Random Incidents

Long since I wrote a nice nice post for Aryan.It has been so many times that I thought that he said or did something so blog worthy but by the time I would get time to write I would forget all. So here are a few random things I can recall , before its too late.

1. I have a metrosexual man in my house , who is a little too enthusiastic about his looks. Every day he massages his hands and face with all the cream he can grab and the process takes a good 30-45 minutes. And he blames the kids in his day care to grab the bottle of cream. So this is like it goes :

Aryan : Mumma , Kaata (pointing at his wrist, with the bottle of cream in his hand)
Mumma : Kisne ?
Aryan : Aadi or Rishab or Paati or Aunty or mosquito(Basically whatever comes to his mouth first)
Mumma : Thik hai , cream laga lo
Aryan happily starts massaging where ever he wants with handful of cream

2. Its not that he is just worried about his own looks. I mean who wants a old wrinkled mom, to show off to friends. So he takes care of his lazy and careless mom too. He gives mom a facial and a manicure. Plus thai masaage on her legs too :-) Okay ..don't just start feeling J ladies.
But I am not lying. After he is done with himself , he starts massaging mumma's face and hands. And almost every night he comes with powder to massage my legs :-)


3. He is being crazy about Aeroplanes and Helicopters and he can hear them sound from anywhere and spot them from anywhere even in night sky. And he expects us also to do the same and when are not able to , he cries :-P Whats more funny is , he asks the aeroplanes and helicopters and birds to take him into their lap. He goes like "aeloplane godi" , "chiya godi" , "helitopter godi". During our diwali trip when he actually saw aeroplanes at the airport he was too excited and amazed. But when he sat inside one , he could not understand that he is actually inside the plane and wanted to go to all the other ones he could see. I tried too hard to explain that you are already in the plane but no use :P


4. From past 3 days he is telling be aphabets , as in ABCD. I do not know if he got from older kids in creche or from the lady in the creche. Although its not always in sequence but you can hear him saying 5-10 alphabets at random , which I think is good since I never taught him any. So the other day he was sating "B for ..." I was not able to get what he was trying to say after for. So I used all my vocabulary from ball to bat to boy etc. Finally I realized that it was butterfly :-)
And P for "peacock" , when I don't know if he knows what a peacock is :-)

5. Last but not the least. From past 2 days , our little dad makes both my and Anupam sleep on both his arms and pats our head and you should see the affection on his face :-)

My little sweetheart ..LOVE YOU !

Men will be Men !

I have always believed that men are born with love for cars and bikes and whatever you do , it remains and it cannot be changed.

Aryan endorsed my belief. While I was just struggling to teach him the difference between a car and a bus and a truck. He was actually trying to figure out the difference between the Hyundai Santro and the Maruti Swift and the Honda City!

Believe it or not ! I never told him any car by its make, for I always feared of loading him off with too much of information. Nor did I expect him to distinctly tell which is his dad's car if there are 3 cars of the same colour in a row.

But last week he saw a silver Santro and told me that its Nanu's car. Okay ..I thought, conincidence. And then this week he saw a red swift and told Mama's car.Okay ..he is good, I thought. I tried with other red cars , but its only when its a red swift.

And then 2 days back he saw a grey Honda City and told me that its Tauji's car :O

Mumma Kaun ?

He asks me to cover my self with the blanket as soon as we are in bed. When I do so , he asks me to keep my hands under the blanket and carefully tucks the blanket on sides.(I never did the same for him , atleast in his memory and I do not know from where he learnt this.)Then he lovingly keeps his hand on my cheek , the way I used to do some days back, till my hands were not buried under the blanket.

He asks me to go for bath , soon after he finishes his.

He doesnot allow me to walk bare foot for a second and runs to get my slippers each time he sees me barefoot.

He demands his Papa to remove shoes after office and wear slippers and also to change to nightwear.

The other day , I could not change to night wear due to some guest at home and decided to change after putting Aryan to sleep , but he did not allow me to lie down before I changed.

Now , I have a doubt , who is the Mom here?

Editted to Add :Yesterday it was one step further. He moved his little fingers from my forehead through my hair. (It was heavenly !) and then he patted my head and goes like "Aaaa Ummmm Aaaa , Mumma mumma soja". Funny but so cute , isn't it ?

Titbits about Talking

I am back in office today after a bad bad week of Aryan being unwell. He looked fine today though appetite is almost nil. Lets us see how he recovers.

As of now some titbits about him talking. These days he tries to say all the words but nothing sounds like it should :D

1. As we all know about his love for cooking , these days he cooks in his OOKER (Cooker) , makes mumma taste , Mumma tells him that MNAK(Namak aka salt) is less and so some virtual salt is added to make the food YUMMY!

2. When papa mumma doesnot listen to Aryan's calls , he comes holds our hand and says "Papa getup!" , "Mumma getup!"

3. He loves haldirams khata meetha mixture and asks for it like "ATA EETA".

4. He says Happy Birthday to his toys like "HAPPY TO YOU!"

5. He says I LOVE YOU to his mumma like "I LUU U"

6. When he hits , bites or pinches and Mumma tells him , "NO HITTING,NO PINCHING, NO BITING" , he tells mumma "ARYAN BAHAR" , so he knows that the punishment is timeout in balcony with door closed (I did only once for 40 secs) and then immediately starts kissing mumma. Sometimes he bites me and tells "ARYAN KAATA"

7. You also know how much he loves washing clothes. So past week , with he being at home he wanted to wash clothes every day and since Mumma used to tell him no , he used to approach papa , "PAPA PACHIN" ," PAPA ACHHING PACHIN" (Papa Washing Machine). Papa would melt instantly , with Aryan being unwell and I do not know if two of them washed some washed clothes also ..LOL :D

Few more words that bring smiles are :

Andal : Sandal

Aupum : Anupam

Aati : Swati

Uuma : Ghumma (going for outing)

Uuaah : Muaah (he tells how older kids kiss him in day care)

There have to be many more but I cannot recall. Let me work now , as I am back after almost a week. Enough for the post anyways :-)

I love you for ..

The way you make a dent on our cheeks with you index finger , each time you wish to implant a kiss.

The way you came and patted my cheeks every now and then , when I was unwell last week. And some times slapped in anger too , for not getting up to play with you.

The way you say an unexpected "thank you" when I do a tiny winy thing for you or sometimes even when I kiss you.

The way you keep on kissing me , till I say thank you and remind me to say , if I forget.

The way you dance to see me in the evening when you reach home earlier than I do.

The way you lie down between me and you papa and demands to do a 1-2-3 kiss (where mumma papa kiss the baby together at 3)

The way you cry when I dont cover myself , yes MYSELF with a blanket at night or when I don't wear slippers.

The way you turn side as soon as I cover you with a blanket , even if you are in your deepest sleeps.

The way you hold your cheeks in your left hand to open your mouth for the spoon of medicine when you are unwell. The way you think that thats the only way medicine spoon goes in!

The way you play in water and giggle.

The way you still remember when and where did I get hurt and remind me each time when I reach the spot , "Mumma Chot".

The way you ask me about each of your loved ones and precious things before bedtime and don't sleep till I tell you that all of them have slept.

The way you "SHOW OFF" all your toys and ishtyles to your Nanu-Nani and Dadu-Dadi over the phone , thinking that they can see all.

The way you tell Nanu , "Godi.." and say "B-Bye Mumma , B-Bye Papa" , thinking that you can go to Nanu's lap through phone.

The way you walk in the balcony with phone in your hand , immitating papa's style.

...all this and all the rest too!

The Latest Sensation in Music Industry

The Indian music industry has found a new talented singer and composer. His first song has won the heart of Papa dear , Taiji dear and Mommy dear. He sung the song on phone for taiji and ever since then , you can find papa humming the song all the time.

The song goes like this , "Jaba Jaba Jabaaaa, Jaba Jaba Jabaaaa".

Lyrics , ohh lyrics no longer have a meaning in this industry , it should be hummable , thats it. And may be the new talent is inspired by Himesh Reshamya :-)

Army Rule

Chappo and Sho - Mumma and papa are not allowed to remain bare foot even for a second. As soon as we take off our sho(shoes) we are ordered to wear chappo (Chappals /Slippers). And wear it PROPERLY. We cannot sit , with our feet relaxing over the slippers or half the foot out of the place.

A rule is a rule - Every game has its rules. And rules should be followed. And I need not tell , who makes the rules. If Aryan is learning to jump , Mumma and Papa need to be seated on the sides of the bed, with slippers on. They cannot rest on their hands or lie down. Sit Straight. A rule is a rule. If Aryan decides that Mumma has to sit on the chair and papa on the bed while we play Throw-Catch , it has to be the same.

Finish your work in time - If the washing machine beeps , the clothes should be hanged THEN.THEN MEANS THEN.

Dress Properly - If the suit has Dupatta , wear it when you are going out. Don't carry it in hand , thinking of wearing it in the car.

Keep the House Clean - Everything has its place , keep them there.

Respond to Alarms - A reminder , a door bell or an alarm, repond quick and if its your phone , you should reply and not your spouse.

NO Means NO - I want , what I want and when I say NO , it means NO. Don't argue.

(I wonder if he was in Army in previous birth.On second thoughts he could have been my previous birth's MIL , and in that case I am luckier in this birth.)

Names

Papa's new name : "Appa"
Mumma's new name : "Appa"

Blow ..:-)

I never thought a kid can learn to blow nose in less than a minute , the same kid who hasn't learnt to blow air from mouth from over an year :-)

I thought blowing nose is an art too difficult for a 20 months old..silly me !

Aryan Talks

What does he do when he sees a cow on the road ?
Exclaims : "AAAAOOOO"

What does he do when he sees someone coming in the corridor ( common area) of the apartment ?
Smiles to the max and say : "HIII"

What does he do when he sees someone going away from the corridor ( common area) of the apartment ?
Waves and say : "Bye"

What does he do when he sees a bird from the car ?
Points and tell me : "Ciiiya" (Please read as Chiya) and says "Gayaa" when its out of sight.

What did he do today when he saw our house maid ?
Smiles and say to me : "Tyty" (please read as AUNTY)

What does he do when we go to terrace on weekends in the evenings ?
Asks me to carry him , so that he can see the airplanes (we live close to airport and in peak hour planes can be seen every 5-10 mins).

What does he do when he sees a plane ?
Points and smile and watches till its seen and says "Gayaa" when its out of sight.

What does he do when there is no plane for 5 mins?
Hits Mumma and shouts.

How ?

How does he know that today is a Saturday and Mumma wants to sleep till 8.00 am , but I will miss 1 hour of play if I do not get up at 7.00.

How does he know that today is Monday Morning and Mumma is already running late and I should sleep till 8.00 am or more.

How does he know that today Mumma is too tired and I should play till 12.00 at night.

How does he know that today Mumma has a meeting and she wishes to reach office sharp at 9.00 and I should demand to sit for potty when they are about to lock the door.

Aryan Mobile

What does Aryan do when mobile rings ??

If its Papa's mobile , he shouts and runs to hand it over to papa.

It its Mumma's ,he fiddles to switch it on , coz he knows that most probably that would be Nanu and he would have called to talk to Aryan.

What does Aryan do when mobile does not rings ??

He comes to Mumma with her mobile and explains that he wants to talk to Nanu.

And How do you think he talks ??

He walks everywhere with mobile on loud speaker , smiles at whatever Nanu says , sometimes laughs , sometimes talk gibberish and sometimes responds by telling his name , nosy and doing "Hare Rama" and "Aryan Kitna bada".

Note : Now Aryan's chat with Nanu has become a daily routine. Usually Nanu would call else Aryan will.
Aryan's Nanu is demanding Mumma to give away her phone to Aryan :(

Make Your Guess ?

1. Guess where did I find my mobile today morning ???
2. Guess where did I find those lost spoons and bowls this sunday ???
3 What did I find in the Pressure Cooker ?

Hey Girls ..I must say all you made nice efforts ..but sorry you could not make it. Here comes the Answers :

Mobile phone inside the fold of the Pram in the store room ...Had the Battery died , I would have never found that.

Spoons and Bowls in the old paper basket , found when I was disposing them off :-)

And ..HIS SHOE in the pressure cooker :D

Sweet little things

>>When I rush around the house barefoot , Aryan comes running with both my slippers, one in each hand :-) I just get so awed.

>>When the cook leaves the house after he finishes cooking. Aryan comes running , asks me to take him in my lap. Points out at each vessel one by one , from cooker , to pan, to casserole.I am supposed to open the pointed vessel and show him what has been cooked. After seeing the chapatis at the last , I am given a nice toothy smile , as if saying .."ok , inspection complete , food looks good." Thats a different story that he has stopped having any vegetables at dinner time.

>>When he gets a empty washed cooker , he carries it out of the kitchen. Sit in the living room and tries to close it.When the lid goes inside , its such a success smile. He is still struggling to learn to get it out of the cooker though.

>>When he is in my lap while I cook and I place a vessel on gas. He bents down to check if the fire is on or not. If not , I am adviced to lit the fire.

>>When he wants to sit on the swing and Anupam is ready to do the honours , he just refuses. Mumma has to put him to swing and help him in swinging and Mumma gets flying kisses in return.

>>When he wants to do potty , he goes and drags his potty seat to me, what more can I ask for :-) He also manages to move the seat to desired positions , while he is sitting.

>>When he sees his father , getting closer to his mother , he immediately rushes to ascertain his ownership. When on bed , he rolls over in between to ensure enough distance is maintained :D

>>When I am feeding him , I make him sit on high chair and give him some food in a separate bowl , with a spoon. He manages to eat 1-2 bites himself while I continue to feed simultaneously. So at times ,when I am busy feeding him , he feeds me simultaneously with his spoon. I feel so loved :-)

>>When he sees a spoon he just wants to hold it. He wishes to use a spoon for everything, be it bread or chapati. Yesterday I was fed with a full bowl of curd by him :-) Don't ask me how much was on floor though :D

New Bedtime Schedule

Aryan has a new bedtime schedule now. He has a book of animals and he makes sure to see his favourite Cat , Horse , Dog , Lion and Panda. He would invariably place his finger on each of these and insist you to tell whats that. And yes he has learnt to roar and to bark :-)

So after we are done with talking to all the animals , its time to sleep now.

On a Chilly Morning

At Home ,Bangalore ,15th Dec, 2007

Phone Mania

He was always fascinated with phones but recently he has developed PHONE MANIA. It goes as follows :

At the sight of a mobile phone , he shouts ..which means he wants that.
On holding the phone , he dials something and then, he climbs over his Mumma/ Papa (whoever is the easier target at the moment) and puts the phone on his/her ear. Now what .."TALK". We are supposed to talk to someone ...what if he can't tell the person's name , Mumma/Papa is supposed to know.

So we are supposed to pose as Aryan and talk on his behalf to his "Dadi" ,"Nani" ,"Dadu", "Nanu","Mamu" ,"Taiji" or Bhaiya".

If we are not lucky enough to guess who the desired listener is , in first attemt , Aryan takes the phone away, dials another number and the process is repeated again ...till we are able to guess , who does he wants to talk.

And for the record , Dadi , Nanu and Bhaiya(cousin bro) are most prefered at the listener end these days.

Thank God Its FRIDAY !!!!

Do you believe that kids have a biological clock , which can not only find out time of the day but also DAY of the WEEK. Believe it or not , Aryan knows its a friday evening ,whenever it is. He knows that Mumma Papa (and he too) has a off next day and that they will be awake till late. He is in full masti mood on fridays and laughs and plays till late. On the other days though he usually sleeps by 9.30 PM or maximum 10.00 PM

Code word conversation

A code word conversation between Mumma and Her baby , before each sleep.

Baby : "uhh ?"
Mumma : "uuuh."
Baby :"uuh :)"
Mumma : "uuuh :)"
Baby : "uh" (...with force)
Mumma : "uh" (...with force)
Baby : "hay hay" (laugh)
Mumma : "hay hay" (laugh)
Mumma : "Bus beta ..so jao."
Baby : "uuh."

Baby sleeps happily.

He Loves Me :)

Friday, I got late from office.I am usually home by 6.30 PM but that day it was 8.15 PM.Anupam came back by 6.30 PM, to fill the gap for Aryan.My parents were also there. But when I was back , I was told that Aryan was restless throughout and he was looking at the door every few minutes.As Anupam opened the door to me , he came to me from Anupam's lap with a smile and then he looked into my eyes , made a BAD (the corners of his turned down and raised eyebrows) face and cried.He was literally complaining with his typical complaining expression.I took me 5 minutes to pacify him , with lots of kissing , hugging and saying sorry.

Its amazing, how he makes me feel so special at times,by letting me know that he loves me and needs me , despite of everyone else and that I mean so much to him.