Bath fun

Ashwin baby had his first sitting in the tub bath yesterday- what absolute fun! Kicking and splashing the water non stop! Plus he looked so clean! I can't wait to do it again tomorrow maybe with bubbles!

Akshaya and Ashwin - Meanings of Names

Akshaya - Everlasting, Indestructible, Always full - of love, life and joy
Ashwin Ram - First star in the evening sky - a symbol of hope, and Ram is a symbol of steadfastness and wisdom, a true leader

So, with Akshaya and Ashwin, our lives are full:-) of love, life, joy and hope!

10 things I love about Ashwin

long ago, I promised to write this down - I want to pen down what I remember now!
1. The way he stretches, with both arms bent at the elbow against his ears as I lift him to burp him after his milk - so cute !
2. The way his face crumples when he angry or about to cry - those pouty lips!

3rd Sep -Ashwin's first smile

Ah - I am sure to forget this later on- so want to pen it down
last year my son gave me my best birthday present - his very first smile - I mean he has smiled before, but his first deliberate smile at me, at recognising me! I was delighted~ now he regularly smiles and gurgles at me and his dad - he postively beams at saro! and at akshaya and his grandmother. very sweet smiley baby he is - my own, God's sweet blessing!

a sensitive little person in my life

Yesterday night, I snapped at my daughter
I was very sleepy. I wanted to feed Ashwin to sleep but he was fussy. And my daughter was at my bed too, asking for more space and generally demanding my attention. Plus I need to be careful about akshaya when she's near Ashwin when she's tired - she tends to hit him sometimes. So I asked her to go to her room and leave me to put Ashwin to bed - she said or did something - can't remember what, and I snapped at her, saying, Akshaya! Adi Vaanga Porae - my poor darling's face crumpled (but thank god, she didn't wail like she does sometimes) and then she said, 'I feel like crying, Aatha' - she said two or three times and then I asked her, 'why' - she says, 'coz you scolded me' - aw man! I hurt her feelings- she's teaching me that she is a real little person with real feelings and that I can't just snap at her or shoo her away like she doesn't matter or that her feelings don't matter! I was properly chastized. my sweetheart. I sent ashwin out with run and hugged akshaya - guess part me was wanting to spend some alone time with Ashwin - I get little of that with akshaya around - but still, I should have been kinder to her - all she wanted was some love and attention from her mum after all. everyday, she teaches me thing.

Akshaya's first Show and Tell

Today Akshaya had her first show and tell - her favourite shoe!
She took a pair of rather grubby well worn pink crocs and talked about them - they are her favourite because they are pink, they have holes and they are 'comfy'!
Cute ya!
she's a real heart stealer though - I have a super duper soft spot for her - for her, I sometimes feel I can do anything for, and don't mind missing out on other 'fun' things just to be with her - hope I don't spoil her or show any favouritism between my children! I love them both

Ashwin has rolled over!

My darling little teddy bear has suddenly learnt to do so many things, after lying rather dormant for a few months ;p
On 2nd Jan, he turned 360 degrees while lying on his stomach
On 3rd Jan, he turned from his stomach to his back
Now he's crawling backwards when he lies on his front or back, and turning round and round and laughing like anything when you speak with him
Hold him on your lap and he tries to leap right off, definitely enjoys the sensation of standing
he's also speaking - he says akka, Aatha and Akshaya - the last one is heard with a slight stretch of the imagination!
he's still got his cutest little pout when he's about to cry that just melts your heart
he talks non-stop and enjoys playing with new sounds
he loves blowing rasberries - and smiles while doing it! I should video it right!
and my gosh - he loves reading even more than his sister!
I tried to feed him as I read to Akshaya her bed time story - but nope! little fellow prefers grabbing the pages and gurgling at the story to drinking milk!
multi-tasking while nursing him is very hard! he gets distracted and tries to grab at whatever I try multi-tasking with - whether it is a glass of hot tea! or a computer, or a phone or a book! A page of 'What to Expect in your Baby's First Year' is torn coz little chubby fingers grabbed at it while I was reading and nursing!
and oh, he still does that adorable stretch when I pick him after feeding from one side - both hands bent at the elbow, raised to his ears with his eyes closed - such a contented stretch! my favourite!
I love him!
and he loved his recent holiday - he had 9 adults and 4 children fawning over him! that's a lot of attention for a baby who loves company!