Day care and other things

Aghoonoosh has been going to the day care for 3 weeks now and has had the cold for 2 weeks :(. She seems to be having a lot of fun at the DC. She has a new habot- giving "ubbbbbbbbbbbbbba" ( flying kiss) to anyone she deems worthy.

Dada and amma beg her for "ubbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbba" all the time- sometimes she does them spontaneously and those times are the bestest!

She still wails when I drop her off at the day care- but apparently she calms down in a few minutes.When I pick her up in the evenings, she lets out this war cry and has a huge grin on her face :).She starts waving "tata" to Asha auntie as soon as she sees me LOL !

She now says "amamama" when she feels like it and calls her chithi " ava" :P
The other day , I was away on a business trip and came back home fater her bed time- when I went into her bedroom and picked her up,she smelled me for a minute and went "amamama" in this joyous/surprised tone, almost as if she was saying " hey- where did you go? and you are back!"


Dear baby,
Some words of wisdom from me
1)Always find joy in the small things in life- like you do now :)
2) Be generous with your love and give "ubbbbbbbbbbbba" to your loved ones often.
3) Drink lots of water and continue loving your fruits.
4) Everything happens for a reason - once you accept this, life gets easier.

5) There are always shades of grey- life isn't black and white

Love you loads babynoosh!

Day 3 of Daycare

This morning , Aghoo was cheerful in the car generally chattering and playing with her Violet.We went into the day care and Asha aunty was in the restroom. So , one of the other teachers tried to take Aghoo. She bawled her head off :(. I should have waited for Asha aunty .. Sorry baby..


I was told that she was doing just fine- 10 min later when I called. Aghoo ma- thank you being such a sweetheart and adapting to any change we throw in front of you..Love you loads!

The month that was

Dear Aghoo,
The last one month has been very very special to both you and me. My dad ( your VC thatha) finally made it to our home to spend some time with you.

It was so endearing to see him play funny little games with you.You started warming up to him , after a week and how! You learned to mimic his whistle and his signature look. You love to take his glasses from him- in fact thatha left his glasses here in hopes that it will remind you of him :).

Every morning , he will be waiting for princess " baboo" ( as he calls you) to make an appearance. He even synced his nap times with yours :P.

It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to see you two bond .Once again, I am left with this bitter feeling of guilt- of robbing your grandparents from spending time with you, because we live so far away!sigh!

In updates for this month,
1) You can now pray with your hands when asked to do "ummachi kapathu or vanakam"
2) You can walk! you keep making trips around the kitchen and dining area all day long :P
3) You oblige us with a wet kiss when asked- only if you are in the mood.
4) Similarly flying kissies are equally rare- but offered as deemed necessary by you :).
5) You sing - yes - when asked to " paatu padu".You go "aaaaaaaaaa". So cute!
6) You also do actions for the first two lines of "twinkle twinkle" :)


Another major development, you have started daycare since yesterday. In true Aghoo fashion you accepted this new change without much ado- while I, on the other hand, was a mess! You took to Asha aunty instantly and went to her ( without crying) this morning too.More updates to come in that department.Love you sweetheart and thank you for being so cheerful!

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1 year old

Dear Aghoo,
You are going to be 1 year old tomorrow. As cliched as it may sound , time does fly.

Baby- I have dreamed about writing this letter to you, even before you were born- before I was even pregnant. I always knew I wanted a little girl. Even so- boy was I in for a surprise. You are a small dynamite.
I always thought that babies were scrawny little things when they are first born- but one look at you and I definitely thought that you are the cutest. I kept asking your dada " is she really pretty or are my eyes biased?". I am still not sure!

At 12 months,
1) You call everyone akka- me/ your dada/ your thatha/ chithi/patti/Padmakka/ the lady in the ad- you get the drift.It is really cute though. That high pitched little chirp "akka" :)

2) You can "clap clap" on demand :). You love to clap and "sing" with me when I sing " if you are happy and you know it clap your hands" first thing in the morning.

3) You also shake our hands vigorously when we say "nice to meet you"-thanks to your chithi.

4) You also know to kick a ball now- also thanks to your chithi.

5) You have been cruising since you were 9 months old- but you have started taking 3-4 independent steps in the last one week !

6) You love to converse with us and want to do everything we do- eat everything that we eat :)

Baby- you are truly a joy.. now if only you would sleep better, life would be perfect!hehe- I know we will get there some day.

Your VC thatha has come here to stay with us all the way form India- esp for your birthday. You made his day by going to him almost immediately ( it did help that he enticed you with chocolate- much to my chagrin!).
You have received so many gifts already from your KKL thatha/patti and VC thatha/P patti  for your birthday.Like your chithi remarked, you definitely have more fancy clothes and jewelry than we do for sure.

This time last year, I had no clue that my life was change so much- I was happily skipping around thinking I had at least 10 days to go for my due date.From the very beginning you had your own plans.

Happy Birthday Sweetheart! May your life be filled with Strawberries and cheese :)

We are crawling and cruising..

and how! Miss Aghoo started to crawl quite latish ( around 9 months ) - but man did she start! There is no stopping her now. She will not sit idle even for one minute. She also loves to cruise- walk by holding on to the couch/ furniture etc.All in a span of a couple of days.

She can now show " tata" on demand and tries to do " clap clap clap " when she is in the mood to oblige.
Like her dada says, I think she spent too much time in the " how to be cute and adorable" class and did not have time to attend the " how to eat and sleep" class before she was born! When we try  to feed her her dinner/ lunch/bf, she shakes her little head and purses her lips. She even says " nananana " - it is adorable , but also very frustrating at times:).

Sleeping is another issue altogether- she still wakes up multiple times in the night to feed. I don't have the heart to let her cry - so we do the feed/ sleep/rock routine all night long.

Her first Diwali was spent with her grand mother ( dada's mom)/ parents/ Lakshmi patti/ Chitappa and Chithi. She looked very pretty in her little pattu pavadai.

We are going on a  vacation to Hawaii next week- fingers crossed that all goes well!

9 months..

This is a big one- My baby turns 9 months old tomorrow. It may sound cliched- but she has now lived outside of my body for longer than she was inside of my body.Some how this one is a huge milestone in my mind.
Little Aghoo is now her own little person- she laughs/cries/admonishes us/ gets angry /gets frustrated/ is impatient - and many more things that I cant remember right now. Some new developments

- She is now almost crawling- she takes 2 weary (crawl) steps to get to me or to a toy etc.
- She can now signal that she is done eating (:P) by shaking her head vigorously!!
- Today, she said " amma maa maa maa ma" as soon as I came into the room. I want to believe that that was her official first word :) ( amma)
- She has been able to pull herself up by holding on to one of us or to the couch. She even tries to take 1 or 2 steps if we hold her hands
-She loves loves loves to bounce on the sofa .
-  She eats 3 "solid" meals now!
-If she sees something she wants, she just WANTS it- there is no distracting her :P
- She LOVES water.I put a little bit of water in her high chair and she just loves to play with it. She LOVES to play in her bath tub too.She absolutely loves drinking water as well.

In other milestone news,Aghoo was dressed as a little lady bug for her very first Halloween. She and the neighborhood kids went trick or treating in the community. At one house, when her dada and I were busy talking, she just went straight for the candy bowl and grabbed one :P Oh My!


Babynoosh,
You are such a joy kanna- Keep smiling and spreading joy :) Love you to bits..

And we are STANDING

yes we are ! ( albeit with support :)). Miss Aghooness pulls herself up while holding on to one of us.She did this out of the blue one day- she was sitting on the couch and bouncing( a favorite activity of hers !)and I went to pick her up. I was talking to her patti and holding my hand out to her. She just grabbed my hand and stood right up! So cute- she still hasn't mastered the skill of placing her feet flat on the ground :)- She does a "ballet feet " :).


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