- the space between your big toe and it’s neighbors
- how you loved your piggy
- that you knew it was 9 stops on the train to MIT
- your favorite book was Dear Mr. Blueberry
- your favorite color was blue
- how you adored your cousins
- that if you were eating then Thatha had to be walking
- how you would help me move the wet laundry from the washer to the dryer, one piece at a time
- you loved your binky when you were a baby
- you would sign “nice to meet you” to new people
- you loved to dance to the rhythm of the washing machine
- how excited you would get when Russ came with his automated hand truck to deliver your oxygen, then we would role play in the house for days delivering our own oxygen (water bottles) on your tricycle
- that you knew the directions to school and would tell the driver all the correct turns to make
- you had the softest hair
- I would have to sing songs which named all your friends from school, in the same order everytime
- Mom, dad, Kiran, Kathy go elevator, elevator, elevator, elevator, elevator aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
- you needed to know everyone’s name
- that you asked about Kathy’s husband Frank at the end of every day you spent with her
- you liked to lick pickles
- how brave you were at all your doctor’s appts
- you would sign “I love you” to everyone, even new people
- we would sit and wait for dad every night in the big window, and when he would come up the stairs you would tell him to hurry and wash his hands so he could play with you
- you would have me read My Baby Brother is a Little Monster over and over…and I would secretly hope one day you would have a baby brother
- you loved going to the train station to count how many trains we saw so we could report to dad, typically you would report seeing 10 trains no matter how many we really counted
- you loved playing with your farm, you had well fed animals
- how stubborn you were
- in the morning you would cuddle with daddy and at night you would cuddle with mama
- that you were the center of my life and always will be
#1 by auntie shelley on January 14, 2011 - 12:22 pm
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Good memories. Sigh.
#2 by Uncle Steve & Auntie jenn on January 14, 2011 - 6:53 pm
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Jen and I smiled (and cried) when reading your memories that you shared (thank you for sharing) and we had a laugh about Kiran liking to lick pickles.
We both wore all blue today.
#3 by peggy (grandma) on January 14, 2011 - 7:08 pm
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Always on my mind and forever in my heart. I love you
#4 by Katie on January 14, 2011 - 11:08 pm
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Beautiful memories of a beautiful boy. We love you Kiran.
#5 by Kathy on January 15, 2011 - 12:42 am
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Frank Nicky and I loved reading your memories of Kiran. Three things I remember fondly about my little pal are:
-How he could correctly sign the first letter of anyone’s name. -How he could sign the words to the book “blue hat” “red hat” from cover to cover.
-He’d have me dancing to the bongos, then I’d have to stand like a statue when he would stop playing them. He sure could bring out the silliness in us adults. All my love to you and Sekhar
#6 by Elaine on January 19, 2011 - 11:16 am
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Thank you so much for sharing this, Tricia! So many wonderful things to remember about Kiran! Also, I will pretend I didn’t see the part about him signing “I love you” to everyone. I felt so special the first time he signed it to me…but it does not surprise me to find out that he loved EVERYONE!