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Interesting conversation
Sarath was playing with some balloons and asked me “amma, do you want to buy some balloons?” Me: How much are the balloons? I need one. Sarath: Each balloon is Five dollars Me: That is expensive. Can you give it for three dollars? Sarath: No. But, if you take two balloons, I can give it…
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The First Sleepover
Last week my parents were going to my brother’s place for just a day and they wanted to take Sarath along with them. I was not sure if he would stay overnight without me and his dad but, wanted to try it out. It is only an hour and a half drive to my brother’s…
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Telugu Magnets
In an attempt to teach Telugu to Sarath, we only spoke to him in Telugu all the time. When he started talking, I taught him the names of everything in Telugu and English. So, as he grew up, he quickly learned that there are two languages. So, it was easy for him to go back…
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Life with two kids
It has been a while since I wrote anything here. Life has changed a lot in the past few months. I was really busy with work before the delivery. In fact, I had a project due on the day I delivered Sanjay. Luckily I had the finished the project a couple of days earlier and…
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Toddler Talk
Kids really say the funniest things. Today, I made chole which is sarath’s favourite. After it was done, I was adding some whipped cream to it. I usually use a can with a sprayer kind of nozzle. So, when I was adding it, Sarath walked into the kitchen and asked: “Why are you adding shaving…
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Toys in the tummy 🙂
A few weeks back, Sarath was lying on the bed in the morning. He did not want to get up and I was just talking to him. I love those little talks in the morning. He was talking about what a big boy he is now and all the things that big boys can do…
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What’s in a name???
Well, for Sarath everything especially when it comes to food! Sarath is very good with food (touchwood). He does not fuss a lot and usually accepts whatever is made at home. He has a general problem with Indian sweets. He used to love them when he was a baby but, not anymore. He also has…
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Terrible twos and trying threes
When Sarath hit 2 years, everybody (especially parents of older kids) told us to be prepared for what’s coming next. The ‘terrible twos’. We were scared. But, he was the easiest kid on the block. He did have occasional tantrums but, they were so easy to control. It was a breeze. We always thought we…
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Potty Training
This is the hot topic in our house now. Sarath is going to be 3 pretty soon and we are only half way through potty training. If we were living in India, he would be 100% potty trained by now. He was doing very well before we went to India. After that trip, now he…
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Toddler conversations
Sarath has now become an expert in talking. He can say every word very clearly and loves to mix and match Telugu and English words. He is the king of logic in our house. He has a logic for everything. Here are some of our conversations. Me: Can you bring me that catalog? Sarath: No.…