Turns out, I had a cold when my brother was born.This was one of the pictures I scanned for my dad's slide show. I quite like how my mom looks a little stunned, my dad has clearly had his attention caught by something to the side of the camera, and I am staring down the photographer.
We moved from India to Bangladesh a couple months before my mother's due date. Bangladesh had just gained independence, and medical care was better in India. Plus, all my mom's doctors were there.
So she decided to deliver in Delhi.
While Betty and I we were on the plane from Dacca (now Dhaka) to New Delhi, I apparently asked the following:
"Mama, when the baby gets to New Delhi, can we not go get him?"
The photo is darling and your request is priceless! Quite a stare you have!
ReplyDeleteOne of my sisters has 4 children, the 2nd was to be named Jessica or Jacquelyn. They decided on Jacquelyn, handed the newborn baby to 3-year-old big sister Lauren and Lauren said "Where's baby Jessica?". It was so funny, Lauren quickly realized something was different and wanted nothing to do with Jackie.
Your mom is absolutely adorable - I love seeing Betty pics. As for the request to leave the baby in India, I have to agree. I asked for a pony instead of a baby sister.
ReplyDeleteYour mom is absolutely adorable - I love seeing Betty pics. As for the request to leave the baby in India, I have to agree. I asked for a pony instead of a baby sister.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a universal sentiment -- if Zeke's language skills were better, I'm sure he'd be asking when Josie was leaving. When my mom came home from the hospital with Josh, after a couple of minutes I told her, "OK, you can take him back now. We don't need another baby in this house."
ReplyDeleteI did it too! My brother was a premie (30 weeks) so he was in the hospital for a few months. Then, once he got home he was still quite sick all the time. I told my mom that she should take him back where she got him, he was broken!
ReplyDeletegreat pic! and the sentiment is universal about siblings - one of the *saddest* pictures i have of my son is a family portrait with his new baby sister. i'm smiling at the baby and she's smiling back at me, my husband is smiling at the camera, and my son is looking at the baby who usurped his position in the family, and ruined his life forever.
ReplyDeleteHKW - Thank you. :)
ReplyDeleteHilarious! Like they switched the whole baby on her, not just the name!
Susan H - I'm glad. I love these old pics. As for the pony over the sister, as a child, I'd have fully backed that request.
Wendy - Yup, can totally understand that about Josh. I love the "we don't need another baby" bit.
cla517 - Broken! Totally makes sense to a little kid. Take back the broken one.
LJ - Hahahaha! Ruined his life forever.