Dear Baby Son, You are officially a toddler now, following the latest development of taking a few steps without help. I should also add “when you wish to”. Otherwise you just think that holding someone’s hand while walking is fun. You really do not need support. You just need that comfort of having someone with [...]
What are those strange little white buds? Are they fences to protect the little treasures inside? Or are they little buddies which line up around my finger and make me shout “ouch!!!” in a manner he thinks is funny? No, they are his little teeth! **** He is a bit late. He started teething around [...]
Dear Pappu, You were about 2 weeks old when I first got a blocked duct. At that time, we were in a process of weaning you from the bottle and putting you on a fully breastfed diet. You were not nursing as much as my body had expected and your dad and I stayed up [...]
I think the next step would be the one with colorful lights. Parenting is a crazy stage of surprises. You get to do things that you have never done, have never thought of doing and the ones you promised yourself that you will never do!! This falls under the third category. In my defense, [...]
Pappu talks a lot these days. He wants to know the name of everything. He points at things and looks at me inquisitively. And I name it. Then he repeats. Our conversation goes like this. He: Points at something. Mm. mm. mm. Me: It’s a clock. He: Ta. Me: This is a book. He: Ta. [...]
I was cleaning up the kitchen while I turned to see this: Yeah, I did allow him to do it long enough so that I can take a couple of photos and videos for his dad and grand parents. I don’t understand what’s the point in stopping him when the floor and the baby [...]
I was chatting with my friend and sent her my son’s first year video. She commented on how matured Pappu looks and how boyishly handsome he is! It’s nothing new. Ever since the haircut, people have been telling how different he looks. Not that I didn’t notice. After chatting I opened the video and saw [...]
Dear Baby, An year ago, a baby was born. I still remember it with the same feelings that I had that day. How nervous we all were. How even in front of the operation theatre I wished that suddenly they will announce that the baby has turned, so now we can attempt a normal delivery. [...]
But he won’t sleep. Since he is very sleepy, he won’t eat. Since he is very sleepy and very hungry, he can’t play. Since he is very sleepy and very hungry and can’t even play, he will cry. Not in the very best of his mood today…..
Plastic Jingly Ball: $5 Silverware: $50 HandPhone: $100 Hubby’s Watch: $300 Watching a sick baby laugh and coo and forget his sickness, while throwing all the above said things on the floor: Priceless!!!
