Settling in at school?

It has been over a month now since the boy started school and looks like he is settling in. No crying today and he willingly walked through the school gate.

The wife – “What did you do in school today?”
The boy – “Mammm” (Ate food)
The wife – “What did you eat?”
The boy – “Two dosha” (It might be pasta or bread or chapatti but the answer is always 2 dosas)
The wife – “How many stars did you get?”
The boy looking at his hand – “None” (and if there are stars  the answer is “Two” irrespective of the number he got)
The wife – “What rhyme did you learn today?”
The boy with a wide smile – “Baa baa back” (Baa Baa Black Sheep rhyme)

Haircut time

The boy pushes the tricycle, his legs don’t reach the pedals and uses the storage basket in it to put his toys.

It was the time for a haircut and he usually screams his guts out. This time too, Ah came along. The boy sensed it and started his rant – “no cutting, no cutting”. The boy saw Ah getting a haircut and sat down quietly in my lap. Out came the clipper and it was done in 7 minutes. The only irritant for him was the hair falling on his face and neck. No crying at all!

He has started adding “m” at the end of the words when he addresses us. “Amma” has become “Ammam”. On counting down from 1 to 10, he refuses to say 5 and 7.

Dinner was at BYLI and the boy ate pita bread and rice.

School and crying

The last 2 days have seen a major shift in the boy settling down.  He cried only when he reached the gate unlike the other days. The boy did say “no skool” all the way.

No crying today! I guess this is the first time after joining school. He willingly walked through the school gate. 

Assessment

I was able to carry the boy to school today. My back is good now.

Today was assessment for the boy on Meet my Family. He had to tell his name, his parents name and sibling names (if any). He got 3 stars!

The crying to get to school continues. Just when we think things are set, along comes Friday and the crying starts again from Monday.

We had ordered new dining chairs and the boy told B that when he went up to her house. He pointed to the chair in her house and started screaming “chairs”. That is when the A the Nanny told B that new chairs have been delivered.

2 years old!

I still remember the feeling when I touched his tiny fingers after he was born. 

And now the boy understands birthday and cake. At school, the teachers, children sang and wished him.

At home, he had his favorite yellow bus birthday cake, ordered from French Loaf, and managed to blow the candles! He was not happy when we cut it though.

We had a quiet ceremony at home and the boy was thrilled with so many people, especially Aa, Ah and their cousins Aa and Ag. B and A, whom he calls Mama and Dada, gave him a tricycle. He got a big red musical bus. I had to tape the speakers as they were loud. Thank god that my back is back to normal.

Birthday party & full house

On Saturday we had Aa’s birthday party in the apartment clubhouse. The boy had his cake and chips and was busy cleaning the floor. 

Yesterday we went to visit my parents and my brother's family. The boy got along well with his children – 15 month old Av and 7 year old Sa. Sa is a big fan of Frozen and she came back with us to stay over. The IL’s have dropped in too. 

Back spasm

I am down with a bad case of back spasm. The boy runs to me asking me to lift him and play with him. It is frustrating to know I can’t. For 3 days, the wife had to drop him and pick him up from school. Thank god for her and that it is not a slip disc.

The boy has started brushing his teeth on his own. Standing on an inverted bucket, he can reach the wash basin. Spitting is a challenge though as he gulps down the paste and water!

The boy wanted sauce the first thing today morning. We gave it to him along with the methi chapatti and as usual, he licked only the sauce.