How are all of you doing? We are fine here. Aise nahi hain ki hum sabko bhool gaye hain-aisa to kabhi bhi nahi ho sakta. Its just that somehow my posting always gets a lot of negativity from other people, so I decided to not write.
Lekin, the fact is ki tumlogon ka post parkar raha nahi jaata, so here I go again..
Hope everyone had a great Diwali. Is baar weekend par tha so it was nice. We cleaned the whole house, moved the lawn and put out lights outside the house (will send pics soon). Then I cooked for the night and we actually rested when Rishu slept (after ages). Puneet slept and I read a magazine so it was nice. Shaam ko groceries karne gaye and then ghar aaker puja. Rishu ki tabiyat beech mein kharab ho gayi thi and he threw up but he became fine later and then we did our small puja. RIshu was very well behaved and didnt try and jump on the diyas like last year. (last year our puja barely lasted for a few minutes!)..Sunday ko we went to a Guju Mandir and that was awesome. Bahut accha laga. Ghar se door hain but it was all worth it.
Kaam waam to bas waisa hi chal raha hain. Rishu is finally wearing 12-18 months ka clothes now-he has gained about 2 inches in height and we are thrilled. HE talks non-stop and orders us around all the time. In the morning he will say, Mama mornin, dada mornin and then says Dada UP-that is dada cant laze around and has to get up ASAP. His tantrums are at its peek and he throws a fit if things are not done his way...but pehle se affectionate bhi bahut ho gaya hain..if I do a fake cry he will come to me and try and assuage me and say Mama Rishu Huggie...and give me a hug and kiss.
Peeche day care se complaint aane lagi thi that he is pushing kids (he has no patience at all with kids taking away his toys) so were teaching him 'gentle gentle' and 'sharing' ALL the time and now he is doing much better. Except when he wont give me his 'lopop' (read lollipop) to share, of course!
Aur to sab waisa hi chal raha hain, nothing new. Oh, the bad news is that I have put on quite a lot of weight (12 lbs). Part of it came from the steroids I took for my asthma and the rest I have no clue about. I am pretty upset about it so I trying to do some conscious eating!

Rishu albums are ready and I am sending you the link at your email addresses.

It was really nice to read Vani, Paddu, Raj and Sush's emails. Thats was inspired me to write this time too :))
Lots of love Reena Vani replied. Dearest Reena

Nice reading your post, sorry for the delay in replying. Work is keeping me busy. These kids know too much now na :) It is so sweet of Rishu to hug and kiss you :)

I did not receive any email (photos) from you, please send it soon. And Raj, if you are reading this, please send me the link for Sid's photos as well.

Love to u and Rishu
Vani Rajashree replied. hello Reena

Its so nice to read Rishi's activities,send soem snaps na, hope u got Sid;s snaps..sid also thinks he is the boss of the house, bahuth maska maarta hai-if he wnats anythg he'll says Peees for please..
He makes friends very fast. and loves animals,we have a lot of Cats in our neighbourhood and he has finally learnt to pet them gently..sid also hates sharing some of his fav toys, its just a phase they will learn..
What plans for the long weekend ?
keep in touch..
love to Rishi
raj. Ciya replied.
America me ho to american ki tarh raho. Diwali India me manao vanha chistmas manao. There is only one God so what is this Guju mandir? Do not complain so much about life , and see how you enjoy . Love to Rishu