Hi all
I am so sorry for not posting in such a long time! I went to India for 2.5 weeks in March and am back. Vani, I would have loved to meet you in Chennai. I didn't have the time to really notify any of my friends! Diya was sick for the first 1 week and then it was just seeing family, family and family!
We put mottai for her there! Ramesh did it himself and she was bawling. He didn't do a clean job nevertheless got it done! She looks so funny now. I can't even remember the Diya with hair anymore. Diya had such a blast in India and made me miss India so much when I came back! She would go shoo crows(call them thatha for kaka) and I used to give her a bucket of water and a cup and she would be playing her heart's content. There were someone or the other all the time and it was nice company for her!
She was very naughty from 9-14 months and she is getting better now! She leaves me alone for 5 mins and now I can do cooking in small intervals of time. She can say a lot of words(3/4th of a word) Loves to say body parts again and again. Since the weather is nice, I take her to the park everyday. I don't have to worry about entertaining her every minute this way. She tends to put rocks in her mouth though! I try to be careful about that and she gets a lot of colds from other kids. You can't win everything. Can you? She walks very fast now and has 4 molars and 1st canine is on the way.
Reena: My heart goes to you! I can't imagine how hard it will be for you if Rishu doesn't sleep or eat! I always was thinking about a sleep thereapist! I am glad you found one and one for the diet too! Is there any improvement in any of the fronts for him now? Please let us know how you are doing. Lots of hugs to u!
Komal: Congrats! You did a great job! Glad to know that u an dMegs have settled! Did you find the job through a headhunter or a consultant. I'll be looking for a job soon too if we move to a new city and I hope I can ask you some questions then!
Padma: You did the best thing for you and ur family! Please don't get discouraged! You will have a great time with Kich! You could do things just the way you want it and with your experience, you can always find another one soon! Aren't u moving to Bangalore! IF so, is it hard to find good daycare centres there too! If you find anything down the road, you could always go back to work. Take it one day at a time!
Sri: So sorry about your health! Hope u and K are feeling better!
Maurni: Congrats on the pregnancy! I really admire the way you manage to work PT, have a pregnancy and manage a toddler and workout too. When do u do ur exercise? I am trying to do it now when Diya naps! But I always find another excuse!
VAni: Hope things get better for you soon! If you manage for some more time, then R will be a bigger boy and then u can send him to school! I saw some pics of Rishi a while ago and he looks so cute. I'll send some pics of Diya to you soon!
Raj: Good to hear from you. Glad that Sid has put on weight! We surely missed u and Sid!
Jayshree, Tweetie and PK: Miss all of you and please write when u get a chance. J: I do many things against book's advice too and sometimes follow it to a T:) maurni replied. I also have been so lazy posting on the board. Messages like yours and Komals and Paddoo's motivate me to write. I am not sure how things get done around here, honestly and not everything gets done but I just let things just take their course, I suppose. My work contract is going to end end of May since I want to have sometime to myself before the baby is here. My in-laws are going to be here in two weeks from the UK and will help me out with Vrisa and then my parents are going to some a few days before my due date and my mom is going to stay for 3 months to help me out as well. I am really looking forward to it all and am so excited. I see Vrisa growing everyday and miss her being the little baby so much that it breaks my heart. So now I will be able to get the baby feelings back with the next one.
It's nice to hear from you. Take care of yourself. Lots of love, hugs and kisses to you and your little one...
~M