Today is full of possiblity

My Monster Mowgli and Naughty Nemo are doing good.  mm doing his 6th STD and nm in his 3rd STD.  Have put both of them in Tution, Music and Swimming classes.. Both are doing good in Swimming, Tution.. But they do not have THAT interest in Music. I am saying this because they skip lot of classes :(  ie whenever I do not remind them that they have their classes.. Previously Nemo was taking Guitar classes but I had to push him hard even to attend the class and he often complained that it hurts in the finger.  So shifted to Keyboard classes for him. I am trying to buy them a Keyboard.  Lets see.. Both of them are weak in Tamil (our mother tongue) Our friends/relatives just suggest us to take alternative language so that it is easy for them.  BUT I WANT THEM TO LEARN OUR LANGUAGE.. I am trying to find a home tutor to teach them Tamil.. Lets see how it goes..

For me, at work I had asked for a change in role and got in to an extended TM support role. So vigorous training is going on for us. The team is going live only during July 1st week.  So enjoying workless days for the past 1 month.


On Personal front, I have put on lot of weight so trying to get in to a routine to shed those excess weight. At present I am 65 KG.  mm has also put on some weight. I have to accommodate him too in my weight loss program. Will update on the routine and weight loss in my next blog..  Lets see.. And SIL has come to India with her son and daughter. And my kids are eager to visit them.. nm and SIL's son are getting along well(Same age group).. And my poor mm is left alone :( without anyone to give him company similar in his age.. My MIL has developed some spinal dislocation and is on traction.  Other than that, everything is going good and expecting the same in the future too..

My Crispy Apples - Mowgli and Nemo!

 

My babies are growing so soon that my Mowgli is studying IInd std and my Nemo LKG. Both of them are talking so well and most of the time I am left without answers for their question.

 

Both my babies call my mom as mamai.

 

Yesterday My Nemo was talking with my mom

 

Mamai, I was siting in an apple and my mom mistakenly ate me up and I started to grow in her tummy and one day I became so big that doctor cut her stomach and took me out.  Later the doctor pasted her back and she could walk. LOL...

 

Today, My mom was asking me to accompany her to a distant relative's house and I was saying that they are bad guys and I do not want to visit them. My Mowglie overheard this it seems.  When we started to their house, my Mowgli asked

 

Mamai, Are we going to visit Bad guy's house? OMG what if he asks this at their home. Only God can save me.

My everyday

5.00 A.M Alarm Buzz
5.15 to 6.00 Pranayama(Breathing exercise)
6.05 to 6.50 Gym
6.55 Water therapy
7.00  Morning chores starts Cooking, Feeding, Dressing up my Mowgli to school
8.25 MM takes Mowgli to school.
8.30-11.45 Feeding, Bathing, Playing with my Nemo, India Calls, Cleaning house, Washing clothes
Nemo used to sleep by 10.30 A.M now-a-days he does not sleep at all.. On Tuesdays he got his Mother Goose program in Library at this time. I go for shopping either on Mondays or Fridays at this time.
11.30 Tea time
11.45 Picking-up my Mowgli.
12.15 Feeding the kids again, Reading books, Playing, Chit chating blah blah...
1.00 Lunch time for me.
2.30-4.30 Kids goes for their nap..
While they sleep, Mail checking, Dhyanam, Farmville, Chatting with friends, Library routines, Blogging and again a Tea.. Now-a-days even Mowgli rarely sleeps.. If he doesn't, that is a real big problem for Nemo to sleep.. He will bang this or that and wake up Nemo. And  Mowgli has his Ice-skating classes on Wednesdays and Swimming classes on Thursdays. So those two days are busy days for me..
4.30-6.00 Kids wake up.. snacks for them, small walk or cycling..
6.30-7.00 Cooking, Dish washing, Grinding blah blah...
7.30 Dinner time.
8.30 Milk for the kids.
9.00 Story/book for the kids
9.30 kids goes to sleep.
This is the perfect routine, I always love.   But mostly my Nemo wont let me go to Gym, by being awake all through the night or exactly by 5 AM .. I think he has an alarm in his body... or Mowgli wakes up exactly by 5.30 AM for his pee-pee and bangs the bathroom door & wakes up Nemo..
I really really wonder, how women work along with their household chores. Some days I will have lots of time to chat with friends and relatives. Some days I will be running here and there with lots of work & that is exactly when I will get call from people saying I am not calling them:-(
I always feel bad about me not working. But the interesting part is that being at home gives me lot of time to spend with my little ones. Let me enjoy the innocence of my kids, as I may not get them as they grow older. At present, I really love being a mom..

My Mowgli has grown a lot while Nemo is growing

After a very long time(approximately after one year), I took mm to library today. I think he forgot all about his visits to library in this long gap. Before getting inside the library I told him to be silent all the time, inside the library. He was amazed and excited seeing all the books neatly arranged in the shelves. First we went to kids dvd section. I let him select some dvds for him to watch. He selected lots of Thomas dvds and a few fairy tale dvds. I suggested him a few, but he refused.(3 yrs ku ethu too much da) Then he started to go thru some books. I was really happy thinking that he loves to read book and took my eyes off from him. I was browsing thru some book, suddenly came the question, (There was a tank in which, they had kept an African frog)

mm: Amma, look,what is that?
Me: It is a frog, Kanna.
mm: What is it doing?
Me: Its sleeping.
mm: Why is it sleeping in top of the water?(Actually it was floating in the water)
Me: It likes to sleep there kanna.
mm: Why not in the bottom amma?
Me: ? (Seriously I dont know)
mm: What is that?
Me: It is called the oxygenator. It gives oxygen to the frog
mm: We need stop that.
Me: Why kanna?
mm: It is hurting the frog. (the bubble was hitting the frog)
Me: It wont hurt him kanna, it is just a bubble.
mm: No amma, it is hurting him, see.

I was forced to drag him to other shelf, saying there are books about train. Though he came with me, his mind was revolving around the frog tank. He selected some music cds and books and started saying "lets buy this amma" and I started explaining how a library works. Time just flew. We checked out the items we took and started home. While coming out he even said bye to Mr. African frog quietly. (he sure remember things). I used to long for him to talk. Now, I dont have answers for many of his questions. But sure I am enjoying his enthusiasm to know.

Poor Nemo was at home with his dad. Though we have lot of baby food at home and lots of diaper, he was hungry waiting for his mom, with soiled diaper. Oops. No one can replace a mom. Nothing much to say about nm, right now. It will take some more time for him to perform his "LEELAIs".

Jus like that

One of my blogger friend published this Q&A. Felt like publishing mine too. Thus the comparison starts here like this..

1. Were the pregnancies planned?
1st: Yes
2nd: Yes

2. Was I married at the time?
1st: Yes
2nd: Yes

3. Reactions?
1st: Happiness
2nd: Happiness

4. Abortion an option?
1st: No
2nd: No

5. My age then?
1st: x-4
2nd: x-1
x being my age hi hi hi

6. How did I find out?
Sort of suspected both times, because we started planning.
1st: Pregnancy test at home
2nd: Pregnancy test at home

7. Who did I tell first?
1st: Dear MM tested ;-)
2nd: Dear MM tested ;-)

8. Due dates?
1st: November 18th 2006
2nd: August 17th 2009

9. Morning sickness?
1st: Lots and lots of throwing, tiredness, headache, giddiness, mood swings, stress and what not...
2nd: Same as the 1st

10. Cravings?
1st: Mangoes and Nungu..
2nd: Lots and lots of cravings... I even wrote a post about them..

11. What/who irritated me?
1st: MM
2nd: MM

12. And the children are...
nm is precious while mm is priceless EVERYWAY...

13. Did I wish they were boy/girl?
1st: I wanted a girl
2nd: I wanted a girl

14. How many pounds did I gain?
1st: 6kgs
2nd:5.2kgs

15. Baby shower?
1st: Yes
2nd: Yes

16. Surprise or not?
1st: No
2nd: No

17. Complications?
1st: Low lying placenta and Failure to progress while labor so had a c-section..
2nd: Umbilical cord around the baby's neck but delivered safely.

18. Where did I give birth?
1st: Gunasekaran Nursing home, Chennai India.
2nd: Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk US.

19. How many hours in labour?
1st: active labour, 9 hours
2nd: active labour, 9 hours

20. Who drove me to the hospital?
1st: My mom and I took an auto-riskshaw later joined by everyone in the family, actually the clinic was crowded by my family mems ;-)
2nd: MM drove me to the hospital

21. Who watched me give birth?
1st: Doctors
2nd: MM and Doctors

22. Natural or c-sec?
1st: C- Sec
2nd: Natural

23. Pain medication taken?
1st: None till complications developed and then anesthesia for C-Sec
2nd: Took epidural.

24. Weight of the babies?
1st: 3.2 kgs
2nd:3 kgs

25. When were they born?
1st: November 5th, 2006
2nd: August 8th, 2009

26. What did we name them?
1st: mm
2nd: nm

27. How old are they?
1st: 3 years, 1 months and 3 weeks old
2nd: 4 months and 3 weeks old

28. What was our reaction when the doctor announced they were boys?
1st: I thought that doc and MM are playing with me.
2nd: I was told during my 6th month and thought I have to go through the torture again to try for a girl

29. What was my reaction after seeing them first time?
1st: He was so soft as rose petals, I kissed him(so felt him)
2nd: He was very soft and looked yellow and tiny.

30. Did you cry?
1st: No
2nd: Yes, was worried about mm, so cried...

Thats all for now. will update other comparisons later ;-)

New branch in our tree...

We were blessed with a baby boy on Saturday 8th of August. Let me call him nm. I was expecting a c-section, as I had a c-section with my first baby. Thank God, I had a normal delivery and the baby is fine. The entire process was like walking in hell, finally reached heaven...Now I understood, in spite of all the pain why people prefer normal delivery.

I missed mm very much when I was in hospital and was crying. When MM brought mm to the hospital, I was relaxed a bit. mm was excited and started playing peek-a-boo with nm. It was lovely seeing them like that.

mm liked his brother and he missed both me and his father while we were in hospital. But I know he will manage without us. I was very worried about his possessiveness. But he ruled out that concept (touch wood) I am very proud of him, how easily he took another boy in his mom's lap in which he played all his life. He will wait patiently untill I am done with nm then he will come to my lap for my hugs. It is I who will break when he sleeps near me waiting. It really feels awful when I cannot give myself to one while handling the other one.

nm is soooo sweet. He dint trouble me while birth, comparing to mm. He weighed just 3 kgs. He was very cute just like mm and was yellow and tiny. He was very small even mm looked like a body builder, when compared(mm is very small when compared to other kids of his age). Nothing much to say about nm as all he does is drinking milk and sleeping. - again, again and again.

I was all tired and dizzy and crampy all the time. Took lots of pain killer. Lot of mood swing, stress, pressure, hunger. Every odd feeling ruled me and I directed everything towards MM. And he, like a Grandpa was advising me with a pat on shoulder. oops that is another story..

At last I gave birth to another kid too. And my new branch in our tree is pleasantly growing.