Monday, August 24, 2009
Adventurous Vidur
Vidur has become more of everything. He is more naughty, more active, more accident prone, more violent, more stubborn, and the list just continues. He has so much of restless energy in him. I was told by my boss that this is the beginning of the 'Terrible Twos' phase. I must admit that sounds very scary. Weren't things terrible enough? :)
What does he do with all that energy?
Event 1:
The TV cabinet is Vidur's favorite hangout. It looks like this (given on the left).
Vidur loves climbing the side where the books are stacked and watching out of the window. We have to be careful though, things may fly out of the window. Based on his mood, he tries one of the following:
a. Climb the grills to hang on the curtain rod.
b. Climb on the TV to explore the colorful glass vases kept on the other side.
As you can imagine, both are extremely scary!
Event 2:
He throws everything down the balcony. I have to share this with you. It was a Saturday and after cleaning up my cupboard, I was watching a movie with Rajeev. Vidur was playing with his building blocks. I sent an SMS to a cousin and then left it near me on the floor. After this, I went to the kitchen, made dinner and then watched another movie. Sunday, I start looking for my phone. I was unable to find it. Rajeev and I searched the entire house, but no luck. I get the message 'The phone is switched off.' when called my number. This was weird because there was some charge left. I declared the phone lost. I had a fleeting suspicion that Vidur must have something to do with it. He must have thrown my phone down the balcony. Anyway, we give up and I decide I am not going to replace my phone till Vidur is older.
Monday evening, a few auto drivers come looking for me. I know these auto drivers as they are from the auto stand I use to go to the bank or take Vidur to his doctor. I wondered what they were doing there when I suddenly see my phone in the hand of an auto driver. He asked me whether the phone was mine. I said yes and asked him where he got it from. I had not traveled in an auto for over a week and was sure that I had not left it there. He said that some children in their colony were playing with different parts of the phone. He put it together and found my photos in the phone's camera gallery. Therefore, they thought it might be mine. I was stunned at how my phone had found its way back to me. My guess is that my son did throw my phone down. Some child must have entered the compound and found the parts of my phone. The rest you already know.
I thanked the auto drivers profusely. I offered them money, but they firmly refused it saying that they returned it because they knew me. They said they were not expecting anything in return. Nice people.
Event 3:
Vidur climbs everything that has a grill on it. He climbs the windows using the headrest of the bed as footing. He hangs on the curtain rail to switch on the air conditioner. He also climbs the small grilled part of the balcony to get on to the bigger grilled area. Though the grill is locked always, it is scary because he climbs all the way to the top. There was this time when I was talking on the phone and this boy climbed the grill. I run to ensure that I am near him. Vidur decided to try free falling. He just lets go. Thankfully, my reflexes worked well that day. I dropped the phone and immediately caught him. I take no chances these days.
He is extremely accident prone these days. He falls often. He has cut his tougue, burnt himself slightly, and cut his chin. He had to get stiches on his chin. Overnight, my over cautious boy had converted into an adventurous daredevil. Just today, he walked into the wall! Off all things! So, am hoping that this phase passes over quickly and Vidur is safe from himself again!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Deepa's Wedding
A lot has happened since I last blogged. Have been putting off blogging as there is so much that I have to capture in this space and have been busy and lazy! What has kept me so busy? Well, first there was my sister's wedding, work, and ofcourse, my son, Vidur.
Vidur was very busy before Deepa's wedding as he was helping my mother and me shop for the wedding. He has run around in circles and entertained everyone at Nalli, Kumaran, RMKV, Joy Allukas, and several more shops. Thankfully, people in Chennai are very child-friendly and therefore, they laugh at all his antics. Of course, the downside is that Vidur is thrilled by the positive attitude and therefore, he gets hyper and uncontrollable! Not only was Deepa's wedding memorable, the days before were equally special! Karthik, Deepa, Harish, and Rishabh came early. Vidur and Rishabh (Karthik's 1 year 10 month old baby) had a lovely time. Their relationship seems to oscilate between love and hate. :D One minute they would be kissing/hugging each and the next, one would get whacked by the other. Both were fighting for Harish's attention. If you don't know who Harish is. Here is a short description. Harish is a child magnet. He is absolutely GREAT with children. Vidur is generally a mommy's boy. He loves people but most times I have to be around him. But, as soon as Vidur sees Harish, he doesn't need me. This fascination was a blessing for me before and during the wedding! Harish, on several instances, as given me a nice, long break from being mom! He would take care of Vidur and allow me to just breathe for a sec! (Bless you, Hairsh!)
Deepa's wedding was a lot of fun! Vidur had a blast. Vidur loves Deepa's in laws a lot. We, the girl's side, had gone to greet the boy's side. As soon as they arrived, Vidur jumped from me to Sriram's (Deepa's husband) father. Vish uncle is another person who is great with children. He stops so talk to every child he meets. Children love him too. Vidur is equally fond of Mythili aunty. There are times when he refuses to back home with us. :) Sriram is also a perfect uncle who tried to do EVERYTHING (hee hee) possible to make Vidur stop crying.
What he loved most about Deepa's wedding were the plastic chairs in the hall. He and Rishabh seemed to take it onto themselves to rearrange the chairs. (This really bugged my father! But there was no stopping these two. :)) Megha took on the role of an elder sister. She monitored their movements.
For the reception, Vidur and Rishabh were dressed in identical suits. They looked absolutely adorable! The most memorable incident was when the band began to play and Vidur began to dance. First, he was dancing right at the back. He realized that he was not getting enough attention. He ran all the way to the front and then began to dance. He would pause in between to check if he was being watched. If no, he would call out and demand that they watched him. I was really proud as he danced very gracefully. ;) He danced for 1.5 hours straight with no breaks in between. There was no stopping him.
Like I said, Deepa's wedding was incredibly fun, touching, and very memorable for all of us!!
Vidur was very busy before Deepa's wedding as he was helping my mother and me shop for the wedding. He has run around in circles and entertained everyone at Nalli, Kumaran, RMKV, Joy Allukas, and several more shops. Thankfully, people in Chennai are very child-friendly and therefore, they laugh at all his antics. Of course, the downside is that Vidur is thrilled by the positive attitude and therefore, he gets hyper and uncontrollable! Not only was Deepa's wedding memorable, the days before were equally special! Karthik, Deepa, Harish, and Rishabh came early. Vidur and Rishabh (Karthik's 1 year 10 month old baby) had a lovely time. Their relationship seems to oscilate between love and hate. :D One minute they would be kissing/hugging each and the next, one would get whacked by the other. Both were fighting for Harish's attention. If you don't know who Harish is. Here is a short description. Harish is a child magnet. He is absolutely GREAT with children. Vidur is generally a mommy's boy. He loves people but most times I have to be around him. But, as soon as Vidur sees Harish, he doesn't need me. This fascination was a blessing for me before and during the wedding! Harish, on several instances, as given me a nice, long break from being mom! He would take care of Vidur and allow me to just breathe for a sec! (Bless you, Hairsh!)
Deepa's wedding was a lot of fun! Vidur had a blast. Vidur loves Deepa's in laws a lot. We, the girl's side, had gone to greet the boy's side. As soon as they arrived, Vidur jumped from me to Sriram's (Deepa's husband) father. Vish uncle is another person who is great with children. He stops so talk to every child he meets. Children love him too. Vidur is equally fond of Mythili aunty. There are times when he refuses to back home with us. :) Sriram is also a perfect uncle who tried to do EVERYTHING (hee hee) possible to make Vidur stop crying.
What he loved most about Deepa's wedding were the plastic chairs in the hall. He and Rishabh seemed to take it onto themselves to rearrange the chairs. (This really bugged my father! But there was no stopping these two. :)) Megha took on the role of an elder sister. She monitored their movements.
For the reception, Vidur and Rishabh were dressed in identical suits. They looked absolutely adorable! The most memorable incident was when the band began to play and Vidur began to dance. First, he was dancing right at the back. He realized that he was not getting enough attention. He ran all the way to the front and then began to dance. He would pause in between to check if he was being watched. If no, he would call out and demand that they watched him. I was really proud as he danced very gracefully. ;) He danced for 1.5 hours straight with no breaks in between. There was no stopping him.
Like I said, Deepa's wedding was incredibly fun, touching, and very memorable for all of us!!
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