Pandemic coronavirus

The severe pandemic that has expanded globally from Wuhan China has made all are movements restricted.
We cannot go out ..can not meet friends. it's almost a month now that we are quarantined. Thankfully the term is over now so not much is missed out. it's getting difficult to keep avyaya busy at home. even though I made a time table but its seen by him only once and followed never. but otherwise, he is cultivating the habit of reading and good hygiene. he paints draws and colors.
on one hand, he is enjoying his holidays at home and on the other, he is getting bored as he can't go out.  The school showed a lot of responsibility by spreading awareness among the students about the coronavirus and the methods to avoid it and keep oneself safe from it.
online classes will be starting soon for a new session then the craziness at home will die down a bit as they will have to attend proper classes and the teachers will mark the attendance and keep a track on students if they are sitting for the entire class and logging out in the middle of the class. as of now, Avyaya is super excited about his classes as he will be allowed to use the laptop. 

Too many Questions!!! oh my God!!!!

with the growing age Avyaya's questions are being increased in numbers and more intense. he has questions on astronauts, planets ,football and his recent favourite is the topic on Gods.
"mumma  how many gods are there ??" " Who is the father of lord Ganesha? " "you know mumma all gods are cute but I find Ganesha the cutest."
one day we went to a mall. Just me Avy and Abhimanyu, Avyaya wanted an ice cream from Mc Donalds so I asked him to go to the counter and by one himself while I stood outside . so he went there and came back with an ice cream after few minutes. I asked him did you get scared .." he said mumma I got a little scared but when I reached the counter lord Krishna himself came and helped. The person who gave me the change has his name written on his shirt and mumma his name was Krishna. " I was totally amused by his innocence. how confidently he believed that god came for his rescue!!! innocence is bliss.

Barhta Bachha

Its always nice to see something new and amazing that the growing up kid does or learns. Avyaya's  choice of profession keeps on changing every now and then. initially he wanted to be in Dubai police then wanted to fly fighter planes and then he wanted to be into army finally these days his focus has been shifted  to S.W.A.T. Now he buys stuff related SWAT . he knows the names of the guns also. which is amazing according to me.
a recent fad that he developed was making a video and speak on any topic he likes. where ever we went he would switch on the camera on video mode and talk on the surroundings. I was happy too know that he is not camera conscious as he insisted me to post it on youtube.
Now  a big change that came to him is that he insists to sleep alone in his room and if I go to tuck him in bed he would say mumma you have loads of work ,you go and finish your work I will sleep by myself, once you are done with your work you can come and check if I am asleep. this is the big boy Avyaya … and when he finds coins under his pillow kept by tooth fairy instead of his tooth then he is a small boy Avyaya.

The Bonding Between Brothers

We are in India now for quite some time. Though it was a family emergency things got sorted. But we continued to stay back as the summer vacations have already started.
Avy was not enjoying much of his stay in Meerut without his dad who was in Dubai. first few days he missed and cried that he misses his dad later on the crying stopped but missing dad continued..!!!!
one day I and my sis in laws planned an outing to a mall. we were 4 of us with three kids. there was one such shop where we were shopping or rather looking around. Abhimanyu saw two kids one girl his age and another her brother he started playing with the girl. but the girl hit him I guess and so did her brother who was 2 or 3 years elder. initially, Abhimanyu tried running away. then Avyaya went there and stood behind Abhimanyu and the kids with his hands on his waist. May be it was the bonding they shared or Abhimanyu's faith and trust on his big brother, which made him bold that he went again to those kids and the kids saw his elder brother and stopped hitting Abhimanyu. i got so emotional. it was a very grand moment for me.
I pray their bonding to grow stronger day by day.

logics!!

One day we were in the mall. I told my husband that lets just take one round of home center (one of my favorite places and my husband’s least favorite.) reluctantly, he agreed!!! So we walked through one section then another by the time we completed third section my husband had had enough and was like I am going out. What’s the point of roaming here n there aimlessly when we don’t have to buy anything (well!! He hasn’t heard of the term "window shopping") I was like please yaa!!! Let’s see the other sections too. He was like no... I am very tired (to be fair!! he did come with us to the mall after a hectic day in office) so I didn’t insist much. Avyaya was walking beside me and was the witness of the chitchat. Very quietly he asked me... mumma why did you married papa...after quickly recovering from the cute weird question I replied, coz I like him.


Avy "why did you like him?"


Me "coz he was a good boy"


Avy "how is he a good boy... he doesn’t listen to you."


Well!!!! We just couldn’t stop laughing when I told this to Krish.


It’s so much fun to have some conversation with kids and listen to their views on their surroundings. Sometimes they do make more sense than we grown-ups!!!

Messi has a little new fan !!!!

I am writing this blog after a very long time. Got somewhat occupied lately with avy growing up and abhimanyu growing up. Avyaya has changed a lot since my last blog. All of a sudden he has grown up. He can make his cereals on his own. He will keep the kitchen stool to reach the top shelf to get his cup and cereals and also after adding all the things he will warm it in the microwave.

Now he has his favorite player messi and then Ronaldo. He would watch their matches for hours rather than cartoons (he dopes watch cartoons but for sometime only) he has favorite song… something... Believer!!! Which he will listen to...all the time and make us hear too. He has own choices of clothing which he would prefer rather than me choosing it for him.

He hates to write things but is very good vocally. Thankfully the school doesn’t have much exams on written basis. The studies are going tougher. Now we spend a bit more time in studies.

Two new languages are added to his course. One is Hindi which I can teach and other one is Arabic which I have to learn as well. But I am glad avy is not cribbing.

 

Tooth Fairy

Now that Avy is 6 years old ...there are many changes that I have seen recently in him. A few days back he came and told me he went to canteen and ate cookie which he bought from the quarters he had in his bag. I don't know but I was so amused that my little one went to the canteen to "grab a bite".later one day he said mumma don't make tiffin for me I will eat in the canteen. it felt like so grown up to me!! well!!! I gave the money to him,he was happy to eat in the canteen and I was thrilled to imagine him going and buy food on his own. That's one small milestone.
Yesterday he excitedly told me about the tooth that's a bit lose and I
could see a tiny tooth coming out from the back. so happy ..both me and avy. he was also very happy and pushing back and forth his loose tooth said mumma see I am growing up. he also told me about tooth fairy ..how she will put money instead of his broken tooth.
. oh yes, dear, you are growing up. so fast!!!!!
I just didn't know what to do so I hugged him so. I am happy he is growing up and also a realization that soon he will be all grown up and the hugs will be fewer and kisses will be minimal. but I really hope he grows up to be a very good man.

The journey from Dubai to Tanzania

Avy was very excited to visit his Aapoo and Nanima. on the flight also he was very happy. The journey from Dubai to Tanzania is 5 hours. I love Emirates flight esp if it's a long journey. the seats are very comfortable and for Avy also there are so many options to browse from cartoons to movies to games. 5 hours just pass by. avy was busy watching different cartoons and playing games.even though we left for the airport quite early in the morning he didn't sleep at all on the flight.
Finally, we reached Tanzania but the endless wait was yet to happen.
Waiting in a long queue to get the tourist Visa was more tiring than the 6-7 hours journey from our home in Dubai to Tanzania airport. after waiting for at least an hour we got the visa and we headed towards the exit gate where avy got immensely happy meeting his grandparents. his tiredness vanished it seems.

Graduation Ceremoney

I was suppose to post this blog last year but could not. this ceremony was held in march. A proud moment for us!!!!! our little Avyaya graduated from Kindergarten to Grade1. it was a day filled with music dance and fun!!!! all the kids were super excited and more than their parents were excited . we just couldn't keep ourselves glued to the chairs. all stood up!!!!
Avyaya was super excited ..he kept on saying..mumma i am a big boy now. I will be in grade 1. it is a new step towards his bright future. a big step.Now more serious study less of playtime . even I am excited about his new class. New teachers and new subjects and new environment.
this is a moment to treasure .I loved every moment of it.
kids are really cute and innocent , they are all examples of humanity.

Responsibility

Avyaya is  a wonderful big brother. I feel so proud of him when I see him taking care of his baby brother.  my naughty hunk is not that naughty after all!!!he allows Abhimanyu to  scratch him , bite him and even pull his hair. he would laugh and yells ..but there are times when he pulls avy's hair too brutally that he starts crying. but he would not never hit back Abhimanyu. once Abhimanyu caught hold of a pen.. we were not in the room but avy knew that Abhimanyu mihht hurt himself with pen so he took the pen away. so many instances are there that it will take pages and pages to write them.
he knows how to feed Abhimanyu. how much should be given to him.
our trip to india was wonderful as Avyaya is the eldest amongst all and was acting like a big brother to theother four.
Now he is 6 years old and pretty wise. from now on I think I should become more firm in dealing with him.No more too much of pamper. importing good values in kids is really very important and it's a complicated job. to be grown up as a responsible person is the job of parents.
as of now i don't have that problem with avyava as he loving and social. but he should remain like this always is my duty.

Avy's Tanzania trip

He used to chat with his aapoo( nana) and nani on video chat every weekend that is every Saturday and Sunday , so even after meeting them after a year he recognized them and became friendly the moment he saw them. Even my dad's driver Patrick and our maid Hilda , whom Avyaya used to call DaDa,became his pals.

Tanzania is a very beautiful city. Lush green and absolutely clean. Winters season was starting when we went there so we didn't need AC and even the fan was also kept on low. Wow!! Lovely weather and amazing people . Too good. Aah!! And shopping!! Did so much shopping yet I felt like going to the market again and again. Village Market, that's where I bought all my stuff. Paintings , clothes, accessories, show pieces.

Avyaya was pampered by his grandparents a looooooot!! MY dad bought a crate of soft drinks for him to drink and a huge box of ice cream plus  chocolates.
Also Avyaya behaves very well. Malaria is very common their so we need to take medicines to prevent it . For us it was weekly dose but for my little one it was one- fourth daily. We were quite worried as how will we give him the medicine as until now whenever we gave him any medics it was only sweet liquids one but this one was a tablet and a bitter one. When we gave him for the first time he chewed it we had a bit of coke and a piece of chocolate ready for him. We gave him coke immediately so that he can swallow the tablet and then chocolate to remove the bitter taste. And after two or three days he himself used to come to Aapoo and say DABAEE. He reminded us. Very cooperative and nice.
Mom used to make halwa for him every day... Every single day!! And that halwa was meant only for Avyaya and nobody else can take it. :) Avyaya would go to my mom and say NANIMA HAOWA.

Avyaya enjoyed his stay there . 

Avy's car

My husband is in Dubai on an official trip for five days. The day he went Avyaya was a bit shocked to see his dad going to office with a big suitcase with him. But then since it was a normal office time so he let it go. In the evening when we came back from our usual stroll from the beach he was still fine. Then by late evening little fellow started asking "papa aayeenyeee" (papa will come?) and the look he gave was so heart melting. Oh!! :(
I said yes he will come. He kept quiet . Then the entire evening he was quiet and played very less. Usually he will run here n there, scream , shout and be very naughty. Today he did nothing. I felt like crying. So I sat with him and started talking to him and gradually we started to play. He cheered up a little. And finally at night when his dad did video chatting he was fine. He spoke to his dad and communicated continously in his own sweet language telling so many things. Oh! I was so relaxed and relieved. Next day he got up and asked papa? I said papa will come. Then he started playing. Yesterday he was much better as he spoke to his dad on phone and at night again did video chatting.
He is not even two. And how much he miss his dad. He didn't cry nor threw tantrums he became very quiet. I realized that for children both mom n dad are equally important. They might not show much but one can really understand.

He spoke to his nana n nani on skype . He gets very happy when he is on video or he is being clicked. He will do all the things he knows. His dad bought a new peepee for him from Dubai. Now he carries his old peepee as well as his new peepee. He is playing with it since yesterday night and not letting it go out of his sight.

Annual Sports Day

Annual sports day was a fun day. Parents were also invited and we were so happy to be there. Watching Avyaya with his classmates was delightful and I noticed that he is a social person with friends.
They had many games within the class and the kids really enjoyed it. Parents were equally enthusiastic. For few hours we all forgot about our hassles and enjoyed watching our little ones. Their excitement was rejuvenating. There was laughter everywhere.
Avyaya is good with sports . At times he will lie down on the floor at home and starts push ups or crunches. He will dance even without music. I am glad he is coming out of his introvert nature. When he was around two or three years old  he never used to dance or sing. now ... if there is a good music playing even inside the car he will move his hands and head in rhythm. I am astonished and really happy as i have two left feet.😅. The credit goes to his school.they make the children say poem and dance on stage in front of parents and other kids which helps in developing the personality and reduces the  stage fright making kids more relaxed and calm.
Avyaya is still crazy about cars. few days back he was telling me..
mummy do you know Dubai police have Lamborghini, Bugatti ,Ferrari.. I am looking at his face in amazement!!!!! how do you know the names of all these cars????. he will say.. i know by myself!!!🙄
 couple of days back there was lunar eclipse . my husband sat with the marker and white board ,explaining Avyaya the whole phenomena. most of the things ,to my surprise, Avyaya knew. he was also very keen in knowing the details and asked questions. he is always keen in learning new things . I guess all the kids are at this age.
the more knowledge we can give the better it will be.