Taking stock

K Kids are not well after a power packed weekend. Picnic with water play on fri sleepover for akshaya on sat and swimming at saro's athai's place on sun. Result- both down with flu and sore throats on mon! 

Given the situation here's the good about yesterday: 

Both slept . They ate. 

I managed to buy some things for them like honey and fish and have them to eat these. All this should court too:) 

Oh I also didn't yell at the kids or make them cry!  Nowadays I take that as a plus point! 

Of the tons of things I wanted to do but didnt;

- practice piano, painting, Tamil writing... I should plan to do less then can be happier! 

Had a super fun weekend but now akshaya is not well:(

What a pleasant day

At saro's aunts house now. Kids all sleeping after a day of great fun

Akshaya ashwin and neha- a new friend for. Akshaya:) swimming for more than an hour and Now knocked out flat. I should have out akshaya to bed an hour earlier! 

Played UNO and memory game with neha and her parents just now. Pretty fun! 

Ash makes us laugh

He takes this plastic crown and says the majecsty hurt me! 

He is rude, then rushes to us to tell tales on himself! I said go away. I said Ai! 

Nearly forgot baby today!

As we were leaving sendhil Kavitha 's house, got into lift without baby!!!! Feel really bad. 

What is unconditional love?

The love a two and a half year toddler has for his mother

Where she is his whole world and for him

Heaven is to sit in her lap while she clears books and

Lie on her lap as she feeds the other baby, where the 

Best part of the day is when she comes to pick him up from school and

Devastation is when she says he has to go to bed but she won't be putting him to bed, where

Dread is that she leaves him behind to go out to work and 

Delight is being with her in the same room

The love my son has for me... I am blessed beyond words and worlds! 

Ashwin stopped crying abt Sch

Ashwin stopped crying about going to school this week;) he waves bye to me cheerfully and heads to class

I wonder sometimes if we did wrong by akshaya-,putting her in childcare the whole day when we could have done a two hour thing. 

We were so concerned about getting a good place , good quality of spoken English - apple tree was so bad that we went the other extreme to Mmi.

I worry she seems so busy! 9-5 school days then various enrichment after - I'm almost looking forward to primary school coz of the shorter hours. 

We Can Only pray to god for guidance. I pray she gets into a good school . It could shape her life in someways . 

So many flitting thoughts....

I look at aishu and wonder" will you live me too, the way your brother and sister do?"

I look at akshaya and ashwin and think" how blessed am I! " 

My children my life

Could write a book about ashwins antics! He goes through such comical phases . 

Now it's all about closing doors and switching lights on and off. He shuts doors 50 times a day! 

Akshaya- my ray of sunlight shining thru dark clouds

My sweetest darling akshaya! I was going about cuckoo- was hungry and irritable and she puts things in perspective with a joke- I said there was food all over the house and she said the house must be happy! 

Uses similes beautifull

Rajee will shine like the sun upon seeing the surprise decorations at home! 

Then she will be frozen like ice in surprise! 

Break heart break

Ashwin is crying in school and my heart is breaking. I want to run to him and hug him but as my mum says he needs to grow up. 

He didn't cry the first two days. Thought he'd be fine. But but but.. I scolded him just before we left - that's my fault. His mood was already spoilt.

Will do my best to cheer him about school every morning and be peacable.  

Break heart break

Ashwin is crying in school and my heart is breaking. I want to run to him and hug him but as my mum says he needs to grow up. 

He didn't cry the first two days. Thought he'd be fine. But but but.. I scolded him just before we left - that's my fault. His mood was already spoilt.

Will do my best to cheer him about school every morning and be peacable.  

Precious memories

Ashwin sees a star as we go night shopping and exclaims - there's only one star left in the sky Aatha! 

Ashwin sits on the ground - I get mad And say he can't- he purrs - "I'm a car! I can sit in the ground!" 

Bless him for his ability to see turn a potentially volatile situation to a cheery one! 

One special memory

I was feeding Aishwarya on my feeding pillow in the room. Ashwin came in to have his milk. He asked me - Aatha can I lie on your lap? 

So there I was- one baby in my lap in the pillow drinking milk from me, another sweet toddler lying on my lap drinking milk from his bottle;) bliss! And I am so very blessed! 

First day of school for ashwin

Ashwin is at creative twinkles now. First day at school. New uniform:) 

First day is all in mandarin though. But teachers seem kind.sitting with him at a table. Doing a jigsaw with him. Four teachers in the class of about twelve kids. When I walked in they were playing with some blocks. 

Ashwin's got his mouth open a little with a tiny frown creasing his eyebrows. Sign of concentration!