Wednesday, August 30, 2006
16 month checkup
We went in yesterday to the ped to give Kav his MMS shots. It got delayed a bit due to a couple of fevers that he had. The shot was a breeze and no after effects as well. Kav weighed in at 11.9 kgs (a good kilo up from 2 months back) and was 81 cms tall (I don't think this has changed much). The doc liked the weight gain and said he looked great. I only asked about the fact that he is no saying any words yet and she said to wait a bit. No hurry till 2 1/2 years. A good visit, overall.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Teething updates
Kav has 2 more bottom teeth, both to the right of the central incisors, so that makes 4 bottom ones. I also got a sneak peek at the top right molar, thorougly surprised. It has broken through and he didn't even show it. Brave boy. I did feel the top left molar also, but I'm having a hard time to get him to open his mouth for me to actually see it. Its such a pain getting his teeth brushed. I should try a baby toothpaste soon.
Some new things up his sleeve:
He now shows up his index finger when asked 'How old are you today?'. I taught him that when watching the Happy Bday song. Will catch that in a camera and put it up here soon.
He also waves buh-bye these days. He took a while to get a hang of this one, as if he didn't want anyone to leave our home!
Adding to the parts of body that he knows, now its eyes, mouth, tummy and legs. Its so cute the way he pats his belly :)
This is something that just blew my mind away. On a picture book, there were 4 objects on a page, lotus, lion, mango and monkey. Of these, I've pointed the last 3 pictures on a previous occasion many weeks ago. That he remembered them and pointed out correctly was itself just great. When I asked him for Lotus, he pointed it out correctly as well. I am guessing by a process of elimination of the other 3. Awesome, ain't it?!! It was no fluke, it happened on a couple of other pages as well. I just keep telling myself to never under estimate babies. You can never tell what they can do!
Some new things up his sleeve:
He now shows up his index finger when asked 'How old are you today?'. I taught him that when watching the Happy Bday song. Will catch that in a camera and put it up here soon.
He also waves buh-bye these days. He took a while to get a hang of this one, as if he didn't want anyone to leave our home!
Adding to the parts of body that he knows, now its eyes, mouth, tummy and legs. Its so cute the way he pats his belly :)
This is something that just blew my mind away. On a picture book, there were 4 objects on a page, lotus, lion, mango and monkey. Of these, I've pointed the last 3 pictures on a previous occasion many weeks ago. That he remembered them and pointed out correctly was itself just great. When I asked him for Lotus, he pointed it out correctly as well. I am guessing by a process of elimination of the other 3. Awesome, ain't it?!! It was no fluke, it happened on a couple of other pages as well. I just keep telling myself to never under estimate babies. You can never tell what they can do!
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Long outing
On Independence Day, we decided to check out VGP Golden Beach. I've been there years back and hardly remember the place or the rides. Kav didn't want to nap that day, so I packed up some lunch for him and headed out just before noon. It was kinda of a hot day but we went anyways.
By the time we went there, Kav took a short nap and was still sleepy. So he stuck around in the stroller (mostly) till the end of our visit. It was the first time ever that Kav was in the stoller for more than 10 mins. So it is good to take out tired, otherwise active baby! Anyways, he liked looking at the rides and we all went on a toy train through the doll house. Most of the older rides looked positively rusty and dangerous, so I ditched them all. The couple I went on, I enjoyed. There were hundreds of kids and not one stroller in sight. So naturally, Kav got a lot of looks and some peered into the stroller to look at him and smile!
After a few hours and some snacks, we went to Tiruvamiyur and dropped Vidya off at Anna Nagar. Again he took a short nap in the car and we ended the day with the most delicious dinner at Eden in Nungambakkam. Kav was eXtreMeLy well behaved in the restaurant. He had some soup and just sat in the corner talking to us and the spoons! I would have sooooo understood some cranky behavior or tantrums or sleepiness after a long day with no naps and a lot of travelling. But he is simply the best and made sure mom enjoyed her night and her food. Thank you, sweetie.
By the time we went there, Kav took a short nap and was still sleepy. So he stuck around in the stroller (mostly) till the end of our visit. It was the first time ever that Kav was in the stoller for more than 10 mins. So it is good to take out tired, otherwise active baby! Anyways, he liked looking at the rides and we all went on a toy train through the doll house. Most of the older rides looked positively rusty and dangerous, so I ditched them all. The couple I went on, I enjoyed. There were hundreds of kids and not one stroller in sight. So naturally, Kav got a lot of looks and some peered into the stroller to look at him and smile!
After a few hours and some snacks, we went to Tiruvamiyur and dropped Vidya off at Anna Nagar. Again he took a short nap in the car and we ended the day with the most delicious dinner at Eden in Nungambakkam. Kav was eXtreMeLy well behaved in the restaurant. He had some soup and just sat in the corner talking to us and the spoons! I would have sooooo understood some cranky behavior or tantrums or sleepiness after a long day with no naps and a lot of travelling. But he is simply the best and made sure mom enjoyed her night and her food. Thank you, sweetie.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Vacation sans baby
Rajesh and I went on our first vacation without Kav this past weekend. I felt a mix of excitement and nervousness before leaving. And I was nervous as much about Kav's reaction as my own. I did know he was real comfortable with my parents. He loves them to bits and my mom has taken care of him forever. So my intuition said he would be just fine.
So we left Friday evening just as my mom was getting ready to put him to bed. He didn't seem to sense we were leaving and slept fine that night. But I shed a few tears on the way to the train station. At one point, I so wanted to just turn the auto around and take him with us! But once we reached the station and mom called me to say he dozed off fine, it just felt that it would all turn out great.
And it did...
I enjoyed my time totally with Rajesh. We talked about Kav all the time without feeling guilty or worried. I noted things that he would have liked, but never once thought that I should have brought him along. We did hiking, travelling and candlelight dinner that would have been just impossible with him. My parents took him out on all the 3 days, so he thoroughly was occupied as well. Whenever I called him, it didn't seem like he realised anything.
When we returned this morning, Kav was sleeping and I would have to be honest to say that I had butterflies in my stomach anticipating his reaction. Rajesh went to his pick him from the crib when he woke up. He looked at both our faces and it took him some seconds to wake up fully to register who we were. When he saw me, he broke into a cry that just broke my heart. But he stopped as soon as I hugged him, and all was back to normal after that. After a couple of minutes, he just wanted to be let down to play!
He seemed like a different baby to me at first glance. Too tall, too lean, too distant. But the world just seems right now, as he ignores me and continues with his play and tantrums!!
Our vacation photos are here.
So we left Friday evening just as my mom was getting ready to put him to bed. He didn't seem to sense we were leaving and slept fine that night. But I shed a few tears on the way to the train station. At one point, I so wanted to just turn the auto around and take him with us! But once we reached the station and mom called me to say he dozed off fine, it just felt that it would all turn out great.
And it did...
I enjoyed my time totally with Rajesh. We talked about Kav all the time without feeling guilty or worried. I noted things that he would have liked, but never once thought that I should have brought him along. We did hiking, travelling and candlelight dinner that would have been just impossible with him. My parents took him out on all the 3 days, so he thoroughly was occupied as well. Whenever I called him, it didn't seem like he realised anything.
When we returned this morning, Kav was sleeping and I would have to be honest to say that I had butterflies in my stomach anticipating his reaction. Rajesh went to his pick him from the crib when he woke up. He looked at both our faces and it took him some seconds to wake up fully to register who we were. When he saw me, he broke into a cry that just broke my heart. But he stopped as soon as I hugged him, and all was back to normal after that. After a couple of minutes, he just wanted to be let down to play!
He seemed like a different baby to me at first glance. Too tall, too lean, too distant. But the world just seems right now, as he ignores me and continues with his play and tantrums!!
Our vacation photos are here.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
My little genius
Yes, I do have a smart one on my hands. I introduced Kav very late to books. In the sense, I got a few picture books once he had learnt to sit but hardly spent any time reading it to him. He was into tearing and then chewing those books and I lacked the patience to deal with it.
Things got better around the 1st year mark. I slowly realised that he preferred picture books (ie, objects with
names) to story books. So I got more & more of those. His favorite one now is an A to Z picture book. It goes through each alphabet with an example object for each. About 6 pictures per page. And I can proudly say that as of this week, Kav can point to any of those objects in that book correctly. I was the hesitant one initially and didn't point out quill or xylophone etc. I mean which child can be expected to remember something that he has not seen before and with complex sounds like that. But I had to because Kav had finished the rest of the alphabets. Infact yesterday he even pointed out alphabets like A, B, C when I asked him to, out of curiosity. That left me stunned because I don't remember pointing them out individually to them in that book.
My mom had told me not to bore him with the books and with all the pointing and reading that I do to him. She never realised just how much he enjoyed it, until he held her finger and took it to his book and made her read something out. I never ever do anything that he is not into (except force feeding, that is :)). Hope he becomes a voracious reader in the future.
Things got better around the 1st year mark. I slowly realised that he preferred picture books (ie, objects with
names) to story books. So I got more & more of those. His favorite one now is an A to Z picture book. It goes through each alphabet with an example object for each. About 6 pictures per page. And I can proudly say that as of this week, Kav can point to any of those objects in that book correctly. I was the hesitant one initially and didn't point out quill or xylophone etc. I mean which child can be expected to remember something that he has not seen before and with complex sounds like that. But I had to because Kav had finished the rest of the alphabets. Infact yesterday he even pointed out alphabets like A, B, C when I asked him to, out of curiosity. That left me stunned because I don't remember pointing them out individually to them in that book.My mom had told me not to bore him with the books and with all the pointing and reading that I do to him. She never realised just how much he enjoyed it, until he held her finger and took it to his book and made her read something out. I never ever do anything that he is not into (except force feeding, that is :)). Hope he becomes a voracious reader in the future.
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