Just got a call from Scribbles that Ishi has got fever. This is the first time ever in her 2+year stint there, that I got a call like this. They usually take care of kids even when they are sick and inform parents only if its an emergency. They see to it that they dont disturb parents at work.
Today, though they said she is doing ok....I somehow feel ver uneasy and I just cant wait to be by her side. It seems she is sleeping right now. I told them that I would pick her up by the time she gets up.
Last night also she had light fever but it was beacuse of the sudden cold that she has caught. She was normal by morning and I happily sent her to school to be a part of Eid celebration. She wore a red and gold ghagra and was very happy to sport matching bangles and ofcourse her favorite dupatta. Poor girl all the fun there might have come to an end with her fever.
Missing you inexplicably my sweetheart (she likes to be called that way and tells everyone that her dad calls her that way).......see you soon.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Time Management and Ishi
I have become very bad at it these days. So bad that I dont go to work on time, I do not drop Ishi to school on time for her morning prayer, I do not cook dinner also in the morning(contrary to what I do usually), I dont help Ishi do her homw work on time and many more........
Today as usual I got late and rushed to drop Ishi at school. The moment she saw school from a distance, she started saying bye to her dad and was telling me to come and pick her up early this evening. Once we reached, she asked me to hold her once and then drop her. Poor thing all she expected was a moment of cuddling her which I dint do. I had my laptop bag and her bag in my hands. So I could not even hold her properly......all I did was just leave her at the gate where her teacher was standing. Then immediately I turned away just to get into the auto waiting for me with my friends in it. Poor thing, all she wanted was just a Hug from me which I could not do because of my lack of time. I felt so bad about it.
Hoping to change my ways hereafter. I do not want this to take a toll on my baby any more. Also I dont want her to learn to be indisciplined.
This post is to remind me of this incident whenever I forget my sense of time.
Today as usual I got late and rushed to drop Ishi at school. The moment she saw school from a distance, she started saying bye to her dad and was telling me to come and pick her up early this evening. Once we reached, she asked me to hold her once and then drop her. Poor thing all she expected was a moment of cuddling her which I dint do. I had my laptop bag and her bag in my hands. So I could not even hold her properly......all I did was just leave her at the gate where her teacher was standing. Then immediately I turned away just to get into the auto waiting for me with my friends in it. Poor thing, all she wanted was just a Hug from me which I could not do because of my lack of time. I felt so bad about it.
Hoping to change my ways hereafter. I do not want this to take a toll on my baby any more. Also I dont want her to learn to be indisciplined.
This post is to remind me of this incident whenever I forget my sense of time.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Communication Skills
Speaking about Ishi's communication skills, I must say they are awsome and way beyond her age. She speaks very good telugu and can communicate any thought of hers without any blabbering. Anyone would comprehend what she said and will not require parents translation of what she said (like how it happens with kids her age). She even has good command over the language(for her age).
Once we were sure that she is confident and perfect in telugu, we consciously made an effort to converse with her in multiple languages at home. Now she speaks broken hindi with the bong kid next door. She speaks better kannada with kannadigas around. And she speaks good english.
But I just realized that she speaks a very good english. This evening after her dad came back from work, as usual, she just ran and hugged him. After an excahnge of kisses and hugs, he just started a normal conversation in english to which she replied without much ado. Initially we thought it was ok. But he went on asking her questions and she went on giving answers without a pause to think. And this without a single grammatical error. S was on a questioning spree till he was exhausted and this girl did not seem to be in a mood to stop. At some point of time we were surprised. Whoa!!! Commendable. She picked most of her english from school. Great job kiddo!!
I am being appreciative of her not because I am her mom, but because a kid of her age is progressing at a commendable rate. All this reminds me of an incident when I was a kid.....
I must be 5 or 6 years old at that time when this incident happened. We (me, mom n sis) went to CCC to attend inter-school competetions being held for teachers. Mom participated in many events and won prizes in chess, carroms, throwball etc (I vaguely remember if its more) It was a break in between the events and all teachers from different schools sat in a place and were chating. The discussion zeroed down to kids and their learning ability. Then mom told them that I was progressing way faster than my age. A telugu pandit challenged mom that he would prove her wrong. All kids were oblivious of the happenings and were just playing. Mom called me suddenly and asked me to write down whatever that telugu pandit said. He gave me a dictation of 10 telugu words and I just wrote them down, all correct. I dont remember what conversation happened between that pandit and mom but what I remember is that I received chocolates from some teachers sitting around.
Thinking of the incident, I am surprised at the confidence mom had in me back then and how well she knew me. I am sure, Ishi will be nothing less than that. Whatever it is, I am not that kind of a parent who would want her kid to come first in everything. I would never want her to be in a race. I just want Ishi to grow up to be a person with a clean personality.
Once we were sure that she is confident and perfect in telugu, we consciously made an effort to converse with her in multiple languages at home. Now she speaks broken hindi with the bong kid next door. She speaks better kannada with kannadigas around. And she speaks good english.
But I just realized that she speaks a very good english. This evening after her dad came back from work, as usual, she just ran and hugged him. After an excahnge of kisses and hugs, he just started a normal conversation in english to which she replied without much ado. Initially we thought it was ok. But he went on asking her questions and she went on giving answers without a pause to think. And this without a single grammatical error. S was on a questioning spree till he was exhausted and this girl did not seem to be in a mood to stop. At some point of time we were surprised. Whoa!!! Commendable. She picked most of her english from school. Great job kiddo!!
I am being appreciative of her not because I am her mom, but because a kid of her age is progressing at a commendable rate. All this reminds me of an incident when I was a kid.....
I must be 5 or 6 years old at that time when this incident happened. We (me, mom n sis) went to CCC to attend inter-school competetions being held for teachers. Mom participated in many events and won prizes in chess, carroms, throwball etc (I vaguely remember if its more) It was a break in between the events and all teachers from different schools sat in a place and were chating. The discussion zeroed down to kids and their learning ability. Then mom told them that I was progressing way faster than my age. A telugu pandit challenged mom that he would prove her wrong. All kids were oblivious of the happenings and were just playing. Mom called me suddenly and asked me to write down whatever that telugu pandit said. He gave me a dictation of 10 telugu words and I just wrote them down, all correct. I dont remember what conversation happened between that pandit and mom but what I remember is that I received chocolates from some teachers sitting around.
Thinking of the incident, I am surprised at the confidence mom had in me back then and how well she knew me. I am sure, Ishi will be nothing less than that. Whatever it is, I am not that kind of a parent who would want her kid to come first in everything. I would never want her to be in a race. I just want Ishi to grow up to be a person with a clean personality.
Janmashtami 2011
Its a holiday for the school but fortunately not for the day care.
I have dressed Ishi in a Kurta-Dhoti which her grandpa recently got from Iskon. I gave her a card board crown which served as a makeshift peacock feather. She dint let it stay though for more than 5 minutes. Moreover the make of thge crown was weak so it dint last long :( Had to finally send her with just the dress.
Here are few snaps taken at home as well as daycare.
I have dressed Ishi in a Kurta-Dhoti which her grandpa recently got from Iskon. I gave her a card board crown which served as a makeshift peacock feather. She dint let it stay though for more than 5 minutes. Moreover the make of thge crown was weak so it dint last long :( Had to finally send her with just the dress.
Here are few snaps taken at home as well as daycare.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
I am gonna fight it out......
Off late I have been blogging that I could not write a post on time because of my fatigue.
This for sometime has crept into my otherwise active routine and crippled my activity. Other complaints also gave way and I finally decided to consult a doctor. He listened to my symptoms and prescribed a series of lab tests. Reports were normal in all tests except for thyroid ones. The T3, T4 were normal but TSH was high. Doc told me that all the symptoms I showed attributed to Thyroid. I am now labelled as a Hypo-Thyroid.
It was probably hereditary for me. Mom had it. But she had it almost when she was close to her menopause. But me.....I am not even 30. I feel devastated. I am already suffering from few of its symptoms. I shall start medication soon. But I am going to fight it out. I shall keep it under check and move on.
Just praying god to give me that will power.
This for sometime has crept into my otherwise active routine and crippled my activity. Other complaints also gave way and I finally decided to consult a doctor. He listened to my symptoms and prescribed a series of lab tests. Reports were normal in all tests except for thyroid ones. The T3, T4 were normal but TSH was high. Doc told me that all the symptoms I showed attributed to Thyroid. I am now labelled as a Hypo-Thyroid.
It was probably hereditary for me. Mom had it. But she had it almost when she was close to her menopause. But me.....I am not even 30. I feel devastated. I am already suffering from few of its symptoms. I shall start medication soon. But I am going to fight it out. I shall keep it under check and move on.
Just praying god to give me that will power.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
'Little' Ishi
Little ishi is no more that 'little'. She is fast growing up. Today as we sat in the auto on the way to Scribbles, she sat beside me smiling and looking at me. I asked her the reason. Then she said, "Amma, naaku nuvvante chala ishtam" (mom I like you so much) I just had no words to express my happiness at it. I just took her into my lap and kissed her. She smiled again and said, "Amma I love you". I am so happy today.
Then she asked, "Rain coat enduku veyyaledu" (why dint you let me wear a rain coat) I immediately took out the rain coat from her bag and helped her wear it. She was so happy. As it was very cold outside, she started dozing off. As we were approaching Scribbles, I asked her if she was sleepy. She said, "Ledu amma. nenu Scribbels ki velthanu. velli bhoomi ki na dress choopisthanu. Nenu cheptahnu idi ammamma tailor chesindi ani". (No mom, I am not sleepyy. I will go to school and show my dress to my friend and tell her that grandma got it stitched.)(She was wearing a new dress) I had tears in my eyes. She actually was sleepy but said all this to me just to make me feel comfortable that I will go to office happily thinking that my baby is doing just fine. How thoughtful of her!! No wonder she is growing fast.
I just love you so much my baby. You are the best.
Then she asked, "Rain coat enduku veyyaledu" (why dint you let me wear a rain coat) I immediately took out the rain coat from her bag and helped her wear it. She was so happy. As it was very cold outside, she started dozing off. As we were approaching Scribbles, I asked her if she was sleepy. She said, "Ledu amma. nenu Scribbels ki velthanu. velli bhoomi ki na dress choopisthanu. Nenu cheptahnu idi ammamma tailor chesindi ani". (No mom, I am not sleepyy. I will go to school and show my dress to my friend and tell her that grandma got it stitched.)(She was wearing a new dress) I had tears in my eyes. She actually was sleepy but said all this to me just to make me feel comfortable that I will go to office happily thinking that my baby is doing just fine. How thoughtful of her!! No wonder she is growing fast.
I just love you so much my baby. You are the best.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Conversations
Sad there has not been a single post in the month of July. Here is wishing that no months should be as empty as that. Though I did not pen a single post, there is quite a lot that took place in July. Its been a potpourri of all emotions. All about that in some post later. As of now, I would like to make a note of Ishis vaagudu(talk).
1. Ishi does not like her face to be cleaned, especially when it comes to her eyes she will cry the moment I try to do something. So one morning after she woke up, I started to clean her eyes with water. She naturally resisted and asked me not to clean. Then I had to explain her that I the eyes are very dirty in the mornings and we have to clean them to ensure perfect vision. She is not one to keep quiet like that right. And now read our conversation from here on:
Ishi: Amma naa kallu eppudu clean. Nuvvu clean cheyakudadu (Mom, my eyes are always clean so you should not clean)
Mom: Alaaga aithe nenun choopisthanu adi dirty ani (Oh then I will show you how unclean they are)
I showed some eye poop found in her eye.
Ishi: Oh idi 'eyes cream ' aa?? (Oh is this 'eyes cream'? )
She siad this as it looked like a cream. So she gave it her own name :-)
2. Whenever I scold Ishi for some mischief she did, she has a way to ensure I come out of my anger and show her my love. Here is how she does it.
Me: Ishi you are a very bad girl. No matter how many times I tell you, you end up doing the same mistake. (I say it with a frown and a little harsh voice)
Ishi: (looks at me innocently as if she dint understand a word I said.....comes to me and says)Amma ikkada muddu pettu (closes her fist and stretches it out to me)
Me: Why should I kiss you (My voice still harsh)
Ishi: Mari naaku nuvvante ishtamante (I love you right)
Me: Neeku ishtamaithe nuvvu muddu pettu nenu enduku pettali? (If you like me, you kiss me, why should I?)
Ishi: Mari neeku nenante ishtamani naaku ela thelusthundi? (Then how will I know if you also like me)
By this time she would succeed completely in what she intended to do, melt my heart. We end up kissing each other :-)
3. Once after I scolded Ishi, I found her crying long after I did so. Initially she dint thought. SO I went and asked her why you are crying now?
Ishi: Mari nuvvu nannu thittakudadu. Kani thittavu. Thappu kada. Anduke edusthunna.
What else do I have to say to this? Needless to say that the story ended with me hugging my darling and pampering her for her innocence.
4. Sometimes Ishi just does not want to let me go off. I should carry her even when I am doing some heavy tasks like carrying a bucket full of water etc. One day, I was carrying to-be-washed clothes to the washing machine and also had to carry Ishi along with me. I have been carrying her for long by then. So I was obviously little tired and irritated too. So I spoke to S.
Me: S, ee battalu mosesariki, deenni mosesariki naa pani ayipothondi (I am done carrying Ishi and the clothes. I am tired)
Ishi: ledu naanna. Battalu nenu mosanu. Amma nannu ethukundi anthe. (No dad, I carried the clothes. Mom was just holding me)
Now it was our turn t laugh at what she said and all my lassitude has gone without trace.
5. Usually me n Ishi watch TV together. but sometimes when I am watching, she goes and plays either in the kitchen or bedroom or in the balcony etc. Once the same thing happened and I was completely immersed in the show I was watching. Suddenly I hear the same dialogues that I hear on the show, outside in my drawing room. I was surprised to find Ishi mouthing those hindi dialogues with ease. She was neither watching TV nor concentrated on the show. She was just playing in the kitchen and must have listened to the dailogues inadvertently. If only she paid attention to what she is doing, she would make miracles. I am sure !! Love you so much baby.
6. She likes that colin ad on TV. Keeps singing 'Chamak chamak' :-) She even knows we have it at home. What an observation!!
7.The other day when I took her out to Garuda mall on some personal work. She knew we went there on my work. She also knew there was a gaming zone as well as play area. Here is what she had to say.
Ishi: Nenu nee pani kosam neetho vachanu kada, mari nannu game ball theesuku vellava? I accompanied you for your work. Now wont you take care of my things which meant wont you take me to the play area.
8. She learnt this dialogue somewhere and keeps saying it often.
'Nenu emi cheyaalanukuntunnano thelusaa' means do you know what I want to do now?
Saying this dialogue effortlessly in telugu is something unusual for her age.
1. Ishi does not like her face to be cleaned, especially when it comes to her eyes she will cry the moment I try to do something. So one morning after she woke up, I started to clean her eyes with water. She naturally resisted and asked me not to clean. Then I had to explain her that I the eyes are very dirty in the mornings and we have to clean them to ensure perfect vision. She is not one to keep quiet like that right. And now read our conversation from here on:
Ishi: Amma naa kallu eppudu clean. Nuvvu clean cheyakudadu (Mom, my eyes are always clean so you should not clean)
Mom: Alaaga aithe nenun choopisthanu adi dirty ani (Oh then I will show you how unclean they are)
I showed some eye poop found in her eye.
Ishi: Oh idi 'eyes cream ' aa?? (Oh is this 'eyes cream'? )
She siad this as it looked like a cream. So she gave it her own name :-)
2. Whenever I scold Ishi for some mischief she did, she has a way to ensure I come out of my anger and show her my love. Here is how she does it.
Me: Ishi you are a very bad girl. No matter how many times I tell you, you end up doing the same mistake. (I say it with a frown and a little harsh voice)
Ishi: (looks at me innocently as if she dint understand a word I said.....comes to me and says)Amma ikkada muddu pettu (closes her fist and stretches it out to me)
Me: Why should I kiss you (My voice still harsh)
Ishi: Mari naaku nuvvante ishtamante (I love you right)
Me: Neeku ishtamaithe nuvvu muddu pettu nenu enduku pettali? (If you like me, you kiss me, why should I?)
Ishi: Mari neeku nenante ishtamani naaku ela thelusthundi? (Then how will I know if you also like me)
By this time she would succeed completely in what she intended to do, melt my heart. We end up kissing each other :-)
3. Once after I scolded Ishi, I found her crying long after I did so. Initially she dint thought. SO I went and asked her why you are crying now?
Ishi: Mari nuvvu nannu thittakudadu. Kani thittavu. Thappu kada. Anduke edusthunna.
What else do I have to say to this? Needless to say that the story ended with me hugging my darling and pampering her for her innocence.
4. Sometimes Ishi just does not want to let me go off. I should carry her even when I am doing some heavy tasks like carrying a bucket full of water etc. One day, I was carrying to-be-washed clothes to the washing machine and also had to carry Ishi along with me. I have been carrying her for long by then. So I was obviously little tired and irritated too. So I spoke to S.
Me: S, ee battalu mosesariki, deenni mosesariki naa pani ayipothondi (I am done carrying Ishi and the clothes. I am tired)
Ishi: ledu naanna. Battalu nenu mosanu. Amma nannu ethukundi anthe. (No dad, I carried the clothes. Mom was just holding me)
Now it was our turn t laugh at what she said and all my lassitude has gone without trace.
5. Usually me n Ishi watch TV together. but sometimes when I am watching, she goes and plays either in the kitchen or bedroom or in the balcony etc. Once the same thing happened and I was completely immersed in the show I was watching. Suddenly I hear the same dialogues that I hear on the show, outside in my drawing room. I was surprised to find Ishi mouthing those hindi dialogues with ease. She was neither watching TV nor concentrated on the show. She was just playing in the kitchen and must have listened to the dailogues inadvertently. If only she paid attention to what she is doing, she would make miracles. I am sure !! Love you so much baby.
6. She likes that colin ad on TV. Keeps singing 'Chamak chamak' :-) She even knows we have it at home. What an observation!!
7.The other day when I took her out to Garuda mall on some personal work. She knew we went there on my work. She also knew there was a gaming zone as well as play area. Here is what she had to say.
Ishi: Nenu nee pani kosam neetho vachanu kada, mari nannu game ball theesuku vellava? I accompanied you for your work. Now wont you take care of my things which meant wont you take me to the play area.
8. She learnt this dialogue somewhere and keeps saying it often.
'Nenu emi cheyaalanukuntunnano thelusaa' means do you know what I want to do now?
Saying this dialogue effortlessly in telugu is something unusual for her age.
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