Saturday, November 01, 2008
Happy to you Daddy!
We celebrated Aji's birthday yesterday! Rhea skips 'Birthday' and sings 'Happy to you!' hence the same on the cake..
Sunday, October 12, 2008
The week that was..
I just realized that i dont have any entries for last week. Nothing major...just the same old same old...busy at work with Requirement sessions. Kids are good, happy at school, aji is busy at work. Last week was navaratri and we had 2 invites for haldi-kum kum from our friends. the first one was last saturday and I got Rhea to wear her ghaghra choli...the ghaghra is still alille too long so we didnt even wear the dupatta..it'd have been way too many things to worry about. I even put off wearing a sari just to have Rhea in traditional wear. She was very excited esp. since she wore jewellery (bangle and chain). here is a picture..
Fot the haldi kum kum at Bhavani's place, I went by myself after work since it was a week day and it would have been too much to go pick the kids and come back all the way...
Fot the haldi kum kum at Bhavani's place, I went by myself after work since it was a week day and it would have been too much to go pick the kids and come back all the way...
Friday, October 03, 2008
Week of Sickies
This week has been just that. It started off with the kids being sick. Rhea was sick from last week and Aji took her to the Dr’s on Saturday since her cough sounded like she may have a chest infection and an ear infection. Her ears were clear (Thank God!) but her chest was infected and the Dr prescribed inhalers. Ha! Try getting a toddler to take inhalers. We’re supposed to do it every 4 hours. She hates the inhaler contraption and cries hysterically arms and legs flailing. So Aji and I have to hold her down …it is just a painful exercise. We have not been able to get her to take it every 4 hours. Its been more like twice a day – once in the morning and once at night and hence the wicked cough continues. I could feel the remnants of whatever Rhea had right from Saturday. I was popping Sudafed and Motrin like I was addicted to them. I had my client meetings starting this week and could not afford any day off. I barely made it through the last meetings on Wednesday feeling like crap. I took a few hours off on Wednesday and finally went to the Dr’s on Thursday. Took the day off on Thursday and am on antibiotics. I don’t think the antibiotics are doing all that much since I still have a constant sore throat. I’m trying to ignore but it is a pain in the well, throat that is becoming more than irritating. I will give the meds this weekend to do their job and if I dont see any progress I may have to visit my Dr. again. Aji started complaining of sore throat from yesterday night and I handed him the rest of the Sudafed box. He felt a little better today morning so hopefully he’s already on the mend. Sean still has a runny nose. He missed soccer practice yesterday because I just didnt have the energy for it. He was disappointed and I felt bad but when I told him that the coach wouldn't be there he stopped complaining.
Both kids are signed up for flu shots tomorrow but we’ll see if they get it..keeping fingers crossed. I signed up for my flu shots on Oct 13th so hopefully this winter will be a little tolerable in terms of dealing with the sickies.
Wish us Luck…
Both kids are signed up for flu shots tomorrow but we’ll see if they get it..keeping fingers crossed. I signed up for my flu shots on Oct 13th so hopefully this winter will be a little tolerable in terms of dealing with the sickies.
Wish us Luck…
Friday, September 26, 2008
Tales from the potty...
Yipee!!! Huge progress...i think Rhea is finally getting it...yesterday after we got home she wanted to go poo poo and we went to the bathroom and she sat on the potty like a big girl...she was so proud of herself. She also went pee later in the potty. Today she did not have any accidents at school and after she came home again went pee in the potty. Mind you in all these cases, i didnt have to prod her with 'Rhea, do you want to pee or poo?'. It was all her. She was in the drivers seat!!!
We will continue to use the diapers in the night esp since it is getting cold now. But I'm surprised at how soon Rhea caught on to the whole potty training idea!! I really have to capture the 70 mm smile on her face when she hears the thud of poo hitting the potty :) It is absolutely priceless! and then she yells 'I did it!, I did it!' Yes baby you did it and we're mighty proud!!!
We will continue to use the diapers in the night esp since it is getting cold now. But I'm surprised at how soon Rhea caught on to the whole potty training idea!! I really have to capture the 70 mm smile on her face when she hears the thud of poo hitting the potty :) It is absolutely priceless! and then she yells 'I did it!, I did it!' Yes baby you did it and we're mighty proud!!!
Goodbye Ms Rashida!
Today was Rhea's teacher Ms Rashida's last day. She was the one that helped Rhea get used to her new class and the routine. She would always be with Ms Rashida. When we drop her off in the morning she would run to her all smiles. Ms Rashida was so good with Rhea...always had a sunny disposition. She was the one who agreed with us when I asked her if Rhea could start potty training. She is doing her teaching course and now has to do her observations and cannot do it with Winwood. She will have to do it with a Loudoun County Public School. I was so bummed last week when she said that she is leaving. The good part is that Rhea is very comfortable in her class and the teachers themselves are surprised at how much she has warmed up after the first week. She is very happy there and as soon as we drop her off she has this routine where she wants to push you out the class. Thats how she says good bye to her :) I do always spend a couple of minutes peeking through the glass doors after i drop her off and i can see her walking around and saying Hi to some of her friends. Of course she really does not still get the concept of 'Friend' because if you ask her the anme of her friends she will give you a big wry smile and say 'friends?' But since i've seen her interact with other kids...I'm not concerned.
So yesterday we gave Ms Rashida a thank you card and a visa gift card as a token of appreciation. Adn today when i dropped Rhea off, we took a picture with Ms Rashida. Rhea of course did not understand why we were taking pictures and was not in a mood for cheesy grins...but we got a pretty good picture...
So Thank You Ms Rashida for all you did for Rhea and us in the last 2 months!! Good Bye and Good Luck! Hope our paths meet again (she might teach in Liberty elementary..thats where Sean will go for first grade)!
So yesterday we gave Ms Rashida a thank you card and a visa gift card as a token of appreciation. Adn today when i dropped Rhea off, we took a picture with Ms Rashida. Rhea of course did not understand why we were taking pictures and was not in a mood for cheesy grins...but we got a pretty good picture...
So Thank You Ms Rashida for all you did for Rhea and us in the last 2 months!! Good Bye and Good Luck! Hope our paths meet again (she might teach in Liberty elementary..thats where Sean will go for first grade)!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Potty Training - The adventure begins..
We were not sure if it was time to potty train Rhea. She seemed more aware than her brother at this age. She would tell us when she had pooped and had a soiled diaper. It seemed like she was ready for it but we didn't want to push her partly because i guess we were not ready for the extra effor from our side for the task at hand. However in her class, there are kids getting potty trained and some days she would come home and want to sit on the potty. So i spoke to her teacher and she said that Rhea is ready and that she was going to the potty like the other kids in training. I felt like i wasnt doing justice to her by holding her back so last weekend we went underwear shopping. I got her underwear in size 2T/3T but they seem too big on her. We have to fold the bands to stop it from falling off her hips :) So she has been wearing underwear to school. She seems to be having 1 accident per day on average and i think thats ok. She hates when that happens and is so upset. So i guess that is a good sign and that will help her to be more alert about getting the timing for potty breaks right. Today evening for the first time she wanted to go poo poo and i took her to the bathroom. She doesnt like sitting in the potty for long. 3 secs is the max she will sit and then she is ready to leave. So i sat with her and we read books, sang songs and when i checked her in between she had done Poo poo. YAHOO!!! Congrats Rhea!!! this, a big milestone...of course we have ways to go because half hour later we had a pee accident but this is definitely a step in the right direction. Needless to say i made a big deal out of our success tonight and Rhea was mighty proud of herself!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
A close encounter with nature..
Today evening I was watering the yard with the kids and I spotted a grasshopper on one of the bushes in the front yard. Knowing how excited the kids would be I called them both. They were very excited...Rhea was almost at its face studying it..I'm surprised it didnt get into her mouth..the way she kept looking at it with her open mouth grin. Sean was super excited too. I told them that maybe we could take a picture of it. I suggested that Sean could take the picture to his class. His teacher Ms Jackson gets very excited whenever Sean wears his bug t-shirts to school, so this would be a great topic for their class to discuss.
So I went in to get the camera and as we were coming to take the picture Sean says, Mom do you think the grass hopper likes the light? Maybe when you take the picture it will shake its booty. I for one had no idea he even knew what booty was, so i asked him, what's booty and he pats his rear end and says...Booty is butt with a silly laugh...my little man!!!
So here's a picture of the hansome grasshopper who lives in our yard...and check out the booty action. You can see it if you look closely :)
So I went in to get the camera and as we were coming to take the picture Sean says, Mom do you think the grass hopper likes the light? Maybe when you take the picture it will shake its booty. I for one had no idea he even knew what booty was, so i asked him, what's booty and he pats his rear end and says...Booty is butt with a silly laugh...my little man!!!
So here's a picture of the hansome grasshopper who lives in our yard...and check out the booty action. You can see it if you look closely :)
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Yummy cake!
Sean has been asking me to make him his favorite choclate cake for the past few days. In fact one morning this week he woke up from his sleep asking for chocolate cake. I promised to make it for him on a weekend day. I had decided to make it for him today morning. But yesterday night I realized that we are completely out of sugar. Now that's a first. Today morning we had a few errands after which i did the grocery and decided to make the cake in the afternoon. After a short nap which I so rarely get to do but realized that i needed to do more of, I started working on tha cake. Aji took Sean to the tennis courts for practice and Rhea also tagged along.
By the time they got back I had just completed the last bit of icing on the cake. The look on Sean's face when he saw the cake walking into the kitchen was PRICELESS. Both Rhea and Sean were so excited. Rhea kept singing 'Happy to you!'. They both wanted to eat it rightaway. My first response was 'After Dinner' but I caved in. Both of them devoured 2 pieces. Rhea kept telling - Mommy, Yummy Cake! She was upset when i tried to steal a bite from her :) It was so heart warming to see them enjoy it...it was well worth the effort!
By the time they got back I had just completed the last bit of icing on the cake. The look on Sean's face when he saw the cake walking into the kitchen was PRICELESS. Both Rhea and Sean were so excited. Rhea kept singing 'Happy to you!'. They both wanted to eat it rightaway. My first response was 'After Dinner' but I caved in. Both of them devoured 2 pieces. Rhea kept telling - Mommy, Yummy Cake! She was upset when i tried to steal a bite from her :) It was so heart warming to see them enjoy it...it was well worth the effort!
G-O-A-L
Sean is doing really well in soccer. This season he has the practice sessions on thursdays and games on Saturdays. Sean did pretty well the first season in spring but his coach could not complete the season as he had to be out of town for work and the season was abruptly cut short. Talk about disappointment. We are so glad that the group of kids he is with this season and the coach are so much better.
This thursday at the practice session, sean dis really well. Coach Juan divided them into 2 teams and they played a game. Sean scored quite a few goals. Today was game day and Dad and Rhea went along. He scored 2 goals for his team! Way to go Seany!! His coach was mighty impressed and told Aji that he is a very good player.
Today for the first time the entire team wore the loudoun county soccer jersies. Sean looked very much like a professional in the complete soccer get up.
The trip to pick up his soccer was quite a saga. yesterday i picked up the kids in the evening and set out to Leesburg to one of the only 2 stores that carry the jerseys. I called them ahaed t make sure they had enough stock since one of the parents had told me how they were back ordered when she tried to get them couple of weeks ago. Any ways we're like 0 minutes from the store and i hear a big bang from behind...yes we got rear ended. Slightly older lady taking her kids to some show. her first reaction was I'll take care of it for you and I told her, I'm sorry i have to call the isuarance. She was polite, the damage was minimal and no one was hurt. 5 mins into the incident while I was frantically trying to get in touch with insuarance her husband and another guy pulls up..the husband mentions that they were on their way to a show and they have purchased tickets. yeah sure buddy, so i'm going to just let you go like that. I told him I have 2 small kids with me..both of them tired..Rhea was already having a melt down. We had a previous paint scratch (thanks to the person who did that at the walmart parking lot and fled away before we got to our car)from earlier. So he says - now she's going to say that we did that one too. I was so furious.I told him, no I'm not going to say that. Come on how disrespectful can you get...they bum into my car and then talk that way. they had cameras so they took pictures, so I dont 'misquote' which was my faer all along only the other way aroud. Any ways I called up her insuarance and made her talk to them and filed a claim. So now we'll have to wait for the appraiser to take a look at the damage. Oh the hassle. As if all this drama was not enough we managed to lose our way, had to backtrack..thanks to the nice store guy who put me on the speaker phone as i called out various land marks as i drove so he could direct me in the right direction. He said that he will keep the store open for me past the closing time. God bless his soul...we managed to get there 4 mins before closing time. got the jerseys..he gave the kids free lollipops...that made them happy and came back home 45 mins later. All of us were beat...but seeing sean today morning in his new jersey looking so much like a true soccer player ..PRICELESS!!!
This thursday at the practice session, sean dis really well. Coach Juan divided them into 2 teams and they played a game. Sean scored quite a few goals. Today was game day and Dad and Rhea went along. He scored 2 goals for his team! Way to go Seany!! His coach was mighty impressed and told Aji that he is a very good player.
Today for the first time the entire team wore the loudoun county soccer jersies. Sean looked very much like a professional in the complete soccer get up.
The trip to pick up his soccer was quite a saga. yesterday i picked up the kids in the evening and set out to Leesburg to one of the only 2 stores that carry the jerseys. I called them ahaed t make sure they had enough stock since one of the parents had told me how they were back ordered when she tried to get them couple of weeks ago. Any ways we're like 0 minutes from the store and i hear a big bang from behind...yes we got rear ended. Slightly older lady taking her kids to some show. her first reaction was I'll take care of it for you and I told her, I'm sorry i have to call the isuarance. She was polite, the damage was minimal and no one was hurt. 5 mins into the incident while I was frantically trying to get in touch with insuarance her husband and another guy pulls up..the husband mentions that they were on their way to a show and they have purchased tickets. yeah sure buddy, so i'm going to just let you go like that. I told him I have 2 small kids with me..both of them tired..Rhea was already having a melt down. We had a previous paint scratch (thanks to the person who did that at the walmart parking lot and fled away before we got to our car)from earlier. So he says - now she's going to say that we did that one too. I was so furious.I told him, no I'm not going to say that. Come on how disrespectful can you get...they bum into my car and then talk that way. they had cameras so they took pictures, so I dont 'misquote' which was my faer all along only the other way aroud. Any ways I called up her insuarance and made her talk to them and filed a claim. So now we'll have to wait for the appraiser to take a look at the damage. Oh the hassle. As if all this drama was not enough we managed to lose our way, had to backtrack..thanks to the nice store guy who put me on the speaker phone as i called out various land marks as i drove so he could direct me in the right direction. He said that he will keep the store open for me past the closing time. God bless his soul...we managed to get there 4 mins before closing time. got the jerseys..he gave the kids free lollipops...that made them happy and came back home 45 mins later. All of us were beat...but seeing sean today morning in his new jersey looking so much like a true soccer player ..PRICELESS!!!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Rhea's 2.5 year Appointment
Rhea had her 2.5 year appointment today morning. She was very excited that she was coming with Mommy today morning. Our little peanut has gained 1 pound since the last visit. I'm pretty sure I can attribute that pound to the jeans and full sleeve shirt she wore today. She has grown 2.5 inches and she is following the path in her growth chart. She is also doing very well in the verbal and physical skills development. She was happy to let Dr Kruz check out her belly and ack and breathed hard to blow her hair so she could hear her lungs. She also gladly stuck her tongue out for the Dr to check her mouth. She did have a little bit of a runny nose but her ears were clear..hopefully they will stay that way. We were offred the flu shots today but I had signed both of them for Oct 4th so i stuck with that dates. Atleast they can keep each other company when getting poked :(
Here are her stats,
Height - 35.5" (44th percentile)
Weight - 25 lbs (10th prcentile)
So no shots today..she was happy leaving the Dr's office and picked up a Dora sticker as a treat. Her next well child check up will bet at 3 years.
Here are her stats,
Height - 35.5" (44th percentile)
Weight - 25 lbs (10th prcentile)
So no shots today..she was happy leaving the Dr's office and picked up a Dora sticker as a treat. Her next well child check up will bet at 3 years.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
I'm back..
OMG its been more than a year since my last entry...I'm mad at myself to some extent because i could have taken some extra effort to get back here sooner...the thought of all the memories that could have been captured here as they happened...absolutely priceless. Hopefully this rude awakening will keep me on the guard and ensure that i dont fall of the blogging wagon again...
i was just going through the last few entries and Sean and Rhea have grown up so much since ahem! last year...they look like babies in the pictures here...i have to get cracking with some updates soon...text and visual..
Here's our Onam 2008 pictures..
The Sadya Spread..
Time to enjoy the Sadya..
Sean started kindergarten this month also. Can't beleive that our lil boy is strating school ...i was all teary eyed...Rhea also moved to the big day care center from the home daycare..she's been going there since last month and has adjusted really well...
I got him new clothes but he wanted to wear his 'comfortable' t-shirt and i let him. Since it was his first day I thought that its better for him to atleast feel comfortable as he gets used to his new environment.
So NAMASKAARAM to one and all...i'll report back soon..
i was just going through the last few entries and Sean and Rhea have grown up so much since ahem! last year...they look like babies in the pictures here...i have to get cracking with some updates soon...text and visual..
Here's our Onam 2008 pictures..
The Sadya Spread..
Time to enjoy the Sadya..
Sean started kindergarten this month also. Can't beleive that our lil boy is strating school ...i was all teary eyed...Rhea also moved to the big day care center from the home daycare..she's been going there since last month and has adjusted really well...
I got him new clothes but he wanted to wear his 'comfortable' t-shirt and i let him. Since it was his first day I thought that its better for him to atleast feel comfortable as he gets used to his new environment.
So NAMASKAARAM to one and all...i'll report back soon..
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Rekindling my passion for baking..
Monday, August 27, 2007
Happy Onam!
This onam was almost a big washout but creativity and some luck saved the day. By the time we got home from our hectic sunday (see my post below) it was past 4:00pm. We had 2 very over tired kids and mom. Aji was still determined to go for his workout in a hour. Somewhere between flipping Tv channels & having a strong coffee i found a new burst of energy (must have been the caffeine) and felt really horrible that I wasn't doing anything for Onam. Thiru Onam was on Monday and since Aji comes home really late I deceided to make atleast a Daal and Avial and call it the 'Sadya'. I went through the fridge and freezer and found a packet of frozen chena, 2 pieces of frozen pacha managa, drumsticks and some french cut beans. I added some carrots and tomatoes and voila i had enough ingredients to make Avial. I made the rice and a quick daal and the Avial. By then Aji left for his workout. I asked him to get some chips and pappadam to round off our 'Instant Sadya'. I wanted to make some payasam but then was too wiped out so managed to give a bath to the kids and put Rhea to bed. Sean as usual wasn't ready to hit the sack yet. I wore my settu sari to get into the spirit of Onam. Sean was surprised. I changed back to my casual clothes after an hour since I didn't want to accidentally spill anything on it. Aji got home around 8:30pm. I made the pappadam and as luck would have it I found some more curries in the fridge - cabbage thoran, brinjal mezhukkuperatti, black eyed peas curry and vellarikka charu - PERFECT! The number of items on my menu suddenly went up and I was happy. I laid the fake banana leaves and served dinner. So here is what we had finally, Rice, Daal, Avial, Cabbage Thoran, Brinjal mezhukkuperatti, Black eyed peas curry, Vellarikka charu, Pappadam, Banana Chips, Lemon pickle. Pretty impressive huh!
After dinner I told Aji that he could have Gulab Jamun for dessert since I didn't make any payasam. Surprise Surprise...Aji remembered the Kheer I brought from the party on saturday and had it on the banana leaf, Naadan Style. The Sadya was complete.Ellavarkum thripthi aayi!!
Sean and Me did the athapoo on monday after Rhea went to bed. Sean was very excited and cut the stems of the flowers so I could arrange it. He had a great time and had dinner again on the banana leaf tonight.
A weekend to remember!
This past weekend was such a busy one. The kids seemed to have a lot of fun though so it made for a happy and fun filled action packed 2 days that will be remembered fondly for all the sweet memories.
Saturday, Aji woke up around 5 and went for his workout. He got back by 7 so I can get going. Gloria was scheduled to come in the morning too and aji had to go to work for a couple of hours. So i hustled out to the fitness center around 7:45 and got back by 10:00. Gloria was already here.Aji had fed the kids breakfast and he left for work by 10:30. After making calls home and doing some cooking for the potluck party that evening, I put Rhea down for a nap. I chatted with priest for some time and by then it was close to 2:00pm. Aji got back shortly and Sean hadn't taken a nap. Both Dad and son got ready and left for the Redskins game around 4:00pm. Aji had got accenture sky box tickets.I's havce loved to join him but rhea is juat way too young to be left with a baby sitter late in the night. So Sean and dad went for their first game together and Rhea and me decided to go to church and then to the get together at Manish's place. I had to wake Rhea up around 4:30 from her nap so we could get to church on time. she woke up well rested and after church we headed back home to pick up the 'Black eyed peas curry' and left for the potluck. My plan was to stay there for couple of hours and head home before it got too late. Well one thing led to another and Rhea was having a great time playing with all the other kids - 4 girls. They were playing hindi movie songs on TV and Rhea was dancing.She didnt have any qualms and had a fantastic time. It was 10:45pm before we got home. I put her to bed immdiately and then settled down to watch the movie 'LION'. Halfway through the movie, dad and son got back.Sean was fast asleep. Aji mentioned that he had such a great time.He was very excited about it all and had a few of Sean's quotable quotes from the evening,
As soon as the teams got into the field, everyone started clapping, so Sean said - Dad, so who won the trophy? He thought that it was all over esp since they were there a few hours before the game started.
The cheer leaders did their dance moves during the breaks and Sean seeing them said,
Sean: Dad, why are they not wearing clothes?
Aji: They are wearing clothes Sean.
Sean: No they're not. They're wearing underwear!
Aji was also mentioneing how he well he behaved. Just after they got there, sean wanted pop corn and coke and in the excitement of it all managed to spill both on 2 separate occassions. After the second incident, he told aji,
Dad, I'm not doing this right. I need to be careful. Can you hold this (the pop corn and drink) for me and I'll take it from you!
Aji mentioned that Sean did miss me & Rhea during the game and said 'Dad, next time we should get Mom and baby too'.
Sunday morning Sean woke up and when I asked him about the game he was grinning from ear to ear when he said 'It was fantastic, I had a great time Mom!'
We didnt have too much time to talk as we had to get to the zoo for Alex's birthday. On our way Sean would tid bits about his adventures from the previous night at the game.
Our first trip to the Zoo...
This was our first trip to the zoo so we were as excited as the kids. The party was to begin at 10:00am and had a 1 hour tour so we wanted to be on time so as to not miss it. We got there just in time. All the kids got safari hats and they did a quick 10 minute quiz on mammals before we started the tour while they snacked on goldfish and OJ. Rhea was sooo excited when we stepped out for the tour. We saw Sea lions, Lemurs, Alligators, Turtles, Lions, Tigers, Oranguttan and Gorillas. The most interesting of all were the Oranguttans. They were all in their glass enclosed homes doing their tricks to get all the kids amused. Rhea was very excited at first but seeing them a little too close got her a little upset but she quickly got over it. The most interesting part was we saw this oranguttan who was doing some game on a touch screen monitor. It was unbeleivable how easily it was playing the game. We were told that its a game to match identical objects and everytime it got it right, it would get a treat. This was one smart cookie because it seemed to be getting almost an entire meal worth of treats :) We saw a baby Gorilla and I told Rhea it was a 'baby gorilla'. next thing you know, every animal in the zoo is 'Bae beeee'. She was shouting 'bae bee' at all the exhibits..we would say Rhea did you see the Tiger and she would point at the Tiger and shriek in excitement 'Bae beee'. It was soo funny. In think she did recognize a few of them from her animal book.
After the tour and the rest of the birthday festivities, the kids wanted to still see more and so we went to the Amazonia exhibits.It was really cool..there were some really giant fish - I forget all the names and also some water snakes, toads and other small creatures. Sean asked a lot of questions and Rhea was wide eyed absorbing all of it. She did not want to come back and had a huge meltdown. Finally she dozed off on our way back. We will defnitely want to go back since Sean wants to see the Pandas, Elephants, Penguins and Sharks. For the latter we'll make a trip to the Acquarium at baltimore...but our short trip to the animal kingdom was fun fun fun all the way...
Saturday, Aji woke up around 5 and went for his workout. He got back by 7 so I can get going. Gloria was scheduled to come in the morning too and aji had to go to work for a couple of hours. So i hustled out to the fitness center around 7:45 and got back by 10:00. Gloria was already here.Aji had fed the kids breakfast and he left for work by 10:30. After making calls home and doing some cooking for the potluck party that evening, I put Rhea down for a nap. I chatted with priest for some time and by then it was close to 2:00pm. Aji got back shortly and Sean hadn't taken a nap. Both Dad and son got ready and left for the Redskins game around 4:00pm. Aji had got accenture sky box tickets.I's havce loved to join him but rhea is juat way too young to be left with a baby sitter late in the night. So Sean and dad went for their first game together and Rhea and me decided to go to church and then to the get together at Manish's place. I had to wake Rhea up around 4:30 from her nap so we could get to church on time. she woke up well rested and after church we headed back home to pick up the 'Black eyed peas curry' and left for the potluck. My plan was to stay there for couple of hours and head home before it got too late. Well one thing led to another and Rhea was having a great time playing with all the other kids - 4 girls. They were playing hindi movie songs on TV and Rhea was dancing.She didnt have any qualms and had a fantastic time. It was 10:45pm before we got home. I put her to bed immdiately and then settled down to watch the movie 'LION'. Halfway through the movie, dad and son got back.Sean was fast asleep. Aji mentioned that he had such a great time.He was very excited about it all and had a few of Sean's quotable quotes from the evening,
As soon as the teams got into the field, everyone started clapping, so Sean said - Dad, so who won the trophy? He thought that it was all over esp since they were there a few hours before the game started.
The cheer leaders did their dance moves during the breaks and Sean seeing them said,
Sean: Dad, why are they not wearing clothes?
Aji: They are wearing clothes Sean.
Sean: No they're not. They're wearing underwear!
Aji was also mentioneing how he well he behaved. Just after they got there, sean wanted pop corn and coke and in the excitement of it all managed to spill both on 2 separate occassions. After the second incident, he told aji,
Dad, I'm not doing this right. I need to be careful. Can you hold this (the pop corn and drink) for me and I'll take it from you!
Aji mentioned that Sean did miss me & Rhea during the game and said 'Dad, next time we should get Mom and baby too'.
Sunday morning Sean woke up and when I asked him about the game he was grinning from ear to ear when he said 'It was fantastic, I had a great time Mom!'
We didnt have too much time to talk as we had to get to the zoo for Alex's birthday. On our way Sean would tid bits about his adventures from the previous night at the game.
Our first trip to the Zoo...
This was our first trip to the zoo so we were as excited as the kids. The party was to begin at 10:00am and had a 1 hour tour so we wanted to be on time so as to not miss it. We got there just in time. All the kids got safari hats and they did a quick 10 minute quiz on mammals before we started the tour while they snacked on goldfish and OJ. Rhea was sooo excited when we stepped out for the tour. We saw Sea lions, Lemurs, Alligators, Turtles, Lions, Tigers, Oranguttan and Gorillas. The most interesting of all were the Oranguttans. They were all in their glass enclosed homes doing their tricks to get all the kids amused. Rhea was very excited at first but seeing them a little too close got her a little upset but she quickly got over it. The most interesting part was we saw this oranguttan who was doing some game on a touch screen monitor. It was unbeleivable how easily it was playing the game. We were told that its a game to match identical objects and everytime it got it right, it would get a treat. This was one smart cookie because it seemed to be getting almost an entire meal worth of treats :) We saw a baby Gorilla and I told Rhea it was a 'baby gorilla'. next thing you know, every animal in the zoo is 'Bae beeee'. She was shouting 'bae bee' at all the exhibits..we would say Rhea did you see the Tiger and she would point at the Tiger and shriek in excitement 'Bae beee'. It was soo funny. In think she did recognize a few of them from her animal book.
After the tour and the rest of the birthday festivities, the kids wanted to still see more and so we went to the Amazonia exhibits.It was really cool..there were some really giant fish - I forget all the names and also some water snakes, toads and other small creatures. Sean asked a lot of questions and Rhea was wide eyed absorbing all of it. She did not want to come back and had a huge meltdown. Finally she dozed off on our way back. We will defnitely want to go back since Sean wants to see the Pandas, Elephants, Penguins and Sharks. For the latter we'll make a trip to the Acquarium at baltimore...but our short trip to the animal kingdom was fun fun fun all the way...
Saturday, August 25, 2007
This and That..
Random notes..
Sean loves to carry Rhea around.She doesn't mind it sometimes, esp. if she is stuck somewhere and is waiting for dada or mama to come help her. A little help from cheta during those times is warmly appreciated but other times- she starts screaming and shouting 'NA' (for No) for Sean to put her down.
Sean has started picking some big words from school and tries to use it at any given opportunity. An example is the word 'terrible'. Couple of weeks ago Aji was working late and so after I put Rhea to bed, Sean and I were sitting at the porch waiting for Aji. It was beginning to get dark and Sean was pacing up and down the walk way. Finally he paused and said to me 'Mom,this is terrible. My dad is not home yet!'.
Rhea does not like her pictures taken and will not look into the camera and smile. It is getting very difficult to get any good pictures of her. And if both of them are in the frame - I dont even try. Below is one of the more successful pictures...but then i had to do it so fast,Sean is not fully in the frame.Oh well..I'll keep trying.
These days if i make something special Sean will have a bite of it and tell me 'Mom, this is delicious. Thank you for making this for me!!!' Ofcourse it melts my heart to hear him say that. He did that yesterday when he had the Gulab Jamuns I made. He absolutely loved them and had 4 of them after dinner.
Sean was very excited to see the purple flowers today in the garden and I got a good picture of him next to them.
This summer I got some gardening done (compared to last year). I put some petunias in the front yard and they look beautiful now as they are in full bloom.
Sean loves to carry Rhea around.She doesn't mind it sometimes, esp. if she is stuck somewhere and is waiting for dada or mama to come help her. A little help from cheta during those times is warmly appreciated but other times- she starts screaming and shouting 'NA' (for No) for Sean to put her down.
Sean has started picking some big words from school and tries to use it at any given opportunity. An example is the word 'terrible'. Couple of weeks ago Aji was working late and so after I put Rhea to bed, Sean and I were sitting at the porch waiting for Aji. It was beginning to get dark and Sean was pacing up and down the walk way. Finally he paused and said to me 'Mom,this is terrible. My dad is not home yet!'.
Rhea does not like her pictures taken and will not look into the camera and smile. It is getting very difficult to get any good pictures of her. And if both of them are in the frame - I dont even try. Below is one of the more successful pictures...but then i had to do it so fast,Sean is not fully in the frame.Oh well..I'll keep trying.
These days if i make something special Sean will have a bite of it and tell me 'Mom, this is delicious. Thank you for making this for me!!!' Ofcourse it melts my heart to hear him say that. He did that yesterday when he had the Gulab Jamuns I made. He absolutely loved them and had 4 of them after dinner.
Sean was very excited to see the purple flowers today in the garden and I got a good picture of him next to them.
This summer I got some gardening done (compared to last year). I put some petunias in the front yard and they look beautiful now as they are in full bloom.
Friday, August 24, 2007
The truth about 'Pork'
This happened Tuesday. I was rummaging through the fridge trying to decide dinner for the kids and came across the grilled pork chops from the weekend. I decided its a good choice and asked for Sean's approval. He said yes so I warmed up two-one to go over my salad and one cut in thin slices for him. Rhea was having fish sticks since she would chew and spit up the pork. Week days Aji works late so the kids and I have an early dinner soon after we get home.
So all of us are on the table, I’m enjoying my pork salad. I have been craving for a steak salad for a few days and this seemed to be a healthier option and seemed to satisfy my cravings. Sean seems to like it too since the marinade was sweet and reminded him of the Chinese (teriyaki or General Tso’s) chicken that he loves. I’m enjoying the relative quietness amidst all of the chomping but I can see the thoughtful look on Sean’s face and knew something was coming…
Sean: Mom, what are we eating?
Me: Its pork. Do you like it?
Sean: Yeah
He paused for a minute and then continued,
Sean: Mom, is pork an animal?
My head started racing - what do I say, what do I say.I could picture where this conversation was going and wanted to put a quick stop to it before it got ugly. But with a very calm look on my face, I continued
Me: Yeah, it is.
Sean: Which animal?
My immediate thought was to get up to fetch a glass of water and derail his train of thought…but I decided to be more adventurous and see where this was going.
Me: It’s a pig (no better way to put it I guess)
Sean: So you cut it?
Me: ahem…
Sean: But that’s not right, right?
Me: What is not right?
Sean: To cut the pork?
At this point I really wanted to run out of there. I felt so gross and felt like I had a piglet in my mouth struggling to free from the tight grasp of my teeth…Eww…I could just toss my salad and taken a vow of vegan diet then and there.But I tried to distract myself in my mind saying - Protein, Protein is good for your body.
Me: What do you think Sean?
I was trying to turn the table on him and see what he had in mind. But thank god,he seemed to be quiet for some more time, lost in his thoughts and I grabbed the moment and distracted him with other talk.
I’m sure though that this is just the beginning of a lot of queries he will have on this topic and I’m sure he already knows that some people don’t eat meat and others do since he has mentioned to me before that his friend Rakesh is vegetarian. I will have to think about this a little more and come up with a better way to address his concerns. I guess, part of me does understand …one day we are in the farm Ooohing and aahhing at all the animals and couple of hours later we are enjoying the prime cut of one of them…I wonder if he realizes that the chicken nuggets are made from the same hens we spent so much time looking at the farm the other day.
Its tough being a kid at times..
So all of us are on the table, I’m enjoying my pork salad. I have been craving for a steak salad for a few days and this seemed to be a healthier option and seemed to satisfy my cravings. Sean seems to like it too since the marinade was sweet and reminded him of the Chinese (teriyaki or General Tso’s) chicken that he loves. I’m enjoying the relative quietness amidst all of the chomping but I can see the thoughtful look on Sean’s face and knew something was coming…
Sean: Mom, what are we eating?
Me: Its pork. Do you like it?
Sean: Yeah
He paused for a minute and then continued,
Sean: Mom, is pork an animal?
My head started racing - what do I say, what do I say.I could picture where this conversation was going and wanted to put a quick stop to it before it got ugly. But with a very calm look on my face, I continued
Me: Yeah, it is.
Sean: Which animal?
My immediate thought was to get up to fetch a glass of water and derail his train of thought…but I decided to be more adventurous and see where this was going.
Me: It’s a pig (no better way to put it I guess)
Sean: So you cut it?
Me: ahem…
Sean: But that’s not right, right?
Me: What is not right?
Sean: To cut the pork?
At this point I really wanted to run out of there. I felt so gross and felt like I had a piglet in my mouth struggling to free from the tight grasp of my teeth…Eww…I could just toss my salad and taken a vow of vegan diet then and there.But I tried to distract myself in my mind saying - Protein, Protein is good for your body.
Me: What do you think Sean?
I was trying to turn the table on him and see what he had in mind. But thank god,he seemed to be quiet for some more time, lost in his thoughts and I grabbed the moment and distracted him with other talk.
I’m sure though that this is just the beginning of a lot of queries he will have on this topic and I’m sure he already knows that some people don’t eat meat and others do since he has mentioned to me before that his friend Rakesh is vegetarian. I will have to think about this a little more and come up with a better way to address his concerns. I guess, part of me does understand …one day we are in the farm Ooohing and aahhing at all the animals and couple of hours later we are enjoying the prime cut of one of them…I wonder if he realizes that the chicken nuggets are made from the same hens we spent so much time looking at the farm the other day.
Its tough being a kid at times..
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Weekend Surprises and Time Savers
The ride (bike for Sean and Wagon for Rhea) to the park on saturday mornings has become somewhat of a Saturday morning routine for dad and kids. This past weekend was even more special. I got home from my workout and grocery starving but to my delight I openend the door to the sweet smell of pancakes. Yes, Aji was making pancakes...chop chip ones made in butter for the kids and for us without all the fat (butter and choc). They were so yummy! I'm sure all the calories i burnt hlaf hour ago got right back in my body...but i justified it as calories for the body to recover :) Well, just when i thought it was the best surprise ever...sean came and got me a snmall bouquet of wild flowers. he had picked them on their walk in the trails and told aji -'This is for mama because she loves flowers'..Aww...my sweet baby...he knows what brings a smile on mama's face and so does daddy with the breakfast :) I loved the bouquet..he even picked different color flowers- there was pink and purple and white and lellow (I mean yellow). He was disappointed that the white had wilted soon and promised me to get more next time :)
In other news, we got the kids enrolled in the fitness center on Sunday. We didn't do it until now since Rhea was still so small. Plus we didn't want to put them again in day care after all the time they spend at school/daycare during the week. But the time seemed right and what a great decision. We went as a family on Sunday and it was easier on them even though it was thir first day at the child center since they had each other for company. They promised to call us if the kids were crying or if Rhea had a dirty diaper. None of that happened and after 4.5 years Aji and me worked out together. The last time was when I was expecting Sean - we lived in the apartment then. Seems like ages ago. Aji went 10 minutes before me and picked up the kids. They spent some time in the basket ball court and when i came down Rhea was attempting to pick a ball to do some hoops.She was smiling ear to ear and seemed to have a lot of fun. This is going to be such a huge time saver for us since until now most of our weekend time was spent in both of us taking turns for our workouts...am so glad we went ahead and did this.
In other news, we got the kids enrolled in the fitness center on Sunday. We didn't do it until now since Rhea was still so small. Plus we didn't want to put them again in day care after all the time they spend at school/daycare during the week. But the time seemed right and what a great decision. We went as a family on Sunday and it was easier on them even though it was thir first day at the child center since they had each other for company. They promised to call us if the kids were crying or if Rhea had a dirty diaper. None of that happened and after 4.5 years Aji and me worked out together. The last time was when I was expecting Sean - we lived in the apartment then. Seems like ages ago. Aji went 10 minutes before me and picked up the kids. They spent some time in the basket ball court and when i came down Rhea was attempting to pick a ball to do some hoops.She was smiling ear to ear and seemed to have a lot of fun. This is going to be such a huge time saver for us since until now most of our weekend time was spent in both of us taking turns for our workouts...am so glad we went ahead and did this.
New biker in town.
We finally got Sean his bike - his birthday gift 2 months later. Better late tha never I guess. He absolutely loves it and took to it like a pro. It does have the trainer wheels on but he was very good at steering and maneuvering it. He has been riding on the deck making large circles around the furniture and figured out how to break after some initial hiccups.
Last weekend Aji took the kids to the park when I went for my workout and Sean rode the bike. He was mighty proud of himself and so are we. We have to slowly help him to balance without the trainer wheels. I'll post pictures of him on his mean machine soon :) rhea is very excited too about cheta's bike since she gets some time to figure out cheta's tricycle.
You should see the smile on her face when i sit her on it and push her around...PRICELESS
Last weekend Aji took the kids to the park when I went for my workout and Sean rode the bike. He was mighty proud of himself and so are we. We have to slowly help him to balance without the trainer wheels. I'll post pictures of him on his mean machine soon :) rhea is very excited too about cheta's bike since she gets some time to figure out cheta's tricycle.
You should see the smile on her face when i sit her on it and push her around...PRICELESS
Monday, August 20, 2007
Weekend of Fun
I'm again late on my updates here...the last i was here was right before aji's New York trip ..
Quick Recap - Aji had a great weekend with the guys in New York.We(me and the kids) not to be left behind on fun and frolicking had our own share of adventures..
Saturday after daddy left we lazed around and played a bit, did some errands and after we got back from Target, I inflated the kiddie dinosaur pool we got last summer...Sean was reluctant to get wet but gave it a try after seeing Rhea having fun..
Rhea took to it like a fish...she had so much fun...
Both of them were very tired after the splash in the pool but we went to the park after a quick nap and both of them had fun. They were tired when we got back and after dinner, hit the bed at their usual time.I got comfy on the couch and watched the hindi movie...'Life in a Metro'. I love the songs from that movie - very 'albumy' tunes but it is stuck in my head.
Sunday we went for the 8:45am mass after breakfast and then went to the farm near Rhea's daycare. It was fun..we saw a lot of animals and birds..Horses, Pigs, Sheep,Cows,Hen,Turkeys,Ducks and a Peacock. We even petted the calves and kids (baby goat). I completely forgot to carry the camera with us. Sean was disappointed and made me take some on my cell phone to show daddy.
Funny conversation at the farm - There was a lady riding a horse and Sean saw that and wanted to ride a horse too.I told him that he'll have to take lessons before he can ride a horse on his own. Pat came his question - Can we ride a Cow?
I burst into laughter and he seemed a little offended by my reaction and asked - What's so funny mama?
Needless to say I felt really bad and quickly regained my composure and explained things in a grown up way. I was smiling about his question on the way home...Isn't it amazing how their little minds work?
Both of them took an afternoon nap and daddy came home around 3:00pm. Sean and Rhea had so much to tell. Rhea was babbling of course and sean wanted to make a trip to New York.I was amazed at Rhea's excitement when she saw Aji walk in the door...she ran to him and was stuck to his hip for the next hour or so :)
All in all a good weekend and fun was had by all..
Quick Recap - Aji had a great weekend with the guys in New York.We(me and the kids) not to be left behind on fun and frolicking had our own share of adventures..
Saturday after daddy left we lazed around and played a bit, did some errands and after we got back from Target, I inflated the kiddie dinosaur pool we got last summer...Sean was reluctant to get wet but gave it a try after seeing Rhea having fun..
Rhea took to it like a fish...she had so much fun...
Both of them were very tired after the splash in the pool but we went to the park after a quick nap and both of them had fun. They were tired when we got back and after dinner, hit the bed at their usual time.I got comfy on the couch and watched the hindi movie...'Life in a Metro'. I love the songs from that movie - very 'albumy' tunes but it is stuck in my head.
Sunday we went for the 8:45am mass after breakfast and then went to the farm near Rhea's daycare. It was fun..we saw a lot of animals and birds..Horses, Pigs, Sheep,Cows,Hen,Turkeys,Ducks and a Peacock. We even petted the calves and kids (baby goat). I completely forgot to carry the camera with us. Sean was disappointed and made me take some on my cell phone to show daddy.
Funny conversation at the farm - There was a lady riding a horse and Sean saw that and wanted to ride a horse too.I told him that he'll have to take lessons before he can ride a horse on his own. Pat came his question - Can we ride a Cow?
I burst into laughter and he seemed a little offended by my reaction and asked - What's so funny mama?
Needless to say I felt really bad and quickly regained my composure and explained things in a grown up way. I was smiling about his question on the way home...Isn't it amazing how their little minds work?
Both of them took an afternoon nap and daddy came home around 3:00pm. Sean and Rhea had so much to tell. Rhea was babbling of course and sean wanted to make a trip to New York.I was amazed at Rhea's excitement when she saw Aji walk in the door...she ran to him and was stuck to his hip for the next hour or so :)
All in all a good weekend and fun was had by all..
Friday, July 27, 2007
Going back in time ...
Hard to believe that its over 2 months since I updated my blog…not that I didn’t have anything to say….i was just extremely busy at work and had two episodes of tendonitis….
Anyways here’s a quick summary of the last 2 months,
I grew a year older and aji got me a DKNY watch for my birthday just the dial and color I wanted. I convinced him we didn’t need a birthday cake since I always end up tossing it after 2-3 days. We did order in some Chinese food since it is Sean’s favorite.
We celebrated Sean’s 4th birthday at Life Time fitness. He had a pool party and it was fire truck themed. He had fun except when we got out of the pool and he wanted to wear his shoes instead of sandals…we were able to divert his attention after a few tearful minutes and all was well in his world. He was sooo excited about all his gifts.
We went to Lake Anna during Memorial day weekend which also happens to be our Anniversary weekend. 7 years till date and I have to admit they have been memorable ones…and the good thing is both of us haven’t had the dreaded ‘7 year Itch’. Aji and the kids got me earrings. The lake getaway was fun…we caught lots of fish and jumped into the lake and had fun in the water…lots of good memories with friends and family.
Sean now knows upper and lower case letters. He also writes numbers up to 30 and counts till 100. He can spell a few words – boy, toy, cat, fat etc. He is very interested to learn to read so I need to get my act together and help him with that.
He is getting pretty good with some trivia too like the other day he told me all the planets and he missed Pluto. So I reminded him and he shot back…Pluto is not a planet mama, because it is very small…my little genius, I’m convinced now that he is paying attention to the teacher. He was also telling me something frog related the other day…escapes my mind now…oh well, I’m growing old…
Rhea had her 15 month appt. Here are her stats,
Height - (75th percentile)
Weight - 20.06 lb (15th percentile)
I got my first driving ticket. To make the wrong story short, it was the result of me driving on the curb 10 ft to over take the car in front of me who was clearly blocking my way (because the cop was in full view of him). I was totally blind sighted and got caught red handed for a whooping fine of $92. This with both Sean and Rhea in the car…I felt so embarrassed and had a talk about how Mom not following the rules led to being stopped by the cop. I hope they understood the underlying message..Sean kept wanting to see my ticket. So here it is…for the curious minds…
Sean is getting very good at his dinosaur puzzle. he does most of it by himself. here he is with the 'finished product'.
Rhea has had a vocabulary explosion too…she is such a big girl now…she says, Mama, Dada, Teta (cheta), Tu-tuh (turtle), Ta Ta, Hi, Uh-Oh. She gives flying kiss on command – well mostly. She will also get her sandals when asked to. aThe other day though I got the shock of my life when I heard her say – Hi Ma followed by Tha-ku (thank you) Ma…my baby is growing up so fast…
Mommy and Me
This weekend Aji is going to New York to celebrate Anishchayan’s 40th birthday. They leave sat morning and will be back Sun. I have to plan some fun things with the kids…I want them to think that mom does the coolest things
Anyways here’s a quick summary of the last 2 months,
I grew a year older and aji got me a DKNY watch for my birthday just the dial and color I wanted. I convinced him we didn’t need a birthday cake since I always end up tossing it after 2-3 days. We did order in some Chinese food since it is Sean’s favorite.
We celebrated Sean’s 4th birthday at Life Time fitness. He had a pool party and it was fire truck themed. He had fun except when we got out of the pool and he wanted to wear his shoes instead of sandals…we were able to divert his attention after a few tearful minutes and all was well in his world. He was sooo excited about all his gifts.
We went to Lake Anna during Memorial day weekend which also happens to be our Anniversary weekend. 7 years till date and I have to admit they have been memorable ones…and the good thing is both of us haven’t had the dreaded ‘7 year Itch’. Aji and the kids got me earrings. The lake getaway was fun…we caught lots of fish and jumped into the lake and had fun in the water…lots of good memories with friends and family.
Sean now knows upper and lower case letters. He also writes numbers up to 30 and counts till 100. He can spell a few words – boy, toy, cat, fat etc. He is very interested to learn to read so I need to get my act together and help him with that.
He is getting pretty good with some trivia too like the other day he told me all the planets and he missed Pluto. So I reminded him and he shot back…Pluto is not a planet mama, because it is very small…my little genius, I’m convinced now that he is paying attention to the teacher. He was also telling me something frog related the other day…escapes my mind now…oh well, I’m growing old…
Rhea had her 15 month appt. Here are her stats,
Height - (75th percentile)
Weight - 20.06 lb (15th percentile)
I got my first driving ticket. To make the wrong story short, it was the result of me driving on the curb 10 ft to over take the car in front of me who was clearly blocking my way (because the cop was in full view of him). I was totally blind sighted and got caught red handed for a whooping fine of $92. This with both Sean and Rhea in the car…I felt so embarrassed and had a talk about how Mom not following the rules led to being stopped by the cop. I hope they understood the underlying message..Sean kept wanting to see my ticket. So here it is…for the curious minds…
Sean is getting very good at his dinosaur puzzle. he does most of it by himself. here he is with the 'finished product'.
Rhea has had a vocabulary explosion too…she is such a big girl now…she says, Mama, Dada, Teta (cheta), Tu-tuh (turtle), Ta Ta, Hi, Uh-Oh. She gives flying kiss on command – well mostly. She will also get her sandals when asked to. aThe other day though I got the shock of my life when I heard her say – Hi Ma followed by Tha-ku (thank you) Ma…my baby is growing up so fast…
This weekend Aji is going to New York to celebrate Anishchayan’s 40th birthday. They leave sat morning and will be back Sun. I have to plan some fun things with the kids…I want them to think that mom does the coolest things
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEAN & HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABO AMMACHI
Yes, Sean and Mummy share the same birthday. In case you are wondering, sean refers to achachan and mummy as Babo appacha and ammachi since they taught him the babo kuruvi lullaby last year when they were here. Its one of his favorite songs :)
I woke him up today morning as i was rushing out to work and planted a big kiss and wished him. He was grinnign earb to ear when i told him 'You are 4 years today Sean'! He spoke to both the appachas and ammachis. He also wished babo ammachi on her birthday. Ammachi is turning 60 this year. HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY MUMMY!!! Wish we were there to share this wonderful day with you.
Sean was very happy and wore new clothes to school. He also took cake mix and cups. They bake the cupcakes at school and celebrate the birthday. He also wanted to take some of his pictures from when he was little to share with his friends. When i pcked him from school he seemed very happy. He said that as soon as he came to school all the kids in his class started wishing him Happy Birthday. Then later they all helped the teacher to make the cupcakes. During circle time Sean got to show everyone his pictures and then they tunrned off the lights, lit a candle and sang HAPPY BIRTHDAY to him. All of them then ate their cupcakes and then went out to play...this was how he summarised his school day.
After I picked him up he told me that babo ammachi's birthday is also today and that he wished her in the morning. On our way home we stopped by Lifetime fitness to make reservation for his birthday party.So we will have his official birthday celebration on May 20th. And as per his request its going to be a pool party just like Sarahs. He still hasn't made up his mind on the theme and is going back and forth between spiderman, Cars and his all time favorite Thomas the tank engine or any train related theme...we wil have to decide by this weekend though since i plan to send the invites out by then.
After we got him he listened to birthday messages from Kavya, P-emma, Joecheta and Tomcheta and Ranimama. I also told him that Priya Aunty and Bhavani Aunty had left birthday wishes by email. He was a lil disppointed that Sarah didnt call. Aji came home early and we cut his cake - Ice cream cake. He ofcourse was most interested in the icing.
Rhea seemed to enjoy the ice cream...we have another sugar lover in the family :) We also got chinese food which is Sean's favorite. Just as we were having dinner Pavicha called to wish him. Peppa, sarah and suzanna chechi called and wished sean.Rosiammai called later and then we called babo appacha since he wasnt there in the morning when he called.
Sean had a great birthday and was very happy. Its the first time we've seen him so excited about his birthday. He is waiting for his birthday party and keeps saying how everyone is going to get him gifts..he has gone to enough birthday parties to know that :)We are getting sean a bike for his birthday. We will go bike shopping this weekend. He is looking forward to that.
I woke him up today morning as i was rushing out to work and planted a big kiss and wished him. He was grinnign earb to ear when i told him 'You are 4 years today Sean'! He spoke to both the appachas and ammachis. He also wished babo ammachi on her birthday. Ammachi is turning 60 this year. HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY MUMMY!!! Wish we were there to share this wonderful day with you.
Sean was very happy and wore new clothes to school. He also took cake mix and cups. They bake the cupcakes at school and celebrate the birthday. He also wanted to take some of his pictures from when he was little to share with his friends. When i pcked him from school he seemed very happy. He said that as soon as he came to school all the kids in his class started wishing him Happy Birthday. Then later they all helped the teacher to make the cupcakes. During circle time Sean got to show everyone his pictures and then they tunrned off the lights, lit a candle and sang HAPPY BIRTHDAY to him. All of them then ate their cupcakes and then went out to play...this was how he summarised his school day.
After I picked him up he told me that babo ammachi's birthday is also today and that he wished her in the morning. On our way home we stopped by Lifetime fitness to make reservation for his birthday party.So we will have his official birthday celebration on May 20th. And as per his request its going to be a pool party just like Sarahs. He still hasn't made up his mind on the theme and is going back and forth between spiderman, Cars and his all time favorite Thomas the tank engine or any train related theme...we wil have to decide by this weekend though since i plan to send the invites out by then.
After we got him he listened to birthday messages from Kavya, P-emma, Joecheta and Tomcheta and Ranimama. I also told him that Priya Aunty and Bhavani Aunty had left birthday wishes by email. He was a lil disppointed that Sarah didnt call. Aji came home early and we cut his cake - Ice cream cake. He ofcourse was most interested in the icing.
Rhea seemed to enjoy the ice cream...we have another sugar lover in the family :) We also got chinese food which is Sean's favorite. Just as we were having dinner Pavicha called to wish him. Peppa, sarah and suzanna chechi called and wished sean.Rosiammai called later and then we called babo appacha since he wasnt there in the morning when he called.
Sean had a great birthday and was very happy. Its the first time we've seen him so excited about his birthday. He is waiting for his birthday party and keeps saying how everyone is going to get him gifts..he has gone to enough birthday parties to know that :)We are getting sean a bike for his birthday. We will go bike shopping this weekend. He is looking forward to that.
Sean is 4 years old!
Today Sean turned 4...hard to imagine how fast 4 wonderful yaers have passed by...i still clearly remember us rushing to the hospital at night, the agony and pain i went through for the next few hours and the best feeling ever when he finally made the grand entrance and made us proud parents...our little bundle of joy is now a smart little boy...everyday is such a joy...he has slowly transitioned from the shy toddler to an outspoken, funny and very caring and passionate boy the past year.
Such a difference a year can make...he has matured so much but still has his cute innocence.I love the fact that he comes and gives all of us an impromptu kiss or a hug. Its the best feeling ever. He adores his little sister...its amazing how protective he is of her..even though they have their moments...i love to see him showering her with kisses when we get back home from school...I also love the fact that he is such a total mama and dada's boy...he knows how to make both of us feel special...Seany we love you...HAPPY BIRTHDAY KUTTA!!
Such a difference a year can make...he has matured so much but still has his cute innocence.I love the fact that he comes and gives all of us an impromptu kiss or a hug. Its the best feeling ever. He adores his little sister...its amazing how protective he is of her..even though they have their moments...i love to see him showering her with kisses when we get back home from school...I also love the fact that he is such a total mama and dada's boy...he knows how to make both of us feel special...Seany we love you...HAPPY BIRTHDAY KUTTA!!
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Sean goes the American Idol way..
Sean has been learning a lot of songs from school these days and on our way back home he sings it for me and Rhea. He always improvises and adds his touch playing with the lyrics a little bit and its funny and entertaining at the same time...so its like watching American idol for me..I'd say its even better
SEANJAYA?
Today he sang 'Six little Monkeys jumping on a bed"...he sang that a number of times and improvised with 'six little monkeys sitting on a branch' it was funny though because after a while he got confused and would mix both the lyrics...Rhea is enthralled when cheta sings and would just watch him in wonder with wide eyes :)
Later today he was playing in the tub and started singing song,
First he started off singing 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SEAN JOSEPH' in english and Spanish..he is soooo excited about his birthday tomorrow. Then he broke into this song below...
Wash your body
With Coconut Soap
Wash your tummy
With Coconut Soap
Wash your face
With Coconut Soap
Wash your feet
With Coconut Soap
Wash your penis
With Coconut Soap
Now this last 2 lines, I dont think was part of the original lyrics...it was so hilarious though I had to laugh out loud...he of course got a big chuckle out of it and then started making a whole bunch of lines for the song...
Today he sang 'Six little Monkeys jumping on a bed"...he sang that a number of times and improvised with 'six little monkeys sitting on a branch' it was funny though because after a while he got confused and would mix both the lyrics...Rhea is enthralled when cheta sings and would just watch him in wonder with wide eyes :)
Later today he was playing in the tub and started singing song,
First he started off singing 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SEAN JOSEPH' in english and Spanish..he is soooo excited about his birthday tomorrow. Then he broke into this song below...
Wash your body
With Coconut Soap
Wash your tummy
With Coconut Soap
Wash your face
With Coconut Soap
Wash your feet
With Coconut Soap
Wash your penis
With Coconut Soap
Now this last 2 lines, I dont think was part of the original lyrics...it was so hilarious though I had to laugh out loud...he of course got a big chuckle out of it and then started making a whole bunch of lines for the song...
Rhea's adventures...
Rhea is becoming so mischevious...she has us on our toes all the time...
I love to entertain!
On Sunday, Sean had a minor boo boo and wanted mommy time to feel better so he was on my lap..Rhea was playing closeby and then I saw her walking off. Next few minutes were so quiet i started getting suspicious of her whereabouts. So I put Sean down and started looking for her and where do you think i found her...She ws in the powder room playing in the toilet water..she managed to pull some of the the tissue paper into the water. There was an empty tissue roller and she had that in the toilet. My first reaction was utter horror because it was so easy for her to fall head first into the toilet...Thank God for averting such a huge tragedy.Of course she was completely oblivious to my reaction and seemed to have the best time in the world.We have been pretty good at closing the bathrom door after use but we have to make sure Sean does it too because she seems to be enthralled by water and is soo excited about her new found love..
Rhea is transitioned into mostly walking now...this week i hardly saw her crawl..This is a good thing but it has also widely opened the doors for her getting hurt during her various adventures...yesterday i was clearing the table after dinner and all of a sudden i hear a big bang and she is on the floor screaming..i knew she had hit her face on the chair when she lost her balance...the RESULT..a big blue patch on her left cheek under the eye...Ouchie Ouch..poor baby...i iced the spot but today it was still a lil blue.When I went to pick her up from daycare, Ms Noori asked about her bruise. She wanted to make sure that i knew that the the bruise was not from day care..I assured her that it was from home..
Today evening..after we got home..I went upstairsto change my clothes. Both Sean and Rhea were near the toy box in the family room and i was certain it was pretty well 'Rhea Proofed'..Oh Boy was I wrong...I went up and no later than 2 minutes i hear them screaming and my first thought was that they were fighting for the same toy and I was beginning to tell sean to give in when he said 'Baby is putting the pen in her mouth'. I noticed that she had one of the markers in her hand wouldn't let go..sean being the big brother was trying to get it out of her hands. She had her grip so tight on it even distracting her with another toy was not working. i finally went down and took it from her and to my utter amazement she is green all over. She looked like she had just walked out of St Patty's parade. She had managed even to chew on it so her mouth was green. I immediately took her and scrubbed her down..even her tongue..its surprising she didnt throw up but i didnt care...she was just recovering from diarreha and i didnt want this to add to it...
I'm sure going forward everyday will be filled with fun, amazing, funny and hopefully not too horrifying experiences...
On Sunday, Sean had a minor boo boo and wanted mommy time to feel better so he was on my lap..Rhea was playing closeby and then I saw her walking off. Next few minutes were so quiet i started getting suspicious of her whereabouts. So I put Sean down and started looking for her and where do you think i found her...She ws in the powder room playing in the toilet water..she managed to pull some of the the tissue paper into the water. There was an empty tissue roller and she had that in the toilet. My first reaction was utter horror because it was so easy for her to fall head first into the toilet...Thank God for averting such a huge tragedy.Of course she was completely oblivious to my reaction and seemed to have the best time in the world.We have been pretty good at closing the bathrom door after use but we have to make sure Sean does it too because she seems to be enthralled by water and is soo excited about her new found love..
Rhea is transitioned into mostly walking now...this week i hardly saw her crawl..This is a good thing but it has also widely opened the doors for her getting hurt during her various adventures...yesterday i was clearing the table after dinner and all of a sudden i hear a big bang and she is on the floor screaming..i knew she had hit her face on the chair when she lost her balance...the RESULT..a big blue patch on her left cheek under the eye...Ouchie Ouch..poor baby...i iced the spot but today it was still a lil blue.When I went to pick her up from daycare, Ms Noori asked about her bruise. She wanted to make sure that i knew that the the bruise was not from day care..I assured her that it was from home..
Today evening..after we got home..I went upstairsto change my clothes. Both Sean and Rhea were near the toy box in the family room and i was certain it was pretty well 'Rhea Proofed'..Oh Boy was I wrong...I went up and no later than 2 minutes i hear them screaming and my first thought was that they were fighting for the same toy and I was beginning to tell sean to give in when he said 'Baby is putting the pen in her mouth'. I noticed that she had one of the markers in her hand wouldn't let go..sean being the big brother was trying to get it out of her hands. She had her grip so tight on it even distracting her with another toy was not working. i finally went down and took it from her and to my utter amazement she is green all over. She looked like she had just walked out of St Patty's parade. She had managed even to chew on it so her mouth was green. I immediately took her and scrubbed her down..even her tongue..its surprising she didnt throw up but i didnt care...she was just recovering from diarreha and i didnt want this to add to it...
I'm sure going forward everyday will be filled with fun, amazing, funny and hopefully not too horrifying experiences...
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