When did I start having mommy guilt??? Right when I found out I was pregnant. The first pregnancy test that came positive had me smiling all day and all week. It was as if I was on cloud nine and everything around me was beautiful. I started eating properly, taking my pre-natal vitamins and everything…
Author: Sushma
Healthy Pasta Salad
Now that Sarath is going to day care, I have to think about lunch options. They actually provide lunch but, it is usually meat. Since we are vegetarians and I hope to raise Sarath to be a vegetarian, I decided to pack lunch for him. They give the kids 30 min for lunch (which I…
More Rhymes for Tulika Blogathon
Here are some more rhymes for Tulika Blogathon. 1. Chuku chuku railu vastondi pakkaki pakkaki jaragandi aaginaka ekkandi jo jo paapa edavaku laddu mithai tinipista kammani paalu taagista Translation: The choo choo train is coming, so move away everybody and only get in after the train stops. Oh my sweet baby, do not cry. I…
First Day at Day Care cont…
Here is the first part of this post. I went to pick up Sarath around 5:00PM. The moment he saw me, he started bawling. I had to fight to stop my tears rolling out. All this was for 5 min. Then he was very excited and showed me around his class, his shelf, the place…
First Day at Day Care (Pre School)
Sarath started Day care today (Pre-School as he calls it). He was very excited this morning. In fact he has been excited since last night. I gathered everything that he would need today and put them on the counter last night. He wanted to put his backpack along with the other stuff. He has two…
Tulika Blogathon – Rhymes, Chants and Playground Songs
When I saw this blogathon at Tulika, I had to write these. These are only a couple of the songs from my childhood. There are so many of them. My son is slowly learning these now. 1. We used to play this similar to Oranges and Lemons: drakshaa pallu paisa ki rendu (two grapes for…
Hurt my toe :(
Friday was one of those ‘I-feel-grumpy’ days. Although sleep deprived, I woke up as usual and was going about doing my regular chores in the morning and I accidentally bumped into a step stool. It hurt so bad that I had to sit for 5 – 10 min for it to get a little better….
Chicago Children’s Museum
We had been planning to go to the Chicago children’s museum from a long time and finally made it there last Saturday. We were not sure if Sarath would enjoy it, but we ended up spending the entire day in the museum. It was fabulous and Sarath loved it. They have nice exhibits and some…
Foto Friday
These are the plants in my garden (balcony) this year. Hibiscus Marigold Beautiful double colored flowers – do not remember the name Begonia
What will happen?????
Dealing with a toddler takes up all the energy I have. Now that he understands logic and needs an explanation for everything, I am facing one of the toughest exams in life. He always wants to know what will happen if he does not do what he is told to do. A couple of days…