Past four Months...

...has been a new experience for me. As soon as Jason started his play school, I too got a job. A pre-school teacher. I took it up, as the timing was good, and I could be home when Jason is back from his school. The pay was not even enough for the transportation. But I went, cos I did not want to sit at home all day. And once I started going, I loved my work. It was fulfilling to work with children. Mine were aged 2.6 to 4 years. After the initial settling down period, we bonded well.I loved decorating the class and all the other craft things. I used to search the web for innovative ways to teach the kids any new concept. We had to go through training also, as most of us were in-experience in this field. And due to that most of the days I came back home only by 5pm. Even though my MIL is at home, she used to get very tired by the time I reach home.

Jason is now very naughty and is on constant move. so she was having a hard time running after him. And recently, about a couple of weeks back, she fell down, and is advised complete bed rest at least for a month. So I am on leave for a month. I miss the school and the kids there, but cant help it. I am not regretting staying at home, cos I have got time in my hand, and I am able to take care of the house as well as Jason, better than I was during the past four months.
So that was me...

Jason meanwhile is loving his school, and is always ready before time itself. Eating for him is still an issue. He has started talking more now. And that too lots of English. But at present he is down with viral fever, cough and cold, and has not being going to school for a week. Doc has assured he will be fine in a couple of days...

Here are some snaps on what Jason has been up to...

Onam special.

All dressed up for his Vidhya Aarumbham

Writing for the first time on rice with Chitra (singer), and later giving dakshina.

With grandpa, and his gift...

At Mama's school, the one in green stripes. (Click on the pic to enlarge it).

Here, the one in blue, trying eat other kid's snacks.

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First Day on 10th June.

Jason first day at Playschool .He loved it there. We actually had to drag me out of there. The mothers are supposed to be there with the kids for the first week. But his teacher said its OK if we don't come, cos he is no trouble.

My good boy :)

'Aaii Laavuu Yuuee'

That’s ‘I Love You’ in my son’s words. And the precious three words were said to me, while my sweet little baby was doing potty. Nice picture na ? Ok, he did not actually say it to me by himself, he repeated after me. And I know it wont be long when he means it and says it to me, and I am eagerly waiting for that day. But as of today I am really happy :)

In Other news ...

Jason waits up for hubby to be back from work and only then goes to sleep. And hubby has to sing a particular Malayalam lullaby so that Jason can sleep with out keeping his fingers in his mouth. The only words he could understand from the song are Chikku- his name, bababo-sleep and kann-eyes. So once hubby stops singing, Jason starts singing in his own words, but makes sure to include the three words he knew was there in the song. You should have been there to hear his song, it was so so sweet.
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Jason is very good at matching similar things. Like the other day, hubby was wearing a DELL T-shirt (he used to work in there), and both hubby and Jason were sitting in front of the laptop. All of a sudden he got very excited and started pointing at the laptop and then at hubby. That is when we realized that he is pointing at the DELL symbol which comes up on the screen at start-up and the DELL symbol stitched on hubby’s t-shirt.

Something similar happened again. Jason’s miniature animal’s are kept in a KFC’s bucket (right one in the pic). Some days back hubby got a Bucket Chicken from KFC (the left one), and seeing the box Jason was very eager to get hold of the box. We thought he wanted the chicken, and actually I was really happy that for the first time he was asking for something to eat (other than chocolates and juice). Then he comes running with his animal box and points excited at the picture on the KFC guy on the old one and then the same guy in the new box with wide eyes. It was as he discovered something precious.

I know it’s a simple thing but we were really happy about it.
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Jason takes his afternoon nap by laying on my lap. And when he is in deep sleep, I put him on the bed. But now-a-days, he wants us to sleep on his lap. He stretches out his legs and calls us ‘babom ba, babom ba’( come to sleep). So I/hubby lie down with our head on his tiny legs and after some playing around, he finally tries to get some sleep.
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I can proudly say that my son is 95% potty trained. He sleeps diaper-less every day. And he also does not use the feeding bottle anymore. Actually he stopped the bottle almost two months ago, but I forgot to mention about it.

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‘Peesh’ (Please) is something I love to hear from Jason’s mouth. And he says it so sweetly, with a puppy face and his head tilted, that you just cant say no to that kid. The other day, I heard him say 'Peesh ba' (please come) to something. When I went to see whom he is talking to, he was politely asking his toy car to come to him. Maybe he thought, he can make the car come to him by itself with his ‘Peesh’
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Jason loves Pooh Bear, and he has them pasted or hanging in almost all our rooms. On the fridge, cupboard, his bike, and the small plastic ones. He calls them 'Pooba’. He says hi, bye and goodnight to them

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Jason will be starting his play school on 10th June. Its just one hour for one week, two hours for the second. Then from third week onwards it will be three hours. We (mother and son) have already done the shopping. Got a cute little, red spider-man bag, got more than required number of t-shirts and shorts, a sipper and a snack-box. I think I am the most excited about him going to play school. After I dressed him up, put on bag-pack, shoes and everything, he looked like a bog boy all set to conquer the world. Hubby and myself were actually sad and happy at the same time. I mean, Jason is growing up, and he is not going to remain our chubby baby for ever.

**sniff sniff**

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We also have a visitor who , I think are going to stay here for some time. They have comfortably occupied the window sill in out study room. And of course they planning on having a family. So after seeing this (pic) view, I did not want to shoo them away.

I am a proud Mother :)

Yesterday The Thirumeni (The Head Priest) came for lunch at our neighbor Koshy Uncle's house, and we were also invited. Since Hubby could not make it, it was me and Jason. And I am so proud to say that Jason was at his best of best behavior. He was sitting on Thirumeni’s lap without any fuss. He took snaps with them. And during the prayer, he was standing attentively next to Thirumeni with his hands folded . He was such a sweet child. And I got the best compliment of my life. And that too someone whom we worship. Thirumeni said that the credit goes to the parents and that we are doing a good job. I was in seventh heaven, cloud nine or anywhere in that level. What else could any parent want to hear?

I just wanted to put this on record, cos this doesn't happen everyday. The Thirumeni’s visit and my son behaving so well :)


My sweetheart having fun with his dad.