Tales from van -1

Red flag moment for me…

Aadu: mumma that golden kes (hair) wala boy’s name is Bloody!!! And he tells me to trouble & fight with Ben.

Option 1. Change van
Option 2. Speak to school & have them speak about van-discipline at the assembly
Option 3. Still wondering what I could do…..

Any suggestions?

Tales from class 1

Aadu: mumma my friends name is Mohabbat Yusri.
Me & Papa: ??? What?? It must be Mohammad
Aadu: haan yes you are correct !!

Swimming

Yesterday was swimming lesson #2, I was worried coz during the last lesson you slipped and fell into the pool and were going ‘up & down’ with bubbles coming out! You opened your eyes under water ‘like Merlin’ and were ‘not scared’.
The teacher was close by and pulled you out immediately!!

Yesterday’s conversation:
Me: so how was swimming today?
You: me burlo nahi aaj!!! (I did not drown today’!!

How could I???

In the previous post I went on & on about the changes in your life…. But forgot the most anticipated and most-looking-forward-to event…….
You Turned 6!!!!

We got you the cars 2 track set-Tokyo which you played for 2 days till now (grrrrrrrr) and cut n ate a cake; no party coz it was a Tuesday; we then cut another cake on Sargun’s birthday the following weekend and partied till evening.
You are a big boy now; and I still remember every thing you ever did till now! Sometimes I catch glimpses of the baby in you and feel very happy!
I wish you a very happy, healthy, fun filled year ahead!!!

Then and now

The last post on this blog was December 2010; and between then and now lots n lots of changes have taken place in our lives… Your’s the most sweety pie… Then you were my only baby and now there is the 2nd baby to consume my time and energy once which was all yours; we changed your school; from an environment that you knew for the last two years you are now in a completely different setup; new friends, new people around; most drastic change is the unearthly hour at which we go down for the van!

In all this you have displayed utmost courage, fearlessness, and other qualities that would put an adult like me to shame. You have nor complained even once about all these changes and are still your charming, smiling, always-ready to crack a joke -self.

This past week your 1st tooth fell and you places it under your pillow and waited till morning for the tooth-fairy to do her job! The date was September 11.

I love you to bits and am proud to be your mom!!

New found profession…

Papa has given you a nice holiday project to do: he wants you to make your dream board.

You asked us what it was and we explained that it is a chart or book in which you write or paste pictures of all the things that you want for yourself, places you want to go to…what you want to be when you grow up…your dreams, aspirations in general…

We’re just eager to see what a 5 year old can do on his dream board.

After this conversation we were doing something totally different and maybe listening to music…when all of a sudden you said.

Aadu: Mumma, I want to be a ‘arrower’ !!!!

and were making the action of a bow-and-arrow with your hands !!!

Mumma and Papa: are still rolling with laughter !!!

but she’s my sister….

Today Papa and I were talking about how time is running at a fast rate and that we have no names shortlisted for the baby … let alone finalise a name.

Papa came up with one name that I liked and I began to say…that I like ‘.. and you interrupted and said….’hey but her name is Fluffy’.

I told you Mumma and Papa are going to decide the final name as it is our baby. And that when you have your own baby you can name her/him.

Pat came your reply: ‘But she is my sister’ !!!

OK point taken and now you have a say in the final name…only thing is that we’re only talking of girl baby names…and no one has thought of any boy names !!

God willing the baby will be a girl and we hope to not go looking for a boy name !! (touch wood)

And yes…child please get well soon…

Now a pandit….

Anand Uncle & his lovely wife Ranjeeta, have a super cute baby boy now. He was born on 22nd of November.

A couple of days ago, I asked Ranjeeta, if they had shortlisted any names for the handsome little Gadkari. She replied in the negative.

So I asked Aadu to suggest some names and his recommendations were: Dev, Krishna and Balram !!

So now my Babdi is a Pandit suggesting names to new born babies !!

my little decorator

Today just before lunch and as soon as Mangala had left the house.

Aadu: Mumma apan hey sagla gharach change karun taku. (Mumma, we will change this whole house)

Me: kasa kay? (tell me how)

Aadu: Mumma, we can shift the piano to this wall (indicating the wall in front of toy-room); and my tent can be next to my piano…..and the fofa (sofa) can stay here….and all my story-books can go to my toy room !!

Nothing seems right…

Yesterday when I picked you up from school, you were listless and not your usual smiling self. I asked you what was wrong and you said that you said ‘Mumma I got fever’

I was shocked to learn from you that your teacher made you sleep on a mat in the class and did not even send you to the Nurse !!

When we reached home your fever was a high of 101.8 F.

Whole of yesterday afternoon and night your fever kept coming back in a 5 hour interval; this was the first time that each bout of fever came with you feeling very cold and you shivering and teeth chattering…..your hands turned blue as well

Today we went to see your Dr. Azam, and he gave you some medicines and told us first to control your fever and wait for 2 more days before we decide on a blood test He also said ‘start the antibiotic only if the intensity of the fever is same’.

Since we were already at the hospital, we decided to go to my doctor as well coz my appointment was this Saturday. The naughty baby Flufffy did not show herself properly this time also !! She covered her face with her hands; but made sure to show all relevant things to the doctor to measure her growth !!

But with you not well, Aadu…nothing seems right…

Get well soon Beta.