Saanjeith

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Saanjeith Varathan

Saana Kyizom Varathan was born on November 27, 2024 @ 5.06PM.

Pregnancy

Water broke: 5 AM November 27, 2024
Time of Delivery: 5.06 PM @ November 27, 2024
Water Broke -> Baby coming out: 12 hours
Pushing -> Baby coming out: 20 minutes
Baby: Healthy
Mom: Healthy

Etymology

Saana is a mixture of Saanjeith + Kalsang but, more so pa-pa’s side. Her future brother will be more akin to Kalsang.

It’s a name that touches many different cultures - Finland, Arabic, and Hindi.

  • Saana is a mountain in Finland & means “Mountain on Finland’s Hand”

  • Saana in Arabic (Sana more tradtionally) means “brilliance or radiance“

  • Saana in Hindi means “Beautifully crafted work of art"

  • Sana in Spanish means Healthy

  • Sana is a traditional female Japanese name

  • Pronunciation: SAH-NAH

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In Tibetan culture, names are selected via the Monks. The mums name + the papa’s name, DoB are given to the monks and in their wisdom, they will select a first and last name for the baby. The concept of family surnames do not exist within Tibetan culture, so everyone in a family will have a unique first and last name. We opted to select one of these names as her middle name & as her Tibetan first name.

  • Kyizom means “perfect happiness”

  • Pronunciation: KEY-ZOM

Reflection

Some speak to an unworldly feeling when you see your kid for the first time. Honestly - me and the wifey did not experience that feeling, but rather “Holy shit, what do we do now”. My first comment, while Saana was shitting on Kalsang, was: “Are we monsters?”.

One of my close friends, with a similar upbringing to me, told me it was similar to him and the love grows over time and that was a comment that me and Kalsang both resonated with - deeply.

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Saana arrives as a mixture of multiples.

  • A mixture of religions (Mother is Buddhist, Dad is Agnostic, Dad’s family is Catholic, Her name has Islamic origins).

  • A mixture of cultures (Tibet + Sri Lanka) whose lineage are both refugees with large diaspora communities.

As her parents, we don’t care about anything outside of “are you a good human?”. This is a culmination of that belief and our hope (if we succeed as parents) is she will continue on the tradition of our belief.