Weekend visits

My maternal aunt's family dropped in yesterday and the boy refused to go to her. She was upset and only when she picked up her handbag, slipped on her sandals and stepped out (the boy figured she was going out) he went to her. No such issues in going to her husband. My cousin was shocked as babies do not warm up to him.

In the evening we went to Troika for an early dinner. Nice place and good food. I would highly recommend it. For family with children, inner seating is preferred as the music is a tad loud in the open area. The boy had few mouthfuls of Falafel and Spinach and Feta Cheese Briouat from the Veg Mezze Platter. From the main course he had mouthfuls of Potato and Red Onion Roesti and a dessert of Baked Blueberry Cheesecake. He did reach out for the dining mat, glasses, plates, fork, spoon, knives - all were kept away. 

The boy has started grinding his teeth.

Tantrums

The boy threw a big tantrum at 5am the day before yesterday. I thought he was done with his milk feed and when he started scratching the wife, I decided to rock him to sleep.

He screamed nonstop for a minute, rather screeched.

Didn't want me to touch him - when I lifted him he arched himself way backwards that I was forced him to put him back on the bed.

The wife woke up, took him in her arms and he was all smiles. Put him on the bed and she went to sleep. The boy decided it was time to play. First he was on his knees, sitting, bobbed up and down on his butt and dived forward. Next it was pulling on the head board to a standing position, followed by playing with my Aerocort Inhaler. He again pulled himself to stand and threw the Inhaler on the other side after dismantling it. Somewhere in the middle of all this, I feel asleep and when I got up, the boy was sleeping.

Two series of tantrums last night with nonstop screaming. He quieted down when he started suckling.

He has been resorting to screaming frequently when he does not get what he wants. 

Walker

MIL left on Saturday and the house has become quiet.

On Sunday we went to visit my parents who insisted on getting the boy a Walker - Mee Mee Baby Walker. They were concerned that even after 14 months the boy has not attempted to walk :-) The fact that he has started crawling is progress I believe.

Yesterday A the Nanny took the day off abruptly. Balancing act in the morning while making Dosas. I put the boy in the Walker and he promptly moved backwards. In fact in all directions except forward. Gave him a bath, rocked him to sleep, fed him lunch - I took the day off.

Last night we went out for dinner to Paranthas and Dosas. The boy was busy talking to the couple in the adjacent table and had some portion of the paneer parathas.

This and that

Over the past week the boy has added 'this' and 'that' to his vocabulary. His great indian headshake has become vigorous. Insists on opening the feeding bottle, drinking it on his own and unlike earlier he tilts it all the way up, and closes it. Occasionally he throws it on the floor and points to it with a 'thisss', wanting it back so that he can throw it again. 

On his birthday we had attempted to get him to wear the Orao Bearoo Child Sunglass. He had immediately pulled them off. Last Saturday he wore them. Thrilled initially, he later pulled them off.

He has started crawling although he tends to drag his right leg. In the mornings he gets hungry earlier than before. Gone are the days of eating oats. It was so easy to prepare. And with the boy insisting on being in the kitchen, it requires a balancing act with boy in one hand, taking out the Dosa batter from the refrigerator, making it and then putting him down and feeding him with butter/ghee. By the time A the Nanny comes in around 930, he is almost done with breakfast.


The boy has also started picking up corn flakes from a bowl and eating on his own. For the small pieces, he discards it as many a time he ends up biting his fingers. Green colored vegetables are his favorite, he prefers them to eating rice. He is in a phase of being curious about everything around him.

Onam

The IL’s are here are it is Onam time! Along came the chips. The boy insisted on eating only chips and papad, skipping rice and all delicacies of the Onam Sadya at the wife’s uncle’s house.

A the Nanny

Is off for 2 days. While the boy slept, I did the chores and got ready. The boy threw a tantrum as I did not leave him for long in the bathtub to play with the water. He was so thrilled to see B that he nearly fell off the Divan. He prefers to eat the ladies finger and beans to rice. I guess this is a phase where he is eating more vegetables and less rice.