Hello World!

I see a future that is bright and yummy
After the darkness in my mommy's tummy
I couldnt wait longer than these 36 weeks
to let people peek at my chubby cheeks

I am delighted to announce that I was born at 7:30 AM Pacific Standard Time (GMT - 8 hrs) on Feb 20, 2008, in El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California, USA. My parents tell me that I was a good girl and kept my mother in labour for a short time! Just when I thought earthians like things that happen quickly, I see that my parents are not too happy that I arrived 1 month earlier than some obstetrician's estimate!

I started at 5 lb 6 oz, and was 18 inches long. Since I loved the nurses in the maternity ward so much, I decided to check out the treatment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for 3 days. After some "light" therapy, my jaundice has now almost gone away.

My name is Paaduka Shri Rangarajan. My first name is phonetically enhanced (like my mother's) and should be pronounced as Paa as in "Particle Physics", du as in "Indu" or "Bindu" and ka as in "car".

Here are some pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24149866@N08/sets/72157604002027701/show/

affectionately,
Paaduka
PS: My personal baby-squeaks-to-text/html converter technology (aka my mother) makes me blog-trained even before I am potty-trained! :)