We went to  watch Frozen at the Drive-in Theatre at Coburg. I have to tell you,if you have a wiggly toddler,you must give this a go. The last time,I watched a whole movie,was Rio,when I was still breast feeding Ananya.It was a bliss,because when she got bored/tired,I just nursed her,she fell asleep and we all watched the movie happily.
But every other movie after that was a disaster..there were two and let me just say,I don’t remember anything about them,except that I spent the better part of the movie walking outside with the toddler.

But this was nice..she took turns sitting in my lap or SD’s.Aadya was comfortably settled in the back-seat..oh it was soo nice!Although,Anan did turn on the  wiper a couple times..but seriously,it was the most stress-free movie night ever. Next time,we are wearing pajamas 🙂
Oh and the best part,kids fell asleep on the way home  🙂

Win-win,yeah?
Have a good weekend,everyone 🙂

Hello Hello my lovelies,

How was your day? Mine was busy and long..spent most morning cleaning the house-seriously having the kids and the husband at home,all day long for 2 weeks is just the perfect recipe for a disheveled house. Add sickness to the mix and you have a winner! LOL! yeah. The girls got sick on New Year’s Eve.And because we don’t do anything by halves,it had to be a vicious tummy bug. Oh yes! The girls took turns hurling their stomachs contents on pretty much whatever was in front of them- SD,the couch,the bed,the carpet,me…you get the idea!
Soo…the couch cushions were stripped and they were covered with sheets.We dragged a mattress out and we all camped in the living room..basically chaos took over  and the house had to be set back right.Thank Heavens for my cleaner..it took both of us,all morning and half afternoon,but the house is nice and clean now.

The other half of the afternoon,was spent in looking for a daycare.SD and Nanya were sick and sleeping. Aadi was better so,I took her along.6 childcare centres later,I am still nowhere close to finding care for her. 2 of them,promised to call me back next week and now the waiting game begins.I have my fingers and toes crossed that I find a spot for her..and soon,because starting 31st January,I will be working three days a week- 2 weekdays and my usual Saturday. I am excited and nervous about this new development..So,dear readers,please send me some good daycare vibes..once that is sorted,I can relax and get excited about the job.
More later 🙂

Hello my lovelies,

Here’s wishing all of you a happy,healthy and successful year 🙂

I have a good feeling about this year..A friend said to me,that this is going to be my year and I completely believe it.I woke up this morning,feeling much lighter and relaxed than I have in a long time. I have spent most of 2013,fighting the grey dog..I couldn’t tell what it was that was bringing me down,but there was a force that kept pushing me deeper and deeper into darkness.I know its only the first day of 2014,but the belief that it will be a better year,makes the whole difference,I can see the grey clouds shift and the sunshine is starting to peek through the gap.
This year,I am not making any resolutions.No!That just puts a lot of pressure on me.I am instead going to take each day,as it comes. I am going to just make a lot of small positive changes in my life and learn to love myself as I am..in the shape that I am in,at the place I am at.I am not perfect and that is good.
At some stage,during the last year,I realized that I was feeling more and more depressed(there I said it!) was because I wasn’t talking as much..was because I wasn’t writing as much. So,I am going to do just that.Talk and write,blog and comment. I will not commit to any blogathons,but I will try to blog everyday of the year,even if it means scheduling posts.B.U.T. if it doesn’t happen,I will not beat myself over it.
I feel my thoughts are so cluttered because I try to do so much all the time.It came to a point last year that I didn’t want to do anything..nothing at all.. I put myself in robot mode and kept going through the motions but didn’t enjoy it.I couldn’t be bothered to do anything fancy for Diwali and you know what..Our life kept going.The family didn’t care,I survived the guilt.I had sort of relaxed by the time we got to Christmas and I actually enjoyed the whole socializing decorating etc.
Someone recently shared this post on a facebook group I am a part of and I have read this so many times and I can’t help but share this with you all..
I hope this year brings you all that you wish and deserve and much much more..I leave you with a picture of my girls,my sunshines 🙂

Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from All of us at My Sunshines 🙂
Blogging was really sporadic whole of last year,but I am so grateful that you guys haven’t given up on me..I promise to blog more regularly next year 🙂
Here’s to a bigger and better 2014..I have a good feeling about 2014..hopefully we will have happier times than 2013..:)
Love you all..

Miss Nanya has a bad case of Hayfever and strangely here biggest problem this year has been the itchy nose.She can’t stop scratching it.See the picture:( I keep applying the ointment to it,every hour or so,but don’t know how to stop her from scratching it.
Any ideas,anyone?

Yes! she does! 

When Ananya was a newborn,I often wondered if she recognized me,whether she knew that I was her mother.And I felt guilty-of course it was my fault,for having failed her,by being asleep,when she was getting born. 
After she was born,I was unconscious for 8 hours and she was deprived of her mother for that time.SD,her father was her first parent.He was the one who gave her the first feed(EBM that I expressed before going into surgery),he was the one who held her and kept her warm..And so,when she didn’t keep staring into my eyes(like her sister did!),I felt cheated,I felt like I had missed out on the bonding time with her.
The days after her birth were so different from the days after Aadya’s birth. The first time round,we forgot about the rest of the world and the only thing that mattered or EXISTED was our baby.And it was just the three of us.. everything else seems to have faded away.
BUT the second time around,we had Aadi..we had to watch her moods,keep her happy and include her in everything,which is what I had planned all along. Then there was my aunt and my cousin and my sister who arrived when Nanya turned a week old.And everyone wanted to hold the baby..which was nice..but as a new mother,I was very protective,both the times.Heck I didn’t even want to share my babies with their father..everyone else was secondary!LOL!Anyway,I digress.. so,when Anan was a newborn,she liked SD’s voice better than mine(it felt like that,then!).She seemed peaceful when she was next to her sister.And all I got was angry crying.And every time,she cried,the guilt trip started. As she got older,and starting engaging in longer eye-contact,my doubts started to fade,but not the guilt. Heck the guilt still raises its ugly head,every now and again.But,atleast,now I don’t question whether she loves me. 
How can I?For she showers me with so much love,every minute that she is awake..it blows me away.Really,it does! As soon as she wakes up,she walks out of the bedroom,almost sleep walking till she finds me,usually in the kitchen.And  then she breaks into a wide grin and lifts her hands for me to pick her up.When I do,she hugs me tight..Ohhh the sweet smell of a just woken baby…it awakens your senses better than a cup of Java!  We go about our morning routines,with her chattering and calling out to me,even when I am with her 🙂
We get back home,after school drop-off and she follows me around,while I cook our breakfast. She plays next to my legs,sometimes sitting on my feet….She swaps food,picks something from my plate,feeds me some from hers…wants to look in my cup,every single time!
Breakfast done,we go about our day.She keeps running back to me,to check on me and hug me..and screams,”My Mummy”.If  I am sitting down,she has to sit down on my lap..and keeps grabbing my hands,away from the keyboard! I used to get frustrated,but now I expect it and just give her my full attention.
She pinches my cheeks,calls me cutie,she touches my face and forehead.If I am angry or yell at her,she comes and kisses me.When she is sitting in my lap,she keeps kissing my hand.A few days back,she was playing near my feet and started kisses my feet..I asked her,”Nanyaaa what are you doing?”And she said..”Nanyaa loves you”…#Heart-about-to-burst-with-pride moment#

Ohh and yesterday night,she surprised me by saying,”Love you too” ..Another heart-about-to-burst-with-pride moment 🙂 I might be sounding like a broken record,but I can’t get over it. All her cute ways of expressing her love..keep getting cuter and cuter.

Today,I took Aadya for a play-date,while Anan was home with SD.When we came back,she squealed with joy,when she saw me.Aadi tried to hug her and she ran away and came and hugged me. Aadi pouted,”She doesn’t care about me”..I said,”She is just excited to see Mumma after a long time” Aadi argued,”But she hasn’t seen me for a longer time”..and it was true.As we,Nanya and I,sat cuddling and playing,it dawned on me,yet again,that she loves me…thinks the world of me…and I remembered my days of self-doubt..and hence,this post.I leave you with a pic of my love-heart,she was so excited,that I was sitting next to her in the car.

 

Sand play is Aadya’s favorite kind of play.So,when I heard about the Sand Sculpting exhibition at Frankston Waterfront, we had to plan a day trip there.I think it was at the start of year..sometime in January.It was a hot day but the girls loved it and so did we.I’ll let the pics do the rest of the talking..

The fine details on the sculptures literally took my breath away…

And there were sand activities-SD helped Ms.Aadya with her art-work.

While Ms.Ananya had a blast just playing with the colored sands.

And really,how could we go to a beach and not play in the sand…?

We are already looking forward to going there again,this year or early next year.

XOX
Trish

…when a sleepy toddler walks out of the bedroom ,holds both your hands,and without speaking a word,drags you to her bed.Once in bed,she snuggles up with you and falls asleep with a happy sigh 🙂

…when your 6 yo tells “Thank you so much for the great time,Mummy”,when all you have done is taken her out for an ice-cream.

… when the husband abandons the idea of butter chicken in favor of khichdi,just because you don’t want to eat chicken.

Love is…These THREE 

And this my friends is Day 9 post..I was soo sleepy that I forgot to publish it!LOL

Much love,

Trish