Feb 28 - Special Day

Feb-28, It is a very special day... Ok, for whom and why? Ofcourse it is for me and Be'coz it is my first birthday with Thamizhini.

All time favourite, BlackForeest...

Actually the day did not turn up as I planned, but still this is the day where we can remember for one thing. Yeah we cilcked FAMILY photo today!  Not just because of my birthday, but also we have planned to do mundan ceremony for Thamizhini in the next month. We saw the soft copy of photos in the studio itself and they came out very well. Thamizhini was rocking in all the snaps.

We started around 3:30 from home to the studio and we reached almost in 20 mins. I was thinking how Thamizhini will pose infornt of that still camera and with new guys. But some how she managed to smile and posed very nicely. (Behind the scene: I was trying very hard to make her laugh / smile). I will post the photos once I get them. Keeping watching the blog for our photo shoot!! But look below for the B'day photos:

Amma, first piece is for me... !!!!

In the evening around 7 O Clock, I cut the cake (Yeah, As I said earlier, its BlackForest from Cake World) with Thamizhini. Look at the video for Cake and Thamzihini's expression by seeing the candle (Is it a candle, or a rocket???). Thamizhini tasted little bit of cake (Ya, right. i fed her only very little) and yeah, the cake was very tasty and yummy. 

My Days Schedule

Ok, Today is my day. I gave rest to Amma for writing about me. Yes, I'm writing about myself and going to write what I do whole day.

My day starts around 7:30a.m, even though I would like to get up early, my mom makes me to sleep even after that, as she wants to sleep for some more time daily. But somehow I try to get up and disturb her, so that she will get me out of the bed room. Then there starts my day's routine. After chuchu and poopy, I will play for sometime, then comes my breakfast. it will be either Raagi porridge or Idly. After breakfast, my mom makes me to get bath, she used to think that should not give bath soon after food (not very soon, she gives 20 mins time). But if she makes late on that, then she has to run to office. If it is before food, then i eat in that way, that half of my food will be on my neck and legs.

Have to tell about bath: Bathing is a tedious task and I don't like that at all. But not everyday, I would like sometimes and sometimes not. It is fully depends on my mood and depends on the days, be'coz weekly three days, she gives me oil bath. That I really do not like, as it takes longer time compared to easy bath(?) as she puts me on the mate and give massages. But I would like to play all the time as this oil bath eats out my morning play time. If I cry more while bathing, my mom makes me to play on the water some time, see the video how I used to play.

After bathing, there comes next like applying lotion, powder and pottu. These are all very big things for me and I don't like at all. But somehow amma does all things and I hate one thing is that she does not care my cry. You can see in the video that how many are around me when I'm getting dressed :P hmm.. that much troublesome baby I'm ;-)

After all these, I will sleep for some time in my thuli. I have to make a note on one thing here, that inspite of my interest, they put me in thuli and makes me to sleep. I will wake after 1 or 1.30hrs and i will take my lunch, yeah It is not a great meal, even though I would like to have. It is just rice and dal :P After food, I will just play for some more time, then I will take afternoon nap. Everyone at home, will be taking some rest in that time i hope.

After nap, I will drink juice and eat apple / banana. Then we march to the park to play. There are lot many kids playing around and I used to play on swing and duck as of now. I could see lot of akka and annas are playing and I know once I'm grown up, I will play with them. Hmm.. this is how my evening time is passing now days.

I will be sweating like anything after coming from park, so amma will generally give bath in night too. This one I like bo'coz it is really a easy bath as just soap, nothing else (no kadalai maavu and other powders). I will get ready to sleep after dinner. :-) Looks easy? No.. I don't leave it as so easy. In the bed, I will simply move(?) here and there, then amma has to see very carefully as I will just move and hit my head in the wall as our bed is placed beside the wall. If I'm more naughty, then she will put me on the crib to play as the crib will be closed on all sides, she need not worry. I get tired after half an hour to one hour play, then only I will go to sleep. I could here your gasping sound, as some of you will be experienced with your kids and some of them might be getting ready for their turn after reading this.

Anna Prasannam

Anna Praasanam : This ritualistic ceremony initiates the introduction of solid food for the baby.

Yummy...

Today was Thamizhini's Anna Prasannam, that the first time she would be eating solid foods. The function(?) was done at a temple called "Shiva Vishnu" which is located near to our house. 

We reached temple at 8:45 as we woke Thamizhini bit early compared to other days. We had planned for the "Abishekam" for "Lord Shanmuga" at this temple and it exactly started at 9:15. The plan was to do abisekam and give that prasadam to Thamizhini. But why all these? Because that is the belief that first solid food should be precious and praying to God to bless with good diggestive power, good thoughts and talents.



Hmm... Looks like she will not feed sweet pongal again after going home :-(

After the abisekam and dharshan, we took the prasadam in "Silver Cup". I put her in my lap and fed her with spoon, initialy she was not aware what was that, but once she tasted, she wanted more and more. As it was Sweet Pongal, she liked a lot and did not leave the spoon to go far from her. Look at the video for the precious moment captured.

Outing - Play date?

We went to our friends house on this saturday. She has visited us so many times, but we did not get time to go there and yes, Thamizhini also too small to take and travel (but not very long distance, its only Porur!!!). And now we have a reason to go there. They bought a new house and house warming also done. We were not able to go on that day, so thought of visiting some time later and decided that is Today.

First of all, i have to say about their house. It is a fantastic individual duplex house. Very well architected and interior also done very well. And of course my friend lakshmi maintained the house very well.

We started from here around 11 and while reaching it was 12:30. I had taken all the food items that Thamizhini needed and my first duty after reaching her house was feeding Raagi porridge to her. After that, we relaxed bit and Gayathiri show cased so many toys to Thamzihini and Thamizhini was quietly playing with all the toys. That is the only things my Baby does. Gayaythir is a chatter box and did not stop talking :-) She was telling so many stories to Thamizhini and  she was quietly listening to her.



After heavy lunch (for us only), I made Thamizhini to sleep for sometime. I have to admit one thing here. I packed Thuli hook, hand juicer, fruits, water, diaper and etc just for my little one. I used to see all my friends and surprised that how they are, this much responsible. But I never knew that I will be this much responsible. This is another part of motherhood. After all these, me and my friend got some time to chat (yeh! at last).

7th Month

Wow... Thamizhini is completing seventh month and I'm happy that my little girl is growing up. Now days she is becoming very naughty and very much whining. I feel like she is little bit lazy to turn her body on the floor. She wants everything handy and some one should be there for her dedicatedly to give her things whatever she wants.

Evening, Fresh.. Greeny :-)

She is able to sit for for about 1or 2 min without any support. You have to see the below video how she is managing to sit. But we have to make sure some soft objects (pillow kinda) should be there to hold her, if she fall back ;-)

Dr. advised us to start solids from this month, as she was having only fruits juices, cooked fruits and Raagi porridge. So, starting from this month she is going to start Vegetables and Rice and little amount of Dal. Do not know whether she likes, hmm.. have to start and see. But we thought of doing Anna prasannam and then start solids. So we are waiting for an auspisious day for doing that in some temple, most probably near by one.

Yummyyyyyyyy

As I said earlier she likes to sit and play with toys, but not at all liking to crawl a inch. We have to make her to do that. Lets hope that she will do in forth coming months.

Is it amma????