Relationships Change – I

Yes.. True relationships change from Good to Bad…N  Bad to Good.. for many reasons… personal..selfish…understanding..trying to come to terms…

I have seen and am feeling a very Good change though not from worse but from somewhat bad…which m solemnly happy abt…

Thatz between me and my mom… For some reasons unknown and for some reasons known ,My relationship with my mom was a roller coaster until last October… though she is all the more caring …loving n what every mom is.. But for silly reasons there used to be misunderstandings and in the end hurt on both sides… after a few days or many a  times the next day…hurt goes and love blossoms again.. But i was getting ed up of this ..

Then I went to India last November n brought her with me for a month here to Singapore…

The stay here with me made that great a change..after I got married this is the first time she has been visiting us..spending quality time with us ..she has seen me how i manage things..whats my life after marriage and how m carrying things on n so much.. and we had plenty of time to talk abt things from stars to rain n things and matter’s from A- Z.. we have made trips to temples and some shopping  , eating out ..all jus me her n Yuv other than our outings with Eash..and all these things have greatly worked out without any intention..

I see a hell a lot of positive change in her after she flew back to India.. we are having no arguments.so understanding.. and no more talks abt in-laws whatsoever.she is so much more understanding.caring and loving than ever before.. itz like m re-inventing the somewhat lost relationship with my mom..And Yuvan is also attached with my mom after the quality time they spent together…

So finally I have re-invented a relationship,which i cherish most…

Off late I’m learning abt other negative true faces around us.. but that can wait for a while..:( as I will be writing on it with some other stuffs as well…:)

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as of now.. m celebrating the new found rejuvenated love of my MOM n my mom feeling as a family with we 3 – ME,EASH n YUVAN

Published in:  on March 31, 2009 at 9:17 PM Comments (6)

Following or Habituating few good things from my kitchen :)

Itz been a long time since I have been thinking and implementing it over a period of 4 months now, a few things, for the wellness of me n our lil family..

1. I wanted to reduce to the minimum ,the usage of oil in my day-day cooking.. 

meaning…

a. Say no to deep fried items – So I have accomplished it to an extent…Like fish are always shallow fried at my home now with the usage of 1 tbsp oil for 3 – 4 pieces of fishes .. Yuvan n Eash are liking it better than the deep fried ones. – Chicken 65 is done only once in 15 days at hoem otherwise all chicken recipes are made with chicken being cooked in the gravy or semi gravy with less oil…Hurray!!!

Thanks for the shallow frying to my dear Bhony :)

b.use very Little oil for seasoning n sauteing – followed :)

c. Use of little oil for making roti’s or chappathi’s – being followed.

d.Avoid oil,if u have an option -LOL ..trying

2. Cooking the healthier way.. like making vegetable+dhal chappathi which Yuvan n Eash loves now-a-days

- Yuvan being sent with a lunch box mostly vegetarian maincourse n lil chicken or fish – As u guys know,Yuvan doesn’t like school food…n takes lunch from home :) :(

3. Cook correct in measurement . Don’t waste food..which i don do often. but still trying to minimize it even more.. LOL

4. Trying to be healthier in a lot of ways :)

Wat say?

 

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Published in:  on March 26, 2009 at 3:54 PM Comments (8)

Short update on Yuvan

Yuvan is much much better after his visit to the paed..again due to his environmental eczema… so throat ,respiratory tract, ears clear… no infection..so he is on a difft cough medicine and on his slight diarrhea he’s on medication,which has stopped  today…

And Yuvan is at school..he was so much excited n smiling when i told him he could go to school today:)

Hope he recovers completely soon :)

Thanks for all your support guys:)

Published in:  on March 24, 2009 at 1:31 PM Comments (7)

My lil Tadpole is sick :(

Yuvan is sick after a long time.(touch wood..(for the long time) )

He started with a simple cough,for which i gave him his usual medicine..but the next day..ie Friday it was accompanied by temp by noon…As his pead says.”.give him 3 -4 doses of fever medicine..still the same come to me..”I did..but he is on n off the fever…but to be on the safer side..coz of his bad cough we took him to the family clinic as his paed will not be available on Saturday night n today..the doc at the clinic sd ” no throat infection..no phlegm..i ‘ll give him some medicines..cont paracetamol for fever.. he shd be okie..”

But believe me..the paracetamol had no effect..By Mid night Yuvan was up with a temp of 38.2 n i can feel him soooooooooo hot…. i decided to give the children’s brufen which the doc had given me 4 months back for his fever when he had leg cramps…it worked better… the whole night he was not sleeping ..up until 4.30..and after another dose he slept…

He is up now.having milk… but still has fever… but one goodthing abt Yuvan is..he is always on his toes as always even when he has fever..thatz one thing that m happy with him..never frowns.never dull..

mmm…His paediatrician will be in tomo..as as u guys know..tomo school starts after the term break.. looks like he might miss school tomo.it it continues like this..i need to take him to his paedeatrician  tomo… lemme see…

Hope Yuvan is alright by today!

Published in:  on March 22, 2009 at 10:46 AM Comments (5)

Happy Birthday Sam!

Yuvan’s Best friend Sam Turns 3 today…

He is one lil adorable kid

Hap hap happy  Birthday Sammy!!!

Published in:  on March 20, 2009 at 8:34 PM Comments (6)

Incoherent ramblings…

 

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yeah m pretty much in a  confused state..but I can’t blog about it for many reasons.. I will update u guys once its thru… But will let u guys know…

Lots of thoughts process,,, lots of permutations n combinations… lots of stress n hope n what not… let c how…

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Okie coming to Yuvan ..he has surprised me with three things

1. For reasons unknown ,he was not introduced to puzzles until he was into Montessori,for which i had always regretted/..but then he picked it up in his school..so i thought itz better late than never n bought him a picture puzzle… and matching puzzles of mother and baby  (24 sets ).. very surprising he did the picture puzzle perfect after two tries … n the mother -baby 21/24 sets correct in the  first try..

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So I bought him addition n subtraction n he i getting to terms with addition…

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2. Today he was bugging me to teach addition and subtraction.. so i  tried to do it in a sheet of paper, two boxes plus 3 boxes..he shocked me by writing 5 as answer on his own…so far he was only tracing… wow what a milestone jus like that.. then i tried to give him sums which wd give him ans ranging from 1- 9..he can do the answers in writing except for the numbers 5 n 8 without difficulty.. always Yuvan’s milestone happens like that..all of a sudden.. rt from his crawling,walking, colours – one day he woke up n started saying all colours rt… n then never wrong.. shapes..learnt in a few minutes…n so on.. now writing on his own… mmmm

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3. His best fren Sam who is in India now is turning 3 on 20th of this month.. His Dad is flying to India.. so I asked Yuvan.. do u wanna do a card for him ? he willingly and smilingly sd  ”Yes”  n did it with lil help from me.. I drew the cake..he chose his own colours n did the colouring on his own… i did the dotted line for writing..he traced it.. chose his own stickers to put all over the card n he even sd ” amma.. lemme put the big car sticker.. Sam likes car.. “

Page 1 of the card

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Page 2 and 3 of the card

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Woow..Yuvan is growing up..m happy the way he is…

Published in:  on March 17, 2009 at 3:51 PM Comments (5)

Yuvan’s first School Outing :)

Yeah.. 

Today was Yuvan’s First School outing..

The school had organised to take them for the new show called “The Bear and Chicken Go Camping ” @ The Singapore Repertory Theatre..

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One night, best friends Chicken and Bear go on a camping adventure in the Great Outdoors. Armed with flashlights, marshmallows and peanut butter sandwiches, they find the perfect spot under a beautiful starry sky.

Throughout the night, they make lots of amazing discoveries about the world around us, like what makes a shooting star leap across the sky. And have you ever wondered where the sun goes at night? Or how crickets can make such loud noises? Join Chicken and Bear as they learn the answers to these questions and more!

Bear and Chicken Go Camping is the second part of a highly successful original series that began with When I Grow Up. You’ll fall in love all over again with Bear and his special blue blanket, and Chicken who is one super brainy bird!

As Said in my previous post..Yuvan was to go alone with his great Teacher Ms.Reana,along with other kids..

The reporting time was 8.40..we were there after a little struggle of getting him to eat Breakfast – heavy at home..LOL.. But ended up with his usual mug of milk.. and somehow made him to eat a slice of bread with jam on the way from home to school.. 

Then we reached the reporting area..Ms.Reana n as was his frens were waiting for him.. got his name tag pinned,attendance given, He was paired with his good friend Eleanor.. Ms.Reana had to take care of 4 kids in all inclusive of Yuvan who were not accompanied by the parents . 

Then the bus came.. in total 4 ,2 – 25 seater n 2 -70 seater …Yuvan n Eleanor were discipline personified..Holding hands n with Ms.Reana.. They waved Good-bye and boarded the bus.. after they were seated n Ms.Reana checking with their seat belts..me N Eleanor’s Mummy jumped into the bus to wave them good bye n some final Instructions.. LOL ’ No running..” 

Off they went … 

First time, I was not so nervous sending Yuvan alone.meaning without me or Eash with him… LOL.. i think both me n Yuvan  are Growing up. LOL…

So , he came back at 11.45.. jus in time.. I was waiting to pick him up.. 

And Yuvan was so happy n Ms. Reana handed him over to me n when I  asked her “was he ok ?” then she sd ” No pbm at all..he enjoyed the show and he was a very good Boy.. ” she was all smiles as well.. M happy for Yuvan…

He is trying to tell me the story…which he had seen.more outing stories to hear from him ..

That wd be later :)

Published in:  on March 9, 2009 at 1:04 PM Comments (7)

A piece of my mind/soul searching

I have been so stressed and occupied this few days..precisely last 3 days…coz Yuvan has been so adamant on a few things so unnecessarily n after so much of talking ,i had to give him his “fair bit of share “*wink *.. but then he becomes so understanding  after getting this “fair bit of share ”n after being moody for a while (may be thinking ) n comes n says sorry..what he did was wrong..wil not do again… all blah..blah.. m impressed.. but one good thing is he never repeated the same mistake all these three days..but why stress me?????? “but itz part and parcel of growing up !” – says my Brain..But my heart couldn’t take it!

At times I feel so guilty,that after so much of controlling myself of only “talking ” to him(which i Had followed for almost 4 months now) , I had to give his “fair bit of share” these three days.. m so upset..but m stressed also.. too much occupied that Mybody is so tiresome but i couldn’t sleep…

But one thing I could make out was.. may be he wants to get some fresh air out..as it has been raining outside,I haven’t been taking him even for a walk..itz school,nap..activity n play at home… so may he needs that change…cos one of his insistent behaviours on one of the 3 days was to go go out when it was pouring catz n dogs..

so now,I have decided to do stop giving his fair bit as he has been a very understanding kid..but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t do things which needs the fair bit of share.. but m thinking to keep my temper cool n handle him softer.. ‘mummy not gonna talk to u..” kinda stuffs.. 

Today after the morning episode ,I had to take the stand of  ”Mummy very angry with u n upset..so m not gonna talk..” he tried to bring me into his conversation throughout the time i brought him to school..impressing me by reading all 2/3 digit bus numbers.. But I was Firm..

When he went to school,his teacher was there to chk on him as usual.. 

herez the conversation..

Yuvan : Ms.Reana.. Mummy is upset with me.. Don wanna talk to me..

Ms.Reana : WHy Yuvan what happenned?

Yuvan: Mummy fight with me..

Ms.Reana: what did u do?u fought with mummy or mummy fought with u?

Yuvan:Ms.Reana.Mummy don wanna talk with me..

mmm..

and today I found out the library has activities for abt 30 -45 mts like art-craft,block printing n so many stuffs involving parent n kids..I saw their calender.. so I have decided to bring Yuvan to few of those.. so he gets a change..enjoys n learns.. most of them are free n requires registration or costs 2 dollars.. I find it meaningful…

So m gonna control myself.. change myself for better… 

And I have decided to take a Yoga course ,which is called inner engineering..which has helped a lot many in stress relief..finding yourself..n more of a peaceful innerbeing..  I have been thinking abt it for a Long time now..but now this time when i go to India will do it…:) sure shot this time..I need it!!!!!!

Thanks for holding on to such a Long post Buddy!

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Here’z an interesting article from Baby Center on indigestion :I believe it will be helpful for many :)

How can I help relieve my child’s indigestion or tell if it’s something more serious?

Intestinal gas is a perfectly normal occurrence in children and in adults. (We grown-ups pass, on average, 2 liters of gas a day.) In most cases, it isn’t a cause for concern, unless your child is experiencing more than minor discomfort and complaining a lot. The best thing you can do is to try to eliminate or manage the offending food or habit that’s triggering your child’s gas. When your child does have uncomfortable gas pain, you can give him an ant-acid (such as Mylanta Supreme) as well as an anti-gas agent (such as Mylicon) to reduce upper and lower gastrointestinal discomfort. But if you find yourself treating your child several times a day for more than three consecutive days, or his gas coincides with other symptoms, such as vomiting, diarrhea, or fever, call your doctor. Your child might have a more serious condition such as a food allergy orlactose intolerance.

How can I tell what’s causing my child’s gas?

There could be several factors causing your child to have more gas or indigestion than usual:

Roaming around during meals
Many time-crunched parents today find that we’ll do anything to get our kids to eat right, including letting them meander around house, watch television, or even roughhouse during meals. Not a good idea. “When kids roam and play while they eat, they can get excited and trap air in their intestinal tracts,” says Michael Hart, director of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Carilion Medical Center for Children in Roanoke, Virginia.

Odds are, if your child is a roamer, he eats fast or gulps so his chewing doesn’t impede his playing, which also increases air consumption and isn’t good for digestion. (It can also increase his risk of choking.) And if he has meals while watching television, he might ignore his body’s signals that he’s full and overeat. Encourage your child to sit at the table with you during meals, chew his food well, and take his time when he eats. Reassure him that when he’s done, he can play as long as he wants to.

Eating a lot of high-fiber foods, like cereal, or fatty foods, like French fries
Some children’s guts may be sensitive to fiber or fat. Take note of which types of foods bring on your child’s bouts of gastrointestinal distress and try limiting them. You might also discuss his diet with your pediatrician, who could have other suggestions.

Chewing gum
The artificial sweeteners in sugar-free gum are difficult for some children to digest. They get trapped in the colon and are fermented into intestinal gas. Chewing gum also increases the odds of swallowing excess air. Try your best to limit your child’s gum chewing.

Eating certain vegetables
Like adults, children can experience additional gas when they eat vegetables like beans, broccoli, and cauliflower. If your child eats these healthy foods, that’s a good thing. Just make sure you don’t overload him with too many gas-inducing veggies at consecutive meals.

Drinking a lot of juice
In general, parents misunderstand the benefits of giving kids juice. If your child is drinking more than a glass a day, it might be causing him to have a little extra gas. Some children have a difficult time digesting the fructose and sucrose in juice. As a result, it can bring on gas, even diarrhea, and make a child feel too full come mealtime. Plus, it bathes the teeth in sugar. Ideally, a child over the age of 3 shouldn’t be drinking more than one 6- to 8-oz. glass of juice a day.

Drinking a lot of soda
Carbonated drinks like soda contain phosphoric acid, which can cause excessive gas and indigestion. Soda also tends to make children feel full, so they don’t drink the necessary milk and water they should or get all the nutrients they need throughout the day. Try to discourage your child from drinking soda at all or at least limit it to special occasions or birthday parties.

Not drinking enough water
Drinking water won’t eliminate your child’s gas problem, but it will help improve any constipation or difficulty he might have passing stools (constipation often coincides with gas and abdominal discomfort). Make sure your child has several glasses of water each day in addition to the milk or juice you give him.

Source: Dr. Michael Hart, director of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Carilion medical Center for Children in Roanoke, Virginia

Published in:  on March 6, 2009 at 1:58 AM Comments (8)

Know what?

Yuvan can say our home address completely…

Whatz our Block no :———–

Our Unit no :……………….

Street name :………………

and he started asking abt his Frenz Block numbers

and now when I ask him what’s your home address..says it fully.

Now trying to memorise “Mummy’s phone no ?”

Published in:  on March 4, 2009 at 10:41 PM Comments (5)

What the hell? – Terror strikes Cricket!

M jus watching live pictures on CNN,on the attack of Srilankan cricket team by  masked gunmen in Pakistan.. read abt it on yahoo here

So ridiculous…. I was so fuming after the Mumbai blasts ,now in Pakistan on Srilankan cricket team..

The attack happened on the bus transporting the players to the Gadaffi stadium.. and the attack happened jus 15 mts away from the stadium,… ard 12 gunmen opened fire n all of them very heavily armed..n all at large now.. What a Shame!

Not a great sporting scene.. 6 players injured, 2 in hospital..Srilankan team air lifted to Dubai!!!!!!!

Itz so disheartening to see copter in the middle of the cricket field ,evacuating the players out to another country!!! But atleast that reaction for quick!

As many of u know,Cricket is followed As a religion in the Indian subcontinent ,Srilanka and Pakistan.. Pakistan has not hosted a home -series in the last 14 months… and India was supposed to tour Pakistan..But pulled out after the attacks in Mumbai 26/11.. Pakistan invited Srilanka.. n this happened…

I Don’t see any logical reason the Srilankan govt allowing their cricket team to tour Pak in the last minute,when India pulled out of the one-off series with Pak after the Mumbai terror attacks ..It was Pak who invited Srilanka after India pulled out! They wanted to prove a point to the world that they are a safe place,after Aus n India pulled out!!! But why? why? did Srilankan team wanted to be that Good Sporting  boys to play under so much security threat in Pak? 

A lucky escape…for the Srilankan team.. But itz not good for the Sporting scene in the subcontinental region..and this attack will not impact only the sports..but also political n diplomatic… in the region.. Now the whole world gets to know more clearly why after the Mumbai attacks India pointed finger on Pakistan, this time more seriously with more solid proofs and what not…? And finally they accepted it partially n the Blame – game is still on..!!!I dunn wanna get more political here… 

I am more happy that all Srilankan players are safe,though there are reports that Samaraweera is seriously injured….Coz I am an Indian too,

for whom Cricket is a religion as well and cricket jus runs in the blood of everyone in the region :)

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Post updation :

Pak   hints at Indian involvement… in the attack on Srilankan Cricket  team :(  

Do I have to comment more? What the hell..Cleanup Urself first my dear neighbour and stop the blame game..rather act to stop!

 

 

Published in:  on March 3, 2009 at 4:01 PM Comments (6)