Me: Adi, Don’t talk on the table. Nadi ho jao (Quite like a river)
He is my insane little chatterer and sometimes I wanna cap it! Just shut up boy!
Adi : Okay.
Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack!
Me: What now?
Adi : Mummy river has ducks!
And I give up!
Category: toddler
The voices inside me today. And Yeah… Happy First Roza!
My voice speaks in italics.
Today is the first day of Ramzan/Ramadan. Am fasting. Means no food, no water from sunrise to sunset. I can eat as much as I like from sunset to sunrise (And then do not complain why the hell I didn’t lose weight, I was supposed to be that girl who lost weight in a month. Yes Girl.. not Lady)
No shitty thoughts too. No gossiping. No bitching. (I guess that is the true spirit of Ramzan)
No angry voice in the head. Be calm and peaceful. No hungry thoughts.
Remember no shitty thoughts.
Yeah right! Tell that to a mother of a 5-year old boy, staying with her sister who has twin boys.
Three boys under my roof. I wonder how my roof is holding up.
How to mute this boy? Strangling with just a little bit pressure?
“Hey, jumping jacks. That is a sofa, not the trampoline. I will throw you out of the 7th-floor window, let’s see how you bounce up.”
Remember no shitty thoughts.
Okay. Big and Bold.
Am fasting. yeah, yeah, you have heard me write that before.
So my internal organs are just napping right now. They must feel like me, my head and heart on the days when I have little or no work at the office.
Do nothing but just be there, just in case. Do the bare minimum. Check emails, Coffee-try-not-to-yawn- lunch-do-not-close-eyes-coffee-who-asked-you-to-eat-so-much-on-a-sleepy-day. Hurray. Time to go home.
Moving ahead. Voices inside me today.
Kidney guffawed. Yay.. no water, nothing to filter. Can I go back to watching Stomach? She looks very slim trim today ❤
Puff Kidney.If only it could work like that. Stomach slim trim from not eating for few hours.
Brain: Look at the kidney. Both of them! No load, absolutely no work. Why do I have to work alone? Grrrr Grudging
Release the pee signal. *Evil laugh*
Kidney- Really??
And am off to release the pee. Sitting on the commode, I do wonder. Truthfully. Cross my heart and hope to die.
Why am I peeing today? Where is this fluid coming from.. whose pee is this? OMG. Who do I have inside me eating?
Remember no shitty thoughts.
So Folks – Eat, drink and enjoy. But remember no shitty thoughts, no bad intentions, No grudges and no Grr.
Happy first Roza! Enjoy the look of it 😉
Dinner conversation with son
Son : Am the King…
Me : Aha.. So who is your Queen… (Son looks lost ) She could be any girl whom you like the most..like your favorite. Could be from your school, day care or our apartment..
Son : Okay…I choose you to be my queen.
Me : Naaah.. She has to be your age…like how your Papa and I could be King and Queen. Tell me who is your favorite girl…
Son : Okay..Aarna… She can be my queen.
Thinks for a while..
No..Arey..You be my Queen. What would Aarna know about being Queen? Am the King and you are my favourite girl.
Me : I love this little King.
I hope he never grows up and am always his favourite person. 💗
Happy Ramzan…
Happy Ramzan.
We are introducing my almost 5-year-old son to the holy month of Ramzan this year. He knows other festivals of India – won’t stop saying “Ganapati bappa moria” much to my embarrassment in front of my Muslim in-laws.He knows that Diwali is the time for diya, rangoli and crackers and Holi is all about colors and water.
He can even recognize Santa Claus and won’t stop singing Jingle bell, jingle bell – again to my embarrassment. By the way, I don’t know why am embarrassed. my in-laws are lovely people.
So we told him that this is the holiest month and he has to be a good boy. Sharing, caring and helping others.I write down all his good deeds in a diary daily and will show it to the Almighty Allah at the end of the month on Eid. If he finishes his meal, that counts too.
And in return, Allah will give him a gift on Eid. A big wonderful gift. A super-cool gift. It could be a supercar or a giant dinosaur. It could even be the spiderman figurine. How wonderful is that?
And the same goes for all of us. We get a nice gift if we behave well.
So this is how it goes at my home now…
“Mummy, what if Allah sleeps before I finish my meal, he wouldn’t know?” Allah, if you are listening, Aadil usual dinner time is 8-9 PM. Please do not sleep before 9. Nevertheless, I have the diary.
“What if Allah runs out of the gift and none is left for me ?” OMG! That would be scandalous..for all the pain the boy has taken in the month.
“Mummy, You are shouting – you will not get any gift.” Allah- You are all knowing and wise, you made me shout/scream… I did not. I deserve the gift.
“Papa, you are not playing with me – you will not get any gift.” Yes (raised fist) That will serve him right Allah, no gift for him.
All in all, am happy with the way Ramzan is going and I can’t wait to see the big smile on his face on the day of Eid when he gets his present (from Allah.)
Happy Ramzan everyone! I hope you may all celebrate this holy month by sharing, caring, and helping.
A compliment is a compliment
..no matter who, how, when and what the exact words are…
Son never ever wants his father to wash his bum after potty. Yes, wash bum, we Indians, I have to say proudly, wash our bum with water after the poo. Wiping is not our way. A wipe will never do for us. Nope sir, no, nahi, Wipe? I mean, I cannot fathom how does that is called a clean bum.
Nevermind, don’t tell me.
How is all this related to a compliment?
Patience is a virtue and am getting there. Read on. I have a feeble mind, get’s high with just any good words coming my way.
Son always wants me during his potty time. It’s a sort of compliment for a mother but not for this post.
Yesterday, as usual, he was busy prattling when sitting on the commode, I asked why he won’t let his papa wash his bum, why only me?
Because, mummy, you are thin and slim like my POTTY.
And, here comes the blush!
Wait, he compared me to potty? Ewwwww! Yuk!
Hey, wait, he said – thin and slim. Lemme highlight that – thin and slim.
That’s my boy! I can wash his bum forever, and ever, and ever.
Son , THAT is not what I meant.
Location : Assam – mountain , rain , waterfall.
Me : Adi , Look that is waterfall .. see how water is falling down ..waterfall.
Location : Tamini Ghat , again – mountain , rain , waterfall.
Me : Adi , yaad hai (Remember this ?) a waterfall . Isn’t it lovely?
Location : Morning at Home , Adi woke up with a full bladder.
Adi ( in the bathroom , naughty smile ) : Mummy , mummy Look waterfall !
Nope , nope , nope , no , no , no son ..nahi!
THAT ! is not what I meant!
Yes son , you are so yummy , I ate you!
14th August,2012
I saw him first , 4 years ago. My first feeling “Why is he so tiny? Doc said he will be above 3 kilos. Look at his nose , his eyes , he looks like my papa!” and I was hooked.
Ever since then, I haven’t stopped loving him , falling head over heels with this little man every single day. The kind of love I have for him , actually surprise me. That am capable of loving someone so much. And the best part is I get love in return,so much more than I could imagine. The little man loves me , adores me , lights me up with his voice. He does everything right , at least to me. Believe it or not , a mother can feel , actually literally feel her child’s physical pain. I did for , possibly first two years. And stopped only after he started faking his pain to mess with me , or to get attention ,or just to be naughty.
Every year , I tell myself “Oh this is the best phase, I wish he would never grow out of this (phase). ” And he amazes me with his next milestone.
Yesterday, a day before he turned 4 , he finished his rice plate himself, on his own . The waiter at biryani house gave him a plate ,a little spoon and he started eating himself. Before I could help , which I do usually, my husband shushed me and I watched him use a spoon and eat rice-biryani , from the corner of my eyes , heart thumping in excitement (I swear these motherly hormones behave crazily stupid someday , what is so exciting ? he is only eating rice with spoon???!) . Well , that was just once but it is a start.
We celebrated his 4th birthday today ,on 14th Aug , aka the day I meant to publish this post. Happy Birthday, Son <3. I will always love you. I cannot help , but love you all my life.
His take on turning 4 ” So am I as big as papa now?”
So , now to come back to the title of this post.
Me: Happy Birthday Adi , wow you are a big 4-year old now!
Adi : Why ?
Really ?! “why” that is the response..? The perpetual stream of “Why” from kid these days!.
Me : Because , 4 years ago, you were born from my tummy son.
Adi : Kyoun ? Aap mujhe kha gaye the kya mummy? Mummy , Did you eat me up ?
Ahem , ahem, So how he ended up in my tummy at first place! Good question.
Me (Hugging him tightly) : Yes , You are very very yummy Adi , so I ate you 🙂 , And now am gonna eat you again ……..
My son is smart , and am …
Scene: Adi , My 3.10-year-old boy playing with cars.
Trying to put 5 cars into a box that has the capacity to hold only 4. The box is the sleeping chamber for his selected cars.
Last week it was my lunch box. I kept waking up cars at morning rush hour to have my lunch pack into it instead. This week is better. It is his school pencil box.
Hmm, wonder why does he choose only the morning-rush boxes…Why does he like to do what is in my do-not-do-especially-in-busy-morning list??!
Kids I tell you , knows all list except for mummy-approves-to-do-list!
Moving on , scene recap : Adi is playing with cars
I can clearly see the box cannot hold his black car.It is full . And he is trying for no reason.
Me : Adi , black car cannot go into the box. That box doesn’t have the place for it.
Adi : No mummy , the black car wants to go into the box and sleep.
Me : No beta there is NO way the black car can sleep inside that box tonight.
Adi takes one look at the black car , then his pencil box aka sleeping chamber, removes one red car from it and puts his black one inside.
Smiling , See , now the black car can sleep inside the box 😀
Me : (floating with motherly love hormones kicking in , rendering everyone else on planet earth stupid and my son the smartest lad ever created since big bang)
Me (To son) : Yay .Yes, beta you did it!
Me( To husband , Grinning with proud) :See our son is soooo smart 🙂
Husband : Yes he is smart. And (evil laugh ) his mother dumb!
I hate you, husband!
3 Days 3 Quotes Challenge, Day 1!
Thank you nerdsakshi and pranabaxom for giving me this challenge.
I could not start it sooner , coz my sister with her a year old twin boy were visiting us and my favorite quote for the whole time was “Which one (of the twins) woke up” .. Sssh!
Twins, I tell you . Both a year old , same age 😉 , I tell you . both boys , Boy! Do I really need to tell you 🙂
Anyways ..Challenge accepted. It didn’t come with any expiry time.. So I assume am not out of race and can bore you with one quote a day I like..
Challenge Rules:
- Post three consecutive days.
- You can pick one or three quotes per day.
- Challenge three different bloggers per day
Now , the quote.
Being a mother is like flowing in hormones of awe , happy , sad , OMG! , oops , that hurts , am-gonna-cry , go-to-hell-that-boy-beating-my-boy , keep calm , have mercy , GOD -where-are-you , Husband-where-are-you , …blah blah blah ..
BUT finally I have found Nirvana with “Finding Nemo” and I remember this always when am dealing with my hormones and son.
Marlin: I promised I’d never let anything happen to him.
Dory: Hmm. That’s a funny thing to promise.
Marlin: What?
Dory: Well you can’t never let anything happen to him. Then nothing would ever happen to him.
My nominees are
PS: I should probably tell these persons of challenge , or NOT. That way .. they may not come across this crucial missing piece of information to win the challenge that am challenging them and may not quote anything and I may win this!
What’s the prize money to win this challenge , I need to ask nerd and prana?
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