Old collections of/for Sahana

3-6 months

1) Fly, Baby, Fly!
*Sit on the floor with your baby facing you. Place your hands firmly under his arms and around his chest to support his body.
*Ask your baby, "Are you ready to fly in the sky?" Then say, "Here we go. One, two, threeee!"
*Roll back until you are lying down and holding your baby above you. Say "fly, baby, fly!"
*Not only will your baby love the sensation of flying, you may love the workout it gives your arms and back muscles!

2) The Name Game
*Hold your baby in your lap facing you. Touch different features on her face as you name them.
*Try two features to start. Each time say, "This is ______ (your child's name) nose," "This is baby's ear." Repeat several times.
*Take your baby's hand and guide her to touch your nose and ear alternately. As you guide her hand, say, "This is Mommy's nose," "This is Mommy's ear."
* As your baby gets older, you can begin to ask her, "Where's your nose?" Place her hand on her nose and say, "Here it is!" Repeat this with all features.


3) What's Cooking?
* Whenever you are in the kitchen, sit your baby safely in an infant seat or swing.
* As you prepare food, talk about each thing that you do, such as:
"I'm stirring."
"I'm pouring."
"I'm washing."
* Let your baby play with measuring spoons, bowls, and wooden spoons.
* When your baby is old enough, let him help pour, beat, and stir.
* Always name each ingredient as you use it.


4) Can You Remember?
* Sit on a chair with your baby in your lap and a table in front of you.
* Place your baby’s favorite toy on the table where she can see it.
* Talk to your baby about the toy, then pick her up and turn her to face you.
* If she turns her head back to look for the toy, praise her and give her the toy.
* If your baby is crawling, you can play this game on the floor. Simply lay her on her tummy and put the toy in front of her.
* Move the toy to one side of her and see if she will crawl around to find it.
* Once your baby begins looking for the toy, it’s important to help her
find it quickly. This will help her develop confidence.
Black n Decker
You get Pigeon brand feeding bottles which are made of glass and they don require sterilizing as well. (Cost: 300 Rs. Available in Naidu Hall, Anna Nagar(Chinthamani), chennai). Better to have a couple of such bottles as its always useful during travel.
LANGUAGE MILESTONES:
1 months=Turns head to sound
3 months=Cooing
6 months=Monosyllables(ma,ba)
9 months=Bisyllables(mama,baba)
12 months=Two words with meaning
18 months=Ten words with meaning
24 months=Simple sentence
36 months=Telling a stry

Sahana
http://aparnasblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/15/sahana-%E2%80%93-the-raaga-i-love/
Tamil director Balachander's favourite raga is Sahana. He loves it, probably because it merges well with the serial stories and is full of emotions and feelings.

The first on the list is from Rayil Sneham
Balachander's rayil sneham
( Try this with evening chai...The experience is beaaaauuuutiful).
The title song of serial "Sahana" also is set in the same raga. It can be found here
Tamil serial songs

A Thyagarajar song set in sahana is here
Vandhanamu

Coming to tamil movies
Kizhakku cheemayile

Balachander's Paarthale parvasam has a song
Anbe Sugama
The lyrics of these songs are noteworthy.
One of the very famous old melodies would be
Paarthen Sirithen
Technical details of Sahana
28 harikAmbhOji janya
Aa: S R2 G3 M1 P M1 D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 S D2 N2 D2 P M1 G3 M1 R2 G3 R2 S
Enjoy the beauty of Sahana...one of my favourite raga..

The meaning of Sahana
Sahana has multiple meanings and origins. The Indian version of Sahana means Other name for Goddess Lakshmi; Patience. The version of Sahana means Name of a Rag in the Carnatic music system.
Numerological Meaning:People with this name tend to be decisive and good with money. They try to have a balance between the physical and the spiritual worlds. They can often be a successful entrepeneur, and are often striving to reach ever higher goals and positions