No Curd Day!!!!

Today its a no curd day for us.Not that we are into some kind of fasting.It just ended up like that.Yesterday after we finished our dinner, I placed some milk on the stove and came to the hall.I got so engrossed in the latest reality show that the milk on the stove became a totally forgotten event.After some time I felt something burning.I rushed to the kitchen to check if I had forgotten to switch off.Now this part of the story is something I myself am not able to comprehend.I found everything in order in the kitchen.The flame was probably in a very simmered state and I mistook it to be off.I came back to the hall announcing that its from somewhere outside.My husband said that probably its the barbeque party downstairs.I even grumbled and cursed the partying folks for producing such obnoxious odours.After some time the memory of the milk I placed on the stove came crashing out of my memory.You should have seen the sight.The vessel was pitch black and the kitchen smelt horrible.I somehow heated some more milk on the microwave and poured some curd and retired for the day.The next day our Kuttu woke up very early as usual.I found him playing with his toys and I went to the washroom to brush and freshen up.It would have been hardly five minutes.When I went to the kitchen I found that my darling tall toddler had toppled the set curd from the kitchen counter and had spilt it all over the floor.And he had curd on his feet as well.So first chore of the day was cleaning up the curd on the floor.So mommy and sonny together ensured that daddy gets no curd today!!!!

I hate sitting in the pram!!!

My kiddo is now nearing seventeen months and one of the latest developments is that he can climb on to the stroller all by himself. When we are all set to go out he would come running,climb on to it and secure the safety latch also.But the other side of the coin is that he can also climb out of it.Well not exactly but he can free himself of the safety belt and stand on it like Houdini who has just freed himself from a tight lock.Obviously we cant push him around like that.The end result is that its becoming a tough experience going out now.As long as the pram is in motion he is fine.But if I stop at some point immediately he would be up on his seat.This becomes all the more difficult when the things in the shop arouse his curiosity.And most of the shops that we visit would very much fall into that category including any department store.No amount of tightening of the belt has been of any help.So now the only option is to carry him around!!! Its fun in its own way though.

Chubby Cheeks Dimple Chin Purple Lips Teeth Within

This afternoon I was having my lunch...kuttu was going around here and there inside our house....i got immersed in something on TV for around ten mins...that was more than enouogh for my daring tiger to wreak havoc...i went around looking for him and he came out running from the bathroom with purple hands,feet and lips....i took a look inside...he had climbed on top of the covered toilet commode and picked our Regaul Liquid Blue used for whitening clothes.And that was the source of the color change.I quickly washed his hands,feet and mouth and brushed his teeth....Luckily its not poisonous or anything.....what a sight he was with chubby cheeks and purple lips.....

Laptop becomes key less

Yesterday we accidentally left our laptop on our mattress and thats one place easily accessible to our little brat...it was hardly five minutes after that...we noticed that he had skillfully plucked out the X,B,N,<,V keys from it.....And b was missing also.....my husband painfully spent an hour and somehow managed to put the keys back in place...Despite that some of them are standing at an angle of the Leaning Tower of Pisa right now...i searched all over the place for the missing B but could not find it all....Full of frustration i started typing a message on facebook when i realized that the space bar was not working...and viola!!! our missing B was under the space bar....we used my tweezer and managed to pull it out and put it back in place.....

Save Me!! Scream our belongings!!!

Kuttu has started exploring things and there are some tiny things that only his little fingers can reach. For instance my husband's watch. It was a gift from me for our first wedding anniversary. And now one of kuttu;s favorite play objects. The other day we were sitting on our bed discussing something and our little one was sitting beside us happily playing with daddy's watch. After some time I found a tiny screw on the bed. Soon we figured out that it was the time adjustment screw of the watch. Now as long as we dont have to change time my husband's watch runs fine.If we have to reset the time we dont have an option.

We have got a new LCD TV. And another of kuttu;s favorite pastime is to remove the cover of the remote, pull out the batteries and play with them. Now the latch connecting the cover to the remote is broken and I have to resort to some repair means like a rubber band or cello tape.

And as long as kuttu is in the house we can expect a whole lot of things in the most unexpected places. The other day I found the weight of my pressure cooker in his baby bag. And every now and then he will remove things from my kitchen and place them in some corner in the house or worst case in the bathroom.

We have two cupboards and both their drawers are now damaged; result of Kuttu constantly trying to pull them out and sometimes trying to empty their contents and stand in them.

Every now and then the internet connection will have a problem.No the connection is perfect but our son would be really interested in the network and would have pulled out some wire. But I have to admit that I learn some new things because of him as well.For instance I had no idea that our modem had a stand-by switch.When the internet connection was not working I examined the connections and figured out that there was in fact a stand by switch that my baby had happily pressed.

Every day is an adventure saving some of our precious belongings from our darling brat!!!

mobile charger!! my fav toy!!!!

We have given our little son a name in Sanskrit that roughly translates to power,energy etc. His dad works in Energy domain and grand dad was in the TNEB workforce. I dont know what is the root cause but my son adores electric gadgets especially wires. We have half of the stuff in any toy shop at our home but his favourite has always been the mobile charger. He has around five drag along toys...thats the first gift that people can think of for a toddler who has just started walking. Those he uses only to discover how to untie a knot and remove the string from those toys. His favourite drag along toy has always been the cell phone charger. He would hold it by the socket end and drag along the plug to wherever he goes.Our maid used to say "Avan a paarthukkarathu romba easy ma....oru charger a kayila kudutha athumbaattukku irukka poguthu" (its very easy to look after him...if you give him a charger he;ll cause no trouble)...in fact when my Nokia cell phone got damaged beyond repair i went in for a new Sony Ericsson one...and the now useless Nokia charger was given to our little kiddo in his play room...But he is very clear...he is not interested in the ones which we dont actually use....when the cell phone is getting charged he would get attracted to it as if it were a magnet and he were made of iron....he would first disconnect the mobile from the charger....and then toss it to one side on the floor...then with one hand he would pull out the charger and then start using it as his drag along toy....who cares what happens to mamma's mobile...i am interested only in the charger....and yes there are so many who get alarmed and say thats so dangerous.....for kids to play near plug points...yeah true...but despite all possible baby proofing my sonny always finds a way to reach his goal....i can be proud of that fact ...he has a never-ever-give-up attitude ha ha

Highly Sociable

I would definitely do a flash back and post certain sweet sweeter sweetest memories of my kiddo but for now i think its best to just write away current happenings and anywayz i guess we are in the most interesting days now.

One of the first comments I get when anyone sees my son is "He is so friendly". And he is. Whenever we get into the lift he would give a big grin to everyone else. If the other occupants say a hello to him he would give a squeal of delight. Else he would make a lot of "You better give me some attention" noises till those people react. When some guests come home V would usually be asleep. He would get out of bed come running to the hall and fling himself against the guest and go running into their arms with a big big smile. And most guests usually say "I have never seen such a friendly baby"..Call it mommys-bragging but quite a few have actually said that to me.I went to buy vegetables and he willingly jumped from me and went to the billing lady.She was like "You come in the morning and we;ll play.Aunty is a lil busy rt now"
Restaurant and he is the waiters pet...and go visiting people at the hospitals and he is surrounded by the nurses there....His only criteria of not getting restless on an MRT train is "There should be someone making friends with him and talking to him and that too strictly a non-parent" ...i mean neither me nor his dad ha ha...