Random Musings

I absolutely love that the daughter chooses to call me "Mummaiyo" when she is feeling all lovey-dovey and greets me when I return home from work. She says Mumma, Mummy, Mama, Shachiiiiiiii at other times but Mummaiyo is always very special :).

I like to think of the coming weeks as my tushie n tummie growing times :). Not too excited about this growing aspect, but I always think of the reward at the end to help me chug along!

Comparison of our kids development - We all know that each child is unique and gifted. Comparison is not worth it. But is it really possible to never compare your child with anyone else? I don't think so. Some people hate it when I mention few things here and there, so I usually limit such conversations with people who I know will understand and relate to it. I adore my child, and for me she is perfect.....however, I also want the best for her, and so sometimes I just compare her with kids of her age to see if she is developing normally. I think it's healthy, and it just shows that as a parent, I love her and care for her. Boo to people taking it negatively!

We need to buy a new car.....I'm doing some amount of research every day and taking notes of various options, features, prices, mileages. We will be going for test drives soon. All this is fun, until I have to haggle with the dealer. I absolutely hate dealing with car salesmen and bank loan agents in this country. I am dreading that aspect already. I'll see if I can get a great deal without having to go through the negotiations at the dealer.

Before becoming a mom, I could read a book from start to finish without any issues. It was not always in one sitting, but it never took months either. I rarely used to quit reading something I started. As a mom, I find it very difficult to get to a point where I'm actually enjoying a book. Once I am over the tough first few pages or chapters and have started enjoying it, I find myself taking out time from nowhere to get to the end. I am currently reading "Room" and for the first 75 pages, I struggled. I quit reading it for a week and now that I have read more than half of the book, I think I will finish it before the weekend starts :). Not sure what I will read next, so if you have any suggestions (mostly non-fiction), please pass them along.

Conversationing with the daughter is becoming even more enjoyable:

• Hubby has this Talking Cat app on his iphone where the cat repeats everything you say - the daughter will talk to the cat for 10 mins straight. She will show her all her toys, introduce all the body parts, say phrases like "I knowwwwwww" "oh maaaaaan" "no wayyyyyyyyy" "oh yaaaaaaa" "oh oh" in such an Americanized accent. She will describe everything she did that day, say names of all her daycare friends - hubby and I just patiently listen to the conversation. I should record it sometime soon to show her when she grows up :). 
• Every morning, I ask her, "where are we going today?" and she will have one of these four answers. 1) Park 2) Swimming 3) kaki (waikiki) beach 4) Maamu-Maami house (she calls most of our friends maamu-maami). She knows she is going to be dropped off at daycare (and she loves it there), but those other choices are way better :). 
• She knows how to convey the same thing in different languages. "Bhua" "paani" "water" - she uses all three when she is thirsty. "one more" or "biju aap" when she wants more of the same thing. I find it amazing and fascinating. 
• She knows when I am tired by the end of the day. When I get into bed, she says "mumma tired" "baby tired" and is usually very gentle with me. It tells me that her sensing is very powerful even at this young age.
• She is able to read body language fairly well. The other day hubby n I were having a small argument, she sensed it and immediately started acting goofy to distract us and let it go.

People who don't have kids don't understand some of the constraints that parents of kids have. Enough said.

I took Pioneer Woman's Flatbread Pizza recipe and made "Naan Pizza" over the weekend. It was yummy......the pesto base tasted better than the marinara base. In case you are interested, here is a list of ingredients I used: Naan (from Costco), Pesto sauce and Marinara sauce (from Trader Joes), red+yellow+orange+green bellpepper, zucchini, red onion, garlic cloves, roma tomatoes, Amul cheese, avocado, olive oil, salt, pepper :).

Early to bed and very early to rise.....makes people suspicious :). That's what happened when I set out for an hour long walk with the daughter on Saturday early in the morning. We were the odd ones out. People did not understand why we were out so early. But, we saw tons of chirping birds, doggies doing their morning thing on walks with their owners, we took a short break at the edge of hill and looked out at the green pastures, we saw awesome flowers of different colors, and we had a lovely mom-daughter time.

I don't like the new blogger interface :(. I'm sure with time, I will get used to it.

Enough of musings from my end for now......I am looking forward to my yoga class tonite :)!