Fever

The boy had a fever starting last Thursday. We asked him to drink a a lot of water.

His eyes were droopy and he was upset that we didn't let him to go Ah house. In the night his fever went up and in the morning came down. We pressed cold towel to his forehead and that helped to an extent. He also started talking a lot in  his sleep. I got kicked twice.

On Saturday I took him to see my mother and he ate some solid food. He was thrilled briefly as he got a new toy car. Back home and his fever was up.

We took him to Dr S the next day. He prescribed Crocin in case the fever came up again.

Today morning he was back to normal and reluctantly went to the summer camp.

The boy has taken an active interest in the Ramayana.

HAL Museum

The boy finally had his chance to go the HAL Heritage Centre and Aerospace Museum. The place is well maintained and has a good collection. But with children, you need a lot of patience. The complex also houses a cafeteria and a souvenir shop. We skipped many sections.

Initially the boy was thrilled with the planes. Later the children's playground and the children who went with him - Ah and some of the boy's cousins kept him busy.

After being there for almost 2 hours, the rants of  "Lets go home!" started.

Conversation about before life / after life

It all started with a talk about a past event, before the boy was born. That triggered it...
"Where was I?", the boy asked.
"You were not born', the wife replied.
"Why?"
"Because God had not decided yet to send you", the wife didn't wanting to complicate about the birth and death.
"Does that mean all the babies are in heaven with God before being sent to their parents?", the boy asked, his curiosity aroused.
"Yes", replied the wife cautiously.
"Does that mean that I would have met Ah in heaven before he was sent to Dada and Mama?".
"May be".
"Does that mean that the babies with God now will be talking to Muthassan?",  referring to my father who passed away last November. We had told the boy that he had gone to heaven.

Again, some days later we were  going through some old photos and the started...
"Where was I?", the boy asked.
"You were not born', the wife replied.
"Oh, I was with God before being sent to you!", the boy replied brightly.

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.