Addicted!

Sometime back, there was the great spring break where the boys got to do quite a few fun things. There were moments in between when the older boy would be engrossed with his book, and i would be at my computer. During one such moment, we had the 6 yrold morosely proclaiming : "Anna is addicted to his reading, you are addicted to your computer...i'm not addicted to anything!"

so today, when i saw that tiny face smiling in his sleep, i didn't havethe heart to wake him up for school. Being at home is still fun for him, why not make the most of it...?

Besides, its time to get addicted to him...

flashback!

Its been ages since Abha tagged me for this, and i'm sure that everyone who is someone has finished doing this....

I would not feel good doing it just for the first born so doing it for both kids...

1. WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED?

Sort of... proof that contraception really works...because we had the first one after 3 years of marriage...

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?:

1) heh..heh...yes..

2) yes, and to the same person

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?

thinking back 11 years...excited, and very happy

thinking back 6 years...yipee...that meant very happy!

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?

i didn't exercise that option ..for both

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?

25

30

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?

Knew it somehow,ofcourse the missed period was a big indicator too...then ofcourse the home pregnancy test and the final confirmation by the doc...

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?

Whom would you think? Of course the one without whom this wouldn't have happened! ;)

8. DUE DATE?

27th August

29th September,

9. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?

On and off...there were days when the pot was my most loved companion...and i hated mornings...

quite a bit initially

10. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?

spicy food!

curd rice! Chaat

11.. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?

the fact that my bladder seemed always full...

the weather the second time

12. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?

male,

male

13. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? intially, wanted a girl but as the pregnancy progressed, i just wanted a healthy baby, and by the end that was what all that mattered!

14. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?

Quite a bit. My mom had never seen me plump and by the end, she was heard saying that i looked better, when i was thin...of course most of it was water retention, but you know mothers!
Both times, and i looked quite awful too :(

15. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?

no and was relieved about that

16. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?

see answer to Q15

17. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? a close relative had lost her baby in her ninth month (the baby's cord was around his neck) that must have pschyed me out, because i would rush to the hospital everytime my baby didn't kick.

second time: nothing much, except a fever around the 6th month which took a long time to go away.

18. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? In a nursing home in bangalore

19. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?

was admitted at midnight and gave birth at 6.28 the next morning
was admitted in the evening, induced labour and finally gave birth after a day, at 10.51 the next morning!!!!

20. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My dad, accompanied by my mother and lil nephew. it was midnight when the pains started.

My dad, again

21. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?

The nurses and the doctor.

The hubby, my mom, the nurse and the doc..it was one full party out there in the labour room...

22. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?

natural both times

23. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?

No

24. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?

3+Kgs

3+ kg

25. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ?

15th Aug

26th September

26. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM?

Sj,

Sn

27. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN

11 yrs,

6 yrs

28. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN THE DOCTOR ANNOUNCED THE SEX OF THE BABY?

Delighted,

relieved that my baby was doing fine

29. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION ON SEEING THE BABY?

Overwhelmed and happy and thought 'i'm never doing this again!"

Relieved after 2 days of labour! and thought "I'm so not doing this again!"

30. DID YOU CRY?

a bit...i was mored dazed by it all...

No, but just held him tight

What's on fire?

So i'm listening to random hindi songs on the one and only hindi radio channel and this song comes on air....

and i'm humming the words when i hear a lil voice joining me...

Tere bin my ball's on fire...(actual words : Tere bin my world's on fire)

I could just hug him to pieces....for all the smiles he gives me...

Sizing them up...

In most Indian families, we take care not to paint the relatives with the aunty/uncle brush.

So I finished talking about his doddamma, and chikkamma (my part of the family) and his badi maa, chotti mummy,etc

And the little tyke interrupts me with a twinkle in his eye…
“okay, now tell me about the medium maa…”

And of course the resident humorist had to add…'and tell him about ‘raj’ ma too”

Fine, be like that!

AAAAAND HE's BACK!!!

with his trademark grin and his 'won't show it but i did miss you" style!

hoarse, tired and happy!

with memories stored in his little camera and scandalous tidbits shared !

with glowing reviews of his helpful nature by the teachers!

with tales of campfires, jungle treks, and kayaking!

to much relieved parents!

and so life continues, with him still hungover by the experience and with us basking in the familiarity of the chaos which make our routine...

and my vocal cords are finally getting the much needed exercise to keep them in perfect working order!

thank you, for all the virtual hugs and pats sent my way...it didn't lessen the hours but it did elevate my mood :D

Letting go!

That's senior, literally, on a high!!!

Have you ever had looked down a deep cliff and felt a sinking feeling inside because you don't know what's down there and you are afraid...no? no problems!!! Either try bungee jumping or just wait till your child turns 11 and then send him on a 5 day adventure camp to an island...

The school has decided to take the children from grade 6 onwards on a camping trip, where the aim is to teach the children about bonding, teamwork and leadership through group activities including kayaking, trekking and personality development exercises...Away from the familiarity of home and school, this trip will, i hope , prove extremely beneficial to him, because he is by nature extremely sports driven. Besides, its never too late to learn to be responsible for yourself.

its his first overnighter too...i brush off those worries that niggle..will he try to show off? what if he gets a bad headache? What if he goes exploring ? its in a beach area, what if? There are have been so many hypothetical scenarios playing around in my head that i could make a whole movie out of it...

I've been uncharacteristically quiet, lest he know how much my heart's trembling...I've stifled my urge to remind him again and again about things...

I've done the next best thing i could. I've involved him in the packing and got him his favorite eats. I've told him to have a wonderful time and that its up to him to make it into a great experience...G feels the anxiety too...i caught him slipping a tiny idol into S's bag for divine protection...we all have our own ways of dealing with our demons...

Today seems to be a day for change...my six yr old is used to people looking out for him always. He's never gone to school alone...when it was playschool i used to take him and now in regular school, his brother is there with him always...

So, today when i saw my six yr-old confidently march off to school, after repeatedly reminding me that he's going to come back home too from the bus stop by himself (they generally walk up by themselves but this time he will be alone) i realised that he too had grown up....they don't need me as much as i need them...

i think this is more my milestone than theirs...its time to let go...again! These strong strides that they take are a long way from those unsteady baby steps...It is a time when you realise that it is possible to feel pride and a twinge of sadness at the same time...

Of course he's going to have a good time...wish i could say the same about me...

It's going to be five long days...

Keep OuT!!

A very productive senior at work!!!



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