HOME AND JASON...

Its been almost a month now since we have shifted to our new house, and we are still unpacking :o

I know... its such a tiring job to unpack each and every single box and try to find a perfect place for all the stuff. And only after unpacking we realized that we have so many useless things. Why don’t we just throw off things, we wont be using again, instead of dumping it in the base of the cupboard or under the cot. Phew...I am really tired. I still have some more stuff, which I have no idea what to do with.

The best part of the flat is, its full of light and nicely ventilated. Since its at the 3rd floor, there is a nice breeze always. The morning sun rays fall directly into our dining room. Jason’s favorite game is to play with his shadow in the mornings.

There is a Old Age Home in front of our flat. And every morning I see the cook and his assistance preparing the breakfast. It’s a three storied building and as far as I could see from our flat, its fully occupied. From one of the window I can see three old ladies sleeping on their respective cots all day long. Once in a while they get up for their food and other essentials. Other than that they are always on bed. May be they are sick or not fit enough to walk around. I really feel sad for them. All alone, abandoned by their children, no one to speak to or to share their sorrows. Just waiting to leave this world. How can anyone sleep peacefully after leaving their parents at places like this. And that to at the time when they really need us. There is this man there who keeps making a painful "Ahhhhhhh....." sound. Though its not audible while there is other noise around, but can be heard sometimes at nights. He maybe in some pain or must be mentally challenged, don’t know. I just hope they get better, or leave for heaven without suffering much.

That’s the cook, with a vessel full of rice. Getting ready for lunch.

Now moving over to Jason ( for whom I actually stared the blog, but don’t write much about), he was down with diarrhea for five days. Poor thing, he did not even the strength to stand up. Now thankfully he is doing fine and his appetite is also back. Even though he is not eating as much as I wanted him too, at least he is eating something. That itself is such a relief.

Other than that, he is talking a lot now. Even though he is not able to pronounce each and every word, but is able to convey his messages and queries. He tries to repeat the words we say. Like maammy for mummy (my mother in law), ijjee for lijy ( ya.. he calls me by name), appaa, pappa for papa, baa for ba (come), tatta baba chee uu for tata bye bye see you, venna for venda (don’t), nono for no-no and many many more. The other day he was counting his fingers, thoo thee (two three), the only numbers he know. He has even started to scold us. If he does not like something I do, normally while making him wear his shorts or pants, he keeps the index finger on his lips, looks at me sternly, says NONO, and a slap on my face. What am I supposed to do? laugh or scold him.

He is his papa’s boy. And I am JEALOUS. He doesn’t care a damn about me when hubby is at home. Hubby gets free hugs and loads of kisses. While mama will be pleading for a kiss, and get a bite in reply :( You should see the way he tries to push me out of the car, as if its only for him and his papa. As soon as hubby is ready to go out, Jason is ready with his papa’s shoes and then his to go with him. While hubby goes to office, he takes Jason along with him in the lift, and after reaching ground floor, I distract him with lift lights and get him back. That’s the only way I can control him.

He is becoming very naughty, throwing things around, and being fussy about food. He even tried to break my nose with the mouth organ. Actually it so happened that, when I blew into the organ, obviously there was some music. But no sound would come when he blew into it. It actually looked like he was kissing the thing :). So my son gets angry and hits me with it. Luckily my nose is still in one piece, but there is a nice scar to remember this ‘hit and laugh’ case.

So that’s how life is going on... how about yours? I hope you din have to break any of your bones to please your kid :)



Look how happily he is watching his and hubby's picture. No one wants mama :(

HOME SWEET HOME

Its such a lovely feeling to wake up every morning in your own house (at last!!!!)

Its been a difficult journey, but the result is sweet, really sweet.

We have been hunting for a house from the last 3 years. We had even booked a flat in b’lore but had to cancel it because we shifted to Chennai. Here too we went to see some flats and plots. But did not work out, as most of them wont fit in our budget and the rest were not in the city itself. So we had left it to God. Then one fine day we came to know about this flat, and everything fell into places and we bought the house. We renovated the kitchen and one of the bathrooms, did some woodwork, painting etc and planned for the house warming function to be held on the 4th of sept.

The function was nice. My parents came down. My Sister-in-laws could not make it as their kids had exams. The only problem was that we had planned to shift to the new house within a couple of days. But the work was incomplete. The painting, polishing , carpentry work was still remaining. The contractor promised the painting and polishing will be done in two days and then we could shift, and the rest of the work will continue with us staying there. We agreed. Next day he says he needs more time. We agreed to shift by 14th. We could not wait any longer, as the new tenants were coming to occupy the (rented ) house. We had to vacate the house.

So we packed and left, but after reaching here, we realized that there was no way we could stay in our new house. The work was not completed. So we had to dump all our stuff into one of the bedrooms and stay in the neighbor, Koshy Uncle’s house. God Bless Them. I have no idea what we would have done without them. We slept, bathed, ate... everything in their house. And waited for the work to be completed. After three days, the other two bedrooms were fixed and we shifted our stuff there. But we could not do any cooking in the kitchen, so had to have food at Koshy Uncles house. As of now, 90% of work is finished, and we have almost settled down.

There are all good families around us. And I am loving my life here. Even Jason has made friends. There is Jaania and her brother Jeffin, and Alvin and brother Eric. But his best friend is Koshy Uncle himself. He keeps scolding Jason for sucking his fingers. So what my naughty son does now is, as soon he sees uncle, he will put his fingers in his mouth and smile teasingly. Its fun to watch them fight with each other. His other friend is Koshy Uncle’s son, Sinu. Jason likes to go to his room and listen to songs and play with his computer.

So all in all, with God’s grace life is quite good. Only the once in a while, money issues which will also eventually get solved.

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About the award which I received from ladybird, I am suppose to pass it over to 7 bloggers.

Now lets see... everyone is really good. And most of you guys have already got this award.

So.. I would pass on the Brillante weblog award to, some of the blogs I really like to read.

K3, Jonny's Mommy, Mama-Mia, Mira's Mom, Monica, Romila and Jen.

Congrats guys.. :)

Thats Jason with Jaania ...

Never Again...

Never again am I going to take Jason to his doc, BY MYSELF. Specially for his vaccination.
Two vaccinations, one of which was supposed to be taken last month were pending. And we got the appointment for 6pm yesterday. At the last vaccination, he pooped on his dad’s lap. Not his fault, the nurse who gave the injection was not doing it properly, so it pained more than it was suppose to. So this time, I packed up his diapers, wipes too, and also two different types of biscuits, and tender coconut water in his sipper for him to drink.

We reached there at around 5.45pm. Our file was ready, and we were supposed to be called in next 10mins for his routine checkup. We were called at 7.15pm. One and half hours after we reached there. And i could say that, during this 90mins, my son was a very obedient and disciplined child, IF

- he had NOT tried to pull the blinking lights of the shoes of this other kid, and in the process
pushed the kid. This was the reason we did not get his shoes with colorful blinking lights on them. Cos we knew he would be busy trying to pull out the lights instead of wearing them.

- he had NOT tried to snatch the rattle from a five month old baby girl. He has the same one at
home, but he wont play with it. He plays with only his cars and blocks to show that he is not a
baby any more. But where was his standards at the hospital?

- he had NOT screamed his lungs out, when he could not pull out the wooden letters spelled
“children’s hospital”, which was pasted at the counter.

- he had NOT screamed AGAIN when I stopped him from opening the dustbin, and examining the contents inside.

- he had NOT wanted to run to door, and try to climb down the stairs, every time I got a seat to
sit. The place was so crowded, there was no place at all. And I was really tired running around
this guy.

- he had NOT screamed (yes AGAIN) when I tried to stop him from stealing the sandals, left by
the patients who were inside the doctor’s room.

-he had NOT wanted to strangulate another kid with his “Muah”. Jason wanted to kiss while that other kid was scared to death.

- he had NOT wanted to get down from my lap, and get hold of the doc’s stethoscope or the pen or go to the weighing machine and operate on it.

-he had NOT, bitten, head butted or pulled the hair of an already irritated and angry Mom,
whenever she stopped him from doing any of the above mischief .

So after coming out of the docs room, we went to the vaccination room. Before the vaccination, I
was suppose to get the medicines from the ground floor. Any one can imagine my state, with a
toddler on my hip, trying to pull out money from my bag, while the prescription and bills come
flying out. I wonder how, and that is when I see a small hand inside my bag. But the major shock was when I was told how much I had to pay for the vaccination, 1500/-. It was more than I
expected.

Anyhow, I was expecting the worse during the injections. The kid who went before Jason, had to be held down by his Dad, Mom, Nurse 1. Since that was not working out, they had to call the
attender too, to hold that kid. I was really scared, as I was alone and even though hubby said he
would try to come to the hospital directly, he could not make it. So when our chance came, I put
Jason down, gave the injection and medicines to Nurse 2. When I bent to pick him, as usual he was near the dustbin.

Anyhow, Nurse1 and myself held Jason down, and Nurse 2 prepared the vaccinations. I prayed, that it did not hurt hum much, and he did not cry. And if he cries, Mamma too cries along with him. I was more worried about the pain, than about how I am going to handle him.

The first injection went unnoticed by Jason. I know!!!! Amazing, he just cringed a little that’s it. No cries. Good!!!The second one was on the other thigh. It must have pained, cos he cried, but very little, no tears.
Good... very Good!!!

My sweetheart... such a brave boy. I bought him a diary milk, but he did not want any. He had not slept the whole afternoon. So on our way back he slept on my shoulder.

At night, as I sat looking at my sleeping son, all I could think of, was how irritated and patient-less I was with him. All he wanted to do was to run around and explore his surrounding.
Obviously I cannot expect him to sit on a chair and read readers-digest or an encyclopedia. He is just a 15 month old baby. If I cannot handle him now, how will I do it later. I should actually
learn from him. He was so brave and a good boy. He did not create any chaos as the other kids. He just wanted to be free.

So next time, I go out with him, I just have to be prepared, organized and be patient.

p.s: I tought of putting up a picture of Jason, but no pics till his hair has grown completely.
Also wanted to say that, we finalized on the house. That is, on the 9th of June, we finshed the registration and all the paper-work. And we are proud owners of a 3-bedroom appartment. Now all we have to do is wait for the family residing there to vacate. Which they will do at the end of July, and after some work which has to be done there, we would be shifting to our new house by Mid-September. Good na :)

Random updates...

So you ask whats happening in our life?

Well for some good news, Our loan for the house has been almost approved. Some more time, and we will shift to our own house. It has a living room, small kitchen, dining room, three bedroom, and three bathroom. More than enough for us. I love that house. Mainly because it is our own, not some rented one, where we have to beg the owners to change the pipe or sink or for any other small jobs. And I get to paint it my way ( hopefully). Cos, hubby wants cream colored walls. Don't you think that's a little outdated? So I said, lets paint the bedrooms, a combination of white and blue. And the kitchen and dining room cream, as the cabinets and the dining table will be brown-wooden color. And the living room some nice bright color, like sunny yellow?? These are the colors I have in mind. But we will be consulting interior decorator we know. No... we are not rich enough to hire one. So just consulting. Lets see how it turns out. There is some other jobs also to be done there. We have to do the kitchen cabinets, polish the tiles, and the woods. The tub in the bathroom has to be removed, and bathroom has to renovated. I just want to move in there as soon as possible.

And the other bloggable matter is that AT LAST I have started going for my software testing classes. I have been planning to go from some time now. Now since my Mil is here, I can leave Jason with her. So now life has become more busy.

My day stars at 6am, make tea for us, milk for Jason, then make breakfast.Mil takes care of Jason, while hubby gets ready,and I make half of the lunch. Hubby has breakfast and leaves by 8am. Then I bathe Jason, feed him, he goes to sleep by 9-9.15. During that time, Mil does some of the kitchen work. Then I get dressed, have breakfast and leave at 9.50 am. And while Jason is asleep, Mil finishes the kitchen work. After my class, I am back by 12.30pm. Its so damn hot outside, that by the time I reach home, I am dead. But its the smile of my sweety pie, which brings me back to life. Its feels so good to find some one you love waiting for you. Now I know how hubby feels when he is back from work ;)

The whole procedure above, would have been manageable, if and only if, MY MAID WAS HERE.

@#$@#$#%$%^$^&*(*(@#!@# ( That's me shouting at her)

She had to go to her Brother's son's wedding, who is getting married to her sister's daughter. So
that means, I have to fit in sweeping, mopping, washing utensils also into the above paragraph.
But (patting my back) I am managing it. Its like this, Sweeping in the evening, mopping only
alternate days, Utensils, Mil helps me out. I am so thankful she is here. Other wise I really would have been in deep s**t.

After a long time....

There is so much going on in our life at present that, I don’t get time at all to blog. What ever time I get on the net, I would just check other blogs, leave some comments, that’s it. Because the only time I take the laptop out is when my darling son is sleeping. And that’s also the only time I have to cook dinner/lunch, clean the house( which looks like its been hit by the hurricane... ALWAYS), fold the clothes and put them away in the cupboard, or read the newspaper etc. Its like this because, I am alone with my kiddo, and he wont let me do any work. My Mil is in Kerala, and will take some time to come back. Its not that he is a trouble-maker or cranky sort. He is fun-loving sweet kid. But he also loves to climb the table via the chair, and call out Ammaaa... Abbbaaa.. And then mama comes running with her heart, lungs, intestines everything hanging out in fear. And since he walking, he is in constant motion every minute. I think I am losing some weight at last.

And by God’s grace, hubby has got a day job, so he is at home at nights. That itself is such a relief. And the best good news is, We are going to buy a house. Yeeee...Yippeeee. It’s a big thing for us, and I am really happy. I have been dreaming of our own house from the time we got married. Its so boring to keep shifting from one place to other. Well, this is a nice 3BHK apartment, and its quite spacious also. Its in one of the good localities, with hospitals, schools everything near by. Within three months we would be moving in there. And now things are going to get tight , I mean money-wise. With the car and the house instalments, and other expenses, will have a tough time. We are not lavish spenders, but are a little brand-conscious when it comes to hubby’s and Jason’s clothes and my cosmetics. Will have to control a lot. Now hopefully, I would be trying to get a job sooner. Enough of lazing around....

That’s in rough , as too what is going on in our life. Actually I have much more to write, specially about Jason.... but short of time. Will do a post in a day or two. Meanwhile, I would do the tag...

Romila of Rustic Notes has tagged me with 30 questions.

Last Movie You Saw In A Theater:
It was "Salaam Namaste", two years back in Chandigarh. It was the day after the big earthquake which hit Kashmir and Pakistan.

What Book Are You Reading:
At present nothing, only the old Archies left by my cousin..

Favorite Board Game:
Scrabble.But its been ages since I have played it. Hubby used to play with me when we were newly married.

Favorite Magazine:
Now its ‘ Good Housekeeping’, its really a good one. I like Reader’s Digest too, but as Romila said, the quality has gone down.

Favorite Smells:
Jason’s after bath.... its such a delicious smell.

Favorite Sound:
Jason’s laugh, when I sing the ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ to him. He loves it when I do it with the actions.

Worst Feeling In The World:
The ‘Shit... Its my fault‘ feeling.

What Is The First Thing You Think Of When You Wake?
Is it 6 am already??????

Favorite Fast Food Place:
Anywhere, where they serve good Chinese...

Future Child's Name:
Ahemmmm.... well... mmmm...what’s that???

Finish This Statement. "If I Had A Lot of Money I'd..."
Please don’t get me started on that. Firstly I would get a liposuction done, then the sky is the limit.

Do You Drive Fast?
Only if it’s a two-wheeler, that too when I was in college. You see, show off :)

Do You Sleep With A Stuffed Animal?
Before getting married, it was a pillow. Not anymore, no place for the pillow in between me, hubby and Jason .

Storms-Cool or Scary?
If its in kerala, its really scary. All the lightening and thunder really scares the hell out of me.

What Was Your First Car?
The first one I drove was my dad’s second hand Fiat. The car could accommodate more than eight people. Four inside, and the rest to push it.

Favourite drink?
Water and anything cold will do in this weather.

Finish This Statement, "If I Had The Time I Would ....."
Again the list is too long. There is so many things I could do, excersise, yoga, go for classes, spend some quality time with my grand pa, clean up the house, go to places I have never gone.....etc

Do You Eat The Stems On Broccoli?
Never eaten Broccoli, so don’t know about the stems.

If You Could Dye Your Hair Any Color, What Would Be Your Choice?
May be some highlights here and there. I dont know what color will suit me.

Name All The Different Cities/Towns You Have Lived In.
Bangalore, Nagpur, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kottayam, Thiruvella. That’s it...

Favorite Sports To Watch:
Its hubby’s choice... either its soccer or cricket. That too, cos hubby wont give the remote. .

One Nice Thing About The Person Who Sent This To You:
I like to read about her and Bembi. But she is been a little irregular now-a-days. Very bad Romila ;)

What's Under Your Bed?
Nothing.... any guesses why? Actually Jason has fell down from the bed a couple of times. So we dismantled the cot, and kept it on the loft. So now we sleep on the floor, but on the mattress.

Would You Like To Be Born As Yourself Again?
Maybe yes... I am pretty happy with how life is going on..

Morning Person or Night Owl?
I hate getting up in the morning... I can stay awake till 12.... That’s it.

Over Easy Or Sunny Side Up?
Sunny side up...

Favorite Place To Relax:
My bedroom... but alone. A nice romantic book will make it more relaxing.

Favorite Pie:
I don’t have a sweet tooth, I have mouth full of sweet teeth, so any pie would do.

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor:
Any flavor will do, but butterscotch is my favorite.

Of All The People You Tagged This To, Who's Most Likely To Respond First?
No idea..
What say ladybird, Jonny’s Mom????


p.s: Sorry Romila for the late answers. I completed the tag in three sittings... :)