Good bye Shemrock

It is time to retire the above uniform.

2 years of wearing it. The boy had fun, he started talking more once he started going to school. The Teachers, Aunties and Rishi are such a helpful lot - the interests of the children came first.

Today was the boy's official last day at the school. And finally he got the Star of the month award. He was so thrilled that he had it pinned on for a long time even after coming home.

The boy continues to go there for his day care and summer camp. We will miss the school and its friendly staff.

More school visits

"First of all, why should I talk to you? I don't want to talk to you!"  The boy told me after being reprimanded for I don't remember what.

The boy has learnt to get off the potty seat on his own.

He had his observation session at The Earth Montessori. Surprisingly he stuck to the wife, did not mingle much with the children and did not want to play in their play area. We were told that they will get back to us. I did not very high hopes considering how anti social the boy was.

One of the challenges we have with The Earth Montessori is that they recommend zero screen time for atleast 3 years. Well, we can enforce that at home. But what about when the boy goes to Aa/Ah home or outside? How do prevent him from watching TV in a public place? They also did not have transport which was a major concern as that would mean we (mainly the wife) have to drop and pick him up. One good thing that the boy loved about the school was that they did not have a uniform.

As a back up the wife checked out the Vidyaniketan Montessori in the vicinity. The boy loved the place, talked to the teachers and played in the play area. Collected the fees and other details (they have transport and uniform) and we were asked to get back by Monday.

School interview at The Earth Montessori

The Uno game is his new found love. Apart from the Uno cards he has also learnt it to play with the regular cards.

We also had a parent interview at The Earth Montessori school on Friday. We were asked questions about us, the boy, his routine, what is our expectation from the school and their expectation of us. They will call us again for a child observation session.

The boy had an ear infection and the wife took him to Dr S. It was bad and he had no other option but to recommend antibiotics for 5 days. The boy was better after the first dose. Made him very sleepy though.

Birthday party over the weekend in our apartment. The boy was angling for the birthday cake which he got it at dinner time. He still has a fascination for the balloons.

Office visit and writing

The Uber strike was over, the boy and wife came to my office premises last Friday. Dinner in the food court and the boy had a good time running around. He is on the stage below but hardly visible.

Writing by the boy, he loves the number 8.

Venda!

The month started and suddenly the boy has started used "Venda" instead of saying No. He no longer needs a straw to drink his milk - drinks it directly from the glass. Which is good, no plastic and the BBMP has started to enforce the straw ban.

The boy wanted to come to my office last Friday. He didn't and he had an explanation. "The Ola and Uber drivers are fighting because they want more money. There was a strike. That is why we didn't come."

There was a get together and his excitement knew no bounds when Ah and Aa landed up too. "I am eating Pokcorn!" "I am drinking beer!(when he was drinking apple juice)"

Over the weekend he jammed his fingers in the door when it was closing. Luckily no broken bones. Lot of crying though.

Come middle of the week and he proclaimed "Amma tomorrow no...I am bunking school!"

New bag and a set of trucks

New Peppa Pig bag. The boy needed an additional bag to carry his extra clothes and food for the day care.

New trucks from his Uncle!

And he falls sick

"First of all do you know how to cut nails?" asked the boy to the wife when the question of cutting nails came up. 

There were more...This was when he was in a good mood...
"Acha, Ah and I, we are buying blue Bentley's"
"How will you identify whose is which?", I asked.
"I will park somewhere Ah will park somewhere"

And when he was in a whiny mood...

"Somebody sleep with me"
"Nobody go out of the house"
"I can't stop crying"
"Somebody help me drink milk"
"I don't want to have a bath ever"

Earlier this month, the boy had a prize distribution in school. He also got his class photo.

We went for a lunch at Chinita after that. The boy had quesadillas thinking it was a pizza. He finished them  off.

The following week he fell sick. (In the end it turned out to be a stomach infections that was doing the rounds. Highly likely that he got it from his time at the day care.)

It was a Thursday.

The boy threw up, the wife had to rush to school and he complained of ear pain. We didn't hear from Dr S, so went to the doc nearby. The canal connecting ear and nose had phlegm. The doc suggested steam inhalation, Sinarest and other medicines. 4 of them to be precise!

On Saturday we went to see Dr S. There was a long line and we managed to see him at the last moment. He controlled the stomach infection first.

He had his school annual day that day and wanted to make it any cost. But by afternoon he felt so weak after the trip back from Dr S that he went to sleep. I went and returned his costume. The headmistress was disheartened as the boy loved dancing and he was the central figure. He complained of ear pain and Dr S suggested Crocin. In the night he threw up on the quilt. Whatever he ate or drank he threw up. It was mostly phlegm. He was scared to eat or drink. 

The Mucolite course was for 5 days. For 2 days the wife took him to work. His appetite was not back. In fact he refused chocolate cake at a birthday party.
On Wednesday we sent him to school but the boy slept. When be got up he complained of stomach pain. He didn't eat. For dinner after a lot of coaxing he ate an idli. The wife took Thursday and Friday off to be with him. Thanks to her it helped and the boy started getting back to normal. In the night he wanted to go for a walk so I carried him around the apartment. The number of idli's increased, he started eating rice. The bones were still visible though. But the appetite was back.