TT (Teething troubles)

And so it begins. Kav got the top 4 teeth and bottom 1 out relatively peacefully. But this new bottom tooth is giving the chap some trouble. First on he was down with a fever and terrible runny nose 3 days back. Panicky I went to the doc who thought it was viral. Then he was cranky yesterday and didn't eat much, although there was no sign of the fever or cold. And then today, he refused to eat anything till dinner time, when he had some soup and fruits. So I guess it's all due to his teething. Plus he pooped maybe 5 times yesterday. All classic signs of teething, that I didn't have to deal with so far! Have I told you that I am so NOT waiting to deal with his molars.

I really wish babies were just born with teeth. Or atleast teeny ones that have just popped through. Why should they go through all this agony for almost a year?? Maybe that will be the case in the next stage of man's evolution.

Meanwhile, we attended my sister in law's seemandam today. Kav was just so adorable in his kurta pyjama set. He was in good spirits for the most part, so long as we didn't try to feed him anything. We also happened to catch up with Rajesh's friend's 7 year old daughter (in India on a vacation) and Kav really took to her. She carried him around their house and generally made a cranky, teething guy's day so much better :)

Weekend away from home

Kav and I spent the weekend at my mom's, since Rajesh was going to be away on official work. It also happened to coincide with the end of the first year since my granddad's death and the ceremonies for that. So the house was milling with people.

I took Kav's crib with me to make sure he was comfortable. I think it turned out to be a good idea since I didn't have to transition him back to his old sleep habits when I got back home. He totally enjoyed my mom's room layout as it allowed him unhindered space to walk around. And walk he did, for hours on end. I have just not seen him walk anywhere close to that at home. He was like a maniac, carrying his teddy bear, talking his sweet baby babble and walking round and round.

My relatives were just so amazed at how well behaved he was. He bothered no one, ignored no one, did his thing and didn't even bat an eyelid when I went out shopping for a few hours one evening. The thing that blew them away was that I could put him in the crib and he would sleep on his own. I didn't realise that it was something new to the Indian culture even now. We got back home yesterday, and he just went back to his routine.

I was one proud mom. And it made me look at things that I had started to take for granted. What a good boy I have. He deserves every praise, every kiss and all the love that he gets. And I thank the Lord for him.

How kids change...

Something I was discussing with another mom made me realise how much a kids behavior changes dramatically in a blink.

There was a time when Kav would never interact with other kids. I mean, at this age their social skills are almost non-existent, but we always used to laugh at how Riya and him would just look through each other :) But now, he runs to touch her, get her attention, even turn her around so that she can see him! We are actually having to restrain him from being too enthusiastic with kids!!

Kav flirts wonderfully well too. Its so fun to watch him make eye contact, smile, play and interact with other girls. And he dosen't bother if he dosen't immediately succeed either. With some girls, he plays hard to get though. With boys, I see that he just observes what they do discreetly, although at times he just ignores them. Makes me wonder if he actually realises the gender difference.

Teething and Walking update

My darling now has 5 teeth: 4 at the top, and one at the bottom. The bottom tooth popped out a week back and looks like the tip of a rice grain. They don't seem to grow as fast as I would have thought. He has started to bite me a bit, but its not bad.

He's walking real well with shoes as well. We went out walking on the road today and he did an awesome job. Didn't want to hold my hands. He was treating the roads like his own private living room and was running towards the people, cars and scarily, towards dogs as well. Anyway, I made sure he was walking in a non traffic'y' road and all was fine. He did get tired after some 15 mins and I had to carry him the rest of the way!

Oh yeah, and he completed a year and 3 mos on the 15th. Time is flying at supersonic speed.

The cutest things...

• I just love to see Kav swagger around as if all 'beer-ed' up!!
• He opens a book and just starts reading aloud. And he's so serious that you gotta believe that he knows what he is doing!
• Of course, which mom won't love her baby come up to cuddle her. Those are moments to die for.
• He's just started to give little kisses. But I have a nagging suspicion that he is actually trying to bite me with his newly popped up teeth!
• Anytime I give him something new to eat, he makes this contorted face as if it is the foulest thing on earth. And then he looks at me bewildered as to why I am laughing so hard at him!
• He does this little booty bouncing dance that is just so cute. And he so loves to shake it up even for some newscasters rambling!
• When he is a real good mood sitting on my lap, he moves his head left to right and back and makes me imitate him. He just finds it so funny.
• I love to see him play football. He has been doing this the last couple of days, where he hangs onto some support and then hits the ball hard. It is just amazing what watching the World Cup has done to him :)
• Kav can play in sand all day long. He would just dig his hand in and move it back and forth in a semi circle as if searching for some treasure.
• I just love to see him explore the kitchen. The cheapest tupperware products give him the greatest pleasure. The learning opportunities are just a bonus. He has learnt to stack utensils, open and close lids as well as learnt which make the loudest noise!
• He can walk round and round, around the coffee table while slapping on the table top. Makes me dizzy just see him do that!
• Kav can multi-task and how! He can hold onto his fuzzy teddy while sucking his thumb and walking all around the house.
• Whenever he drinks water too quickly and starts to cough, I would naturally knock his head softly as is the tradition. But now my grown up boy needs no mommy help. He helps himself by hitting his head after a coughing bout!
• He loves to pretend cook with a spoon and bowl. He makes yummy soup!!
• But my most fav cute thing is when Kav is eating. He would pretend that he is still munching on his food even when his mouth is empty! I just don't understand how he learnt to do such a sneaky thing to cheat me. I just had to pry open his mouth to learn the truth. But the way he keeps his mouth 'ubbh' with his cheeks hanging out pretending seriously is just the absolute cutest thing!!