I read this somewhere and have been thinking about it all last week. Last Saturday was the last working day for my dad. He is now a retired man! It kind of feels weird to think that he is not going to work anymore! It is a big change! I mean as long as I…
My Mother’s Sari by Sandhya Rao
I came to know about this book from another blog. I am so glad I found this book in our local library. It is a very nice book about all the different things kids like to do with their mothers saree. Using it as a hammock to sleep, as a rope to climb or to…
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…
A Weekend without my laptop
Weekends are supposed to be relaxing. S doesn’t have to go to work and we kind of have a slow day. Since, I work from home, I always seize the opportunity to work on the weekend. But, at the same time, I have a million other things I need to get done on my laptop…
Sleepless Mommy…
Last week was very busy. We had a lot of work which meant sleepless nights. We were constantly tired. I was so tired that I forgot to send the sleeping bag to Sarath’s day care. The dumb mommy that I am, did not even realize that until his teacher mentioned it in the evening. They…
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….
Gender Stereotypes
Deethi has tagged me for this and I love it too. So, here are my sins against gender: 1. Playing basketball in school and play tennis now. I used to watch cricket too. 2. Love to exercise. 3. I like to work with tools. 4. Love to have wine and margarita (especially mango margarita) 5….
Rock-a-Bye Baby…
Rocking a baby to sleep feels so good. I used to rock Sarath all the time when he was a baby. I loved it as much as he did. Watching him fall asleep in my arms felt so good. I don’t remember when we stopped rocking him at bed time. We slowly shifted him from…
No More Crying!
Today Sarath made a bold statement in the morning – “amma, I will not cry today. I will play in the pre-school while you and nanna are in the office”. I was happy and praised him all the while thinking about the crying scene that I was about to witness in the pre-school. He told…
Mommy Guilt
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…