Hand Foot and Mouth again?

Yesterday, the head mistress called today asking us to pick him up from school. There were small boils on his hand and the teacher suspected Hand Foot and Mouth disease. We checked with Dr S and he confirmed that it was only an allergy and asked us to apply coconut oil. That worked.

Today, the boy fell asleep while eating lunch. He had a long bath and by the time it was lunch, he was sleepy.

Library

We took the boy to the library - JustBooks today. His first visit to a library.

Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami day at school. The boy refused to wear the Krishna outfit and wore a Kurta instead. He is not a fan of the traditional wear and seem to prefer only shorts and tees.

School hunt

We had the PTM on Saturday. The boy was shy to sit in front of his teacher. The feedback was that he has good socio-economic skills. 80% of the class want to be the friend of the boy. He needs to improve on recognition. He was quiet and well behaved at school came as a surprised because that is not the case at home!

It is time for school hunt. While we prefer the CBSE syllabus, we want a teaching system that would make it fun for the boy to learn. That rules out the regular schools. We checked out Foundation School once we were done with the PTM. Nice concept, lovely campus, lot of open space. They have only till Grade 7 now. I remember during my school days, I could feel the mud under my feet. Sadly, the schools nowadays pave the open spaces with artificial materials. Cement floor and concrete blocks are hard and cannot be the replacement for the softness of the natural ground. 

The boy has been having a cough for a couple of days. He refuses to drink warm water. Checked with Dr S and he suggested Dolo Dx - 4ml - twice a day. He is better after that.

The boy held an imaginary phone in his hand and started "Hello, I want to order pizza. I want garlic bread, this pizza and that pizza. Ok bye!"

Last night he insisted on sleeping at my side of bed (at the edge) and promptly slid off it during the night. We swapped places, his diaper leaked and he ended up wetting the bed.

Tantrum

The boy threw a tantrum in the morning because he did not want to wear a grey color t-shirt. Bit it and was ready to remove it. Silly fellow (I am using his own words).

Chennai trip

Time for a Chennai trip over the long weekend.  Except for visiting friends / relatives who had dogs, the trip went well. The boy did not want to stay for long in those houses. 

Haircut

The boy has his haircut today. He was enthusiastic about it and sat in my lap. Only scissors and no clipper. But then the hair got into his mouth and he started spitting it out. The hair dresser thought he was throwing up and quickly remove the apron. Not a great finish but much better than the hair falling all over his ears.

He can now recite the wife’s mobile number.

My favorite toy

The boy had to talk about his favorite toy in front of his classmates.

He took his favorite yellow truck to school, went on the stage, said "This is my favorite toy" and came down. 

Homework

When the wife went to pick him today, he came out and then went back into the school. “Amma, I want homework today. Let us go and ask the teacher”

The boy went to the teacher’s door and knocked, “I want homework”.

Teacher – “I will give it to you tomorrow as tomorrow is Wednesday”.

“No, I want it now”.

I want to see where this goes once he starts full time school!