Ramayanam

Have I told you? Akshaya is hooked on this defining Hindu epic! She gets my dad to read and re read and now us too to read the comic version of the story to her. She remembers fairly hard to remember names and all kinds of minor incidents. She can retell the story fabulously. She engages in dramatizing the story and chooses characters - eg sweet Minnie mouse to play Sita deciding pooh is too sweet to play ravana and so appointing a lion instead to play that role- its given her a whole new way of exploring things- her vocabulary has been enriched like anything too!

Amazing tues with kids

Today was great!
Morning Akshaya wrote and drew in her free expression book learnt new words and phrases in the process

She then built a tent with all her soft toys under them

We set off to a play gym around 2 pm- on the way she wrote two songs ! Filling in a gap she perceived- that there were three rain songs andvtei sun songs but none on clouds! So she came up with her own titled "white cloud white cloud"

Then we had four hours of fun at a play center that values quality toys and imaginative play above all else! It was great!

Ashwins first thoughts in the morning

What does my baby think of first thing in the morning?

Today after he cried coz he found himself alone in bed this morning and after I hugged him and comforted him, he looked at me sleepily and said earnestly: bow wow. Dog dog. Now wow.

Aww! So that's the first image he has early morning!


Another early morning I remember was when he about 7-8 months old and could sit up already. He woke up- I was next to him this time- and he started smiling and clapping his hands! So adorable right! I remember thinking we should all wake up so happy to greet the day!
:)

Ashwin says no

Have you seen my baby say no? He says it with his whole body! Try carrying him away from something he is enjoying doing or from his aaya. Whole body will shake and he will wedge his kutty bums in tight so we can't carry him without a struggle!

A scene I shall hold in my memory forever- yesterday night I was guiding Akshaya with her piano practice after i back from work- quite late about 9.30 and I hadn't wanted to disturb ashwin coz it might disrupt his pattern if he was going to sleep. He happened to come out if the room saw me and the ran towards me thatak thatak full smiles straight into my arms! Such a lovely thing!

Devi

My sis in law is trying for a baby. Tat is one very very hard part of my life I am not likely to forget. One of my two lowest points in my life really. But but god protected us and he has blessed us so abundantly with Akshaya and Ashwin . Who would have thought?

Which is why I truly believe god has chosen babies for Devi and Sath too! Princes or princesses or a fine sweet mixture of both. As he prepared us he is preparing them too. Please god be with them.

Thank you god for their babies!

Ashwins two syllable words!

Baby ashwin is trying to talk and talk!
Guess what his first long word is- tractor! Haha! Such a boy right? He says tac- tor
Also says my name - mina Mina Mina
And today - Lola so adorable to hear him say that!
Not to mention he talks a dime a dozen just we can't understand what he says!

Ashwin ashwin

Baby ashwin or rather toddler ashwin loves throwing things into spaces! Like the key out of the gate his shoes into the birdpark dustbin one after the other and today the house keys into the toilet bowl!

Beautiful weekend

We had such a lovely weekend with the kids this sat and sun. played make believe with Akshaya on sat and just konjied Ashwin like anything. makes me feel all the more that I should spend time with the kids like that and less working like crazy

Catch up after India

Yes we are back! At least a month ago actually.
In this trip I learnt some sobering truths- firstly one can never pack too much milk powder for children! Actually that's the main thing!
This trip was good. Akshaya says so many prayers now she has a genuine interest in it.
We went to pillayar petti and saw pillayar up close!
We went to tanjaoor Periya Kovil and saw shiva lingam up close!
All in all generally a good trip except for the milk powder mistake.