Wednesday 10 December 2014

Boo boo happened!!!

So recently, because of the heat, bumling got a little rash on his neck... Everyday twice a day we've been applying some Nivea cream to cool it...

He loves this process... He loves opening the small cream box, loves putting his little fingers in the cream and applying it to his neck! 

Everytime we apply we tell him "boo boo happened no siddy so we are putting cream" 

And he will repeat what we say!!! 

"Boo boo happened to siddy, apply cream!!!"

One day while playing his car fell down from the table... So i said " oh siddy boo boo happend to the car" 

"Boo boo happened..." Thinks for a minute... And goes and gets the cream...

" Mumma apply cream"!!!!!

And that's how his cars smell of Nivea cream!!! 



Tuesday 2 December 2014

Chappar chappar!!

Chappar chappar.... Non stop chappar chappar has started people..

Mumma who dat? 

Mumma give

Mumma choc - late.... 

Mumma mini car

Mumma le go Mumma

Mumma truck 

Mumma this Mumma that Mumma got a headache!!!! And stomach ache from laughing at the cuteness...

It's such a mad mix the annoyance of every sentence starting with Mumma Mumma and the adorableness of what he is saying!!! 

Bumling is loving talking... Somedays it's proper sentences... With broken up words like:

I going school or I going nai nai (bath time!!) 

And somedays it's just plain gibberish!!! 

Either ways it's super adorable! 

What's really fun is to ask him what he did in school... And you can see this concentration on his little face where in he knows what he did but the poor kid can't find the words to say it.. So he'll do one word descriptions like 'coloring' or 'dancing' or 'happy birthday' if there was a kids birthday!!! 

But that look when he's thinking of the words is so so so cute!!! 

And now that he is enjoying talking I'm encouraging him to talk more like when we went swimming last week I told him to tell his Mamu what he did... 

So he starts with " siddy swimming... Water...board ... Papa holding siddy..." All with these gaps while he's forming he words in his head and all with the cutest pronunciations of words!!!! Swimming is thwimming !!! 

And then he will kick his little legs to demonstrate the thwimming!! 
 
It's soooo much fun now that he is talking and understanding and reacting to what you are saying... Like the other night I was taking him to sleep and I asked him if he wanted his puppy ... He looks at the puppy and says " yes" so I said ok go get him... And promptly he went picked up the puppy and got him in... 

So not only did he understand me he thought about what I said then reacted!! 

My baby, my bumling is growing up... He not only knows what he wants but he can say it out loud... 

At night time.. When he knows his neneh is taking him to sleep.. He'll run around saying 'no neneh stop neneh ... Siddy sleep other room!!!!!! ' 

Now if he gets hurt he'll come and tell me and point to the spot that hurts... 

While his vocab is getting stronger by the day so his is awareness and sharpness... 

He remembers the chocolates are hidden behind the ketchup... He knows the apple is hidden in the oats... He remembers words and reactions to things... It's spooky!!! 

And man does he pick up words like a parrot!!! I could be randomly talking to Aadi about stuff and next thing I hear is he is repeating all my last few words ... So I'll say ' ya she came and picked up the bag' and Mr will go ' picked up the bag' 

Gotta be extra careful now with what we say ... And what we do... He's watching us and imitating is faster than we can blink... 

I love this stage though... I want to freeze this stage... This naughty adorable bite-his- cheeks phase!!! 


Working it...!

Working with a baby is tough... 

You have got to really really.. Seriously, really really love what you do... Because otherwise you're screwed! 

At the same time you have to have your priorities absolutely right..

I love what I do.... But I love my siddy more.... 

While work makes me happy that monkey face makes me happier!! 

I know there is this long debate going on forever about working moms vs stay at home mums vs working from home mums... 

And while I honestly believe that every mum does her best with her kid... My personal opinion is to be as much with the kid as possible till they start proper school.

Right now siddy is picking up words and actions so quick it's almost scary ... I mean he seems like a genius sometimes how he remembers things and connects things..

At this age kids are so easy to mould and expose to greater things.. That I feel one shouldn't miss out on the opportunity.... 

A maid or teacher will have a very different way of teaching the little one things.. Methods you won't always like. 

And so I prefer working from home...

So that I can focus on siddy and focus on my work..

For the most part this has worked for me.. But somedays it's broken me down..

Like the days I have a deadline and he will be super cranky and clingy that night... And I will feel so pressured because I know he won't go to anyone else... And I start to loose my temper and feel like giving up on the idea of working....

It's tough.. It's super tough and that's why I feel you have to really love what you do... Because to wake up the next day.. Or worse, to be able to work thru the night to catch up with your deadline... It takes a lot of effort...

But I think I'm managing... With a lot of help from my mum and aadi.... So ya! 

If you want to work make sure you have lots of support... Support that will help you grow your baby into the person you want him to be...


Clingy and ...


Super clingy!!