! The social media world 😉 if only that was the truth.
This is one of million moods of Navya’s you can see in a day. Babies are just as moody like adults. Surprise surprise!! Ofcourse their giggles are cuter but their giggly non fussy moods are just as rare as the Hailey’s comet.
Motherhood or just actually adulthood is far from perfect. We just have to do what works for us. Whatever keeps us sane. If that means “not perfect“ then so be it. Your way of dealing with things may sound crazy to some. So what?
Being crazy needs guts.
Being yourself needs strength.
Being you needs confidence.
Comparing our life to others. We see only one moment of someone’s life and believe that’s their whole life.Nope. That is just one moment. That’s all. Just like this picture of Navya and me. this is just one moment. I really do have to keep reminding myself that and I find peace in that. It’s so easy to fall into a rut of thinking our life is not good enough. That we have to be doing so much more! And never being satisfied with anything.. But remember, moments pass. Days pass. The next one comes zooming in..And that moment will pass too..and not just the happy ones. If you’re not having the best day, it’s ok. Sometimes it’s ok to have a tub of icecream for dinner and go to bed. Stop beating yourself up. Tomorrow will come. A new day. Your day 🙂 and life will go on ! #youareimportant #nobodyisperfect #kalyaniunfiltered #vsco #vscocam
Being pregnant was truly the best and happiest phase of my life. I used to hear scary stories about the difficulty of being pregnant, constantly throwing up, mood swings, tiredness and just basic discomfort in life. I’m one of those blessed souls clearly who didn’t go through any of that
I was in Malaysia for a show and just before our flight back to India, I just knew something was up. How my amazing husband and I searched every corner of that airport, hand-in-hand, and finally found a pharmacy to buy a test. Man.. Was I right!!! (like always :P).
What a difference 2 tiny red lines on a stick can make to one’s life 🙂 Rush of emotions, making fun of each other’s happy tears and just had a ball dancing around in our little corner of the Malaysian Airport
The first 3 months were all about letting the fact that we were pregnant sink in. Thinking of innovative ways to tell our closest family and friends. Didn’t have any of the initial puking and discomfort that most pregnant women have (Am I lucky or what?!) Getting fed a LOT of yummy food.
The next three months were even better! Feeling little baby Navya kicking and doing somersaults in my tummy & my hair and my skin have never looked better!! Do I sound like a broken tape recorder yet? The next 3 months were the BEST! SO much pampering, my closest friends threw me a surprise baby shower. We were constantly thinking of baby names, dreaming about whats to come, dreaming about dressing up my baby, thinking of how our life was going to change forever, for the better 🙂 My amazing doctor, who encouraged me to stay fit and active through my pregnancy, is definitely the reason I had such an easy delivery
I can’t help but not gush over what an amazing husband I have.. My loving respectful partner through it all, having fun with my pregnancy cravings together, watching baby videos together all night and now staying up with me all night when Navya is being a cranky poo.
One second I was pregnant. Next second, we became parents. The greatest joy in our life – Navya 🙂
#grateful#kalyaniunfiltered#vsco#vscocam Birmingham, United Kingdom
If you are 30 and you know it clap your hands👏👏
30 seems like a big number … but I really don’t feel different …hmm.. wait..I actually do … I definitely am not the same Kalyani I was 10 years ago!! I am wiser.. I make better choices ..Most importantly I have learnt to love myself more..
Here is to myself .. reminding me to show Navya to be a brave,strong and confident girl!
#spreadlove #selflove #happy30 #vsco #vscocam #kalyaniunfiltered The Bison
Babies I tell you!
They’re so smart that they make you believe that they’re innocent and don’t know anything but infact they know exactly what they want 😂
We’re only the dummies. Haha.
I’ve been having SO much fun with seeing Navya becoming her own person with opinions and likes and dislikes.
How can this little person who can’t even walk or talk yet have opinions in life?!!
She folds her little toes in protest if she doesn’t like the socks I choose for her on a particular day. Such a laughter riot with this little boss baby of mine 🙂 Such a pleasant surprise when my dear friend from @skips.shoes sent over a package of their cutest little shoes for baby N.
No protests happen post baby bath time in the morning when I dress her up nowadays. She looooves @skips.shoes and how!
Being a hyper conscious mom in terms of what my baby eats and wears and touches, I love love this brand too. The material is so baby soft like my baby’s bum bum and gosh, both mommy and baby super happy! 🙂 Check out their products @skips.shoes and let me know what all you mommies think.
I’ll now go back to cuddling my little rowdy girl and assuming she’s saying ‘mama’ everytime she makes any noise #skipshoes #kalyaniunfiltered #bossbaby #vsco #vscocam
6 years down!!! Forever to go😘😘😘 I love you today…. I will love you tomorrow and I will love you forever…. @rohit_aravindakshan Happy Anniversary❤️ #anniversary #loveofmylife #vsco #vscocam
I might be smiling here, but I’ve had (still have sometimes) my share of downs.
There are so many of us suffering from internal pain that we don’t even want to experience but it exists. And it feels like it’s about to engulf our entire life. It’s something we can’t even explain.
There is a name for it… Depression.
Over a period of time, after a lot of self doubt and fear, I realised it’s ok to talk about it.
And now I think we SHOULD talk about it.
Social media does have its good side but the dark side is that we see few happy posts of people and think their life is perfect and we should be living like that.
We start doing things that others do, we start pretending, being someone we are not, living a lie. And then finally hating ourselves for that too. Because that’s not us. It’s not sustainable.
Depression is a daily battle within ourselves. It’s very difficult. Life becomes meaningless. Thoughts get heavier. It’s ok to not feel ok. It’s ok that our life is not perfect. If you are sad, it’s ok to show it.
We have to accept that we are not ok and get the help we need, whether it’s talking to a friend or getting professional help. There’s nothing wrong with it.
There are also a lot of people who don’t know what depression is and they can’t relate to people who go through it and that’s ok. Let’s deal with our individual lives. We have to help ourselves get better.
To all those strong people going through depression. It’s ok. We are ok. We can fight this. We don’t need to be somebody we are not.
Sending you all lots of love :)#kalyaniunfiltered #vsco #vscocam Birmingham, United Kingdom
When did we start getting so effected with the way we looked? Wait….. Let me rephrase that,why the hell are we losing our minds about how we look?? See…I understand social media is giving this imagine of everyone has a better body than yours…but why are we falling into that?? I know easier said than done.. but if someone is putting up a perfect slim figure.. you post your amazing figure.. and please I don’t mean perfect means slim … your body is yours …you decide What makes you beautiful.. don’t let the world decide what beauty should look like… the minute you start owning your body trust me you will be hottttt !!!
And I got so many questions about how I lost weight after pregnancy … and if mine was normal or C-Section… Noooooooo….. by asking me this you are putting yourself in a vulnerable position .. C-Section or normal doesn’t matter…both are NORMAL… whichever is best for your body… however you choose to give birth doesn’t define your ability to be a mother… Don’t get me started about losing weight.. you just gave birth to another human.. your body is going to need some time … don’t put pressure on yourself… your body needs to heal… and we aren’t part of any damn competition … so please … just be healthy and workout when you can and stay at peace at whatever pace and space your body is in…Love you guys❤️ #kalyaniunfiltered #selflove #loveyourbody #vsco #vscocam
Taking pride in being a women… but are we safe??? Will my daughter be safe ??? Not sure but I am definitely raising her like her grandmother raised her mother … STRONG….CONFIDENT AND INDEPENDENT…Here’s to all the strong women who have inspired me to do better and be better… we need women supporting other woman… Let’s have each other’s back… #proudtobeawoman #womensupportingwomen #womensday #kalyaniunfiltered
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Happy Birthday Amma…
Everyday my only wish and motto is to be a mother like you to Navya and to be a good human like you with such a pure big heart ….if I can be even 10% of what you were I would consider my self a decent human… You Have and still are the best thing that happened to me… I am so freaking lucky and proud and honoured to be your daughter… You are alive in me… I will do my best to pass on your legacy which is being a good human to Navya… I will tell navya what an amazing and rockstar grandmom you were..
I really really hope you chose the path you wanted and are in a happy place..
You are and will always be my Hero..
I LOVR YOU AMMA❤️ #happybirthday #myhero #vscocam
MISUNDERSTOOD…..
Have you ever felt like you have been living in a bubble and the rest of the world seemed amazing but when the bubble bursts the whole world seems against you… am I misunderstood ? Or am I not seeing things the way it is ?? Or are people assuming things about me?? We as humans often just assume …. or judge.. why can’t we honestly just ask that person their truth ?? Isn’t that easier? We all know the famous saying “DONT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER”.. what does it mean?? When you see someone don’t assume what he/she is capable or not capable of,don’t look at them and decide their past,present and future … the one main thing I learnt in counselling(yes I have a counsellor)is that..sometimes someone behaves a certain way because of their previous wounds..it’s their coping mechanism ..don’t judge.
If a person talks less doesn’t mean the person is egoistic or has an attitude .. it could be they are shy or insecure or generally an awkward person..
If someone talks a lot doesn’t mean they are an extrovert or whatever that comes to your mind .. it’s easy to hate or assume or judge people .. it takes a lot being a nice human to give them the benefit of doubt or not assuming …
This Diwali let’s open our eyes,heart and arms … let’s see the good in people … let’s believe in being honest and ourself …. there is only one you in this world…
#dontjudgeme #love #kalyaniunfiltered #vsco #vscocam
Happy New Year!! How many of you believe that it’s so nice to start new things every new year? How many of you believe in resolutions or goals?
I personally love reflecting on the previous year and setting personal goals every year 🙂 it’s like a new chapter, a new start!
This New year, What new changes are you guys going to bring into your lives?
If you ask me the one most important thing I want to learn, inculcate and practically put into action, is Self Love.
Why don’t we ever cut ourselves some slack and give ourselves a pat on the back?
Why are we our own biggest critics?
Don’t we have enough people around us to do that?
Think about the decisions that make up our life. Only we will truly know why we did something why we act a certain way. Yet, why do we crave for other people’s approval? for their validation?
And why do we compare ourselves to others? Wishing we had their lives.. Wishing we did those things.. All from a version of their life that we see. In the process of this, we lose ourselves, our individuality. What makes us different.. These are things that I think about quite often.
I’m a people pleaser. I’m not saying this to make myself sound great but I almost always put other people’s needs in front of mine…and then finally end up getting upset.
I was, or actually I may still be that person.. trying to do the ‘right’ thing, pleasing everyone, doing what people expect me to do, being hard on myself for everything.. Life itself is not easy so let’s just live and let live and mainly hug ourselves and say, “You are doing great!” and start truly concentrating on genuinely being happy
Sending all of you lots of love this new year and wishing all you all the happiness..
Make you your biggest priority 🙂 love yourself! Celebrate you!#kalyaniunfiltered #selflove #vsco #vscocam Birmingham, United Kingdom
QUITE MISERABLE DEAR
When someone asks you ‘How are you?’ We almost immediately say ‘I am fine thank you’
It’s a reflex action statement, if that makes sense … we have seen our parents and friends say it when asked… I have seen my parents have this major fight sequence at home where I am covering my head and ears and if and when the door bell rings or the phone rings and the person on the otherside asks my parents how they were doing.. they would smile and say”we are fine..thank you”… and I would be like whatttttt???? Really???? We are supposed to say we are ok at all times… And Then few years back I met this beautiful woman .. she was wearing a very elegant chiffon saree and a pearl necklace with the grace of a dancer…I was instantly in awe of her.. I was introduced to her and I asked her the usual icebreaker question ‘how are you ?’ and she replied “quite miserable dear” with a smile on her lips but sadness in her eyes..She was so real and honest .. i could feel that she being transparent made the whole environment and people around her drop their guard too.. so positive… and from that day forward i have been freaking honest about how I feel and when people asks how I am? I would be honest with my current feeling and that was liberating … I dint have to pretend anymore.. I am this real person with good days and bad… you guys should try this… just be yourself …. as I always say you are important …😘😘😘 #selflove #kalyaniunfiltered #vsco #vscocam #mentalhealthawarenesscampaign2019
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The majority of you who know Navya are well aware of her mischievous shenanigans! She’s a feisty little thing! However, the end result was an overabundance of laundry! She gets dirt and stains on her clothes, so a single wash isn’t enough!
I no longer have to think about it, thanks to this bottle of wonder, the #surfexcelmaticliquid . It effortlessly eliminates even the most stubborn stains, rendering the most difficult task of the day a breeze! I will now enjoy Navya’s playtime even more because I know Surf can take care of our laundry.
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