5 weeks of weekly flybacks for the DH…
5 weeks of single parenting for me..
5 weeks of missing Daddy for the Princess…
1 week of working vacation for us as a family..
Long distance calls,too-short weekends together,dinner together over phone or chat…:(
And finallyyyy its over….Phew..Boy..am I glad to have the man back home..all the days of the week..:)
No more weekly flybacks ..yippeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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Here’s wishing a Veryyyyyy Veryyy Happy Birthday to Our very own Goofy Mumma..Have a nice day sweetie!
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Nothing interesting to tell today..except that I am in too much pain.I woke up feeling funny in the throat on Friday..I couldn’t tell if it was my ear or my tooth by saturday..by sunday I was sure,it was my ear/throat something.I could feel a neck lymph node swollen by then.
I went to the doctor on monday,and she felt,not one,not two..but three swollen lymph nodes..I can’t turn without doubling up in pain..I can’t swallow..without catching my breathe..sometimes,i wish..i could just chew and spit my food..that way I wouldn’t have to swallow it.
The funny thing is there is no redness of the ear or throat-just swollen lymph nodes.
The Dr.started me on antibiotics..and today I feel a node on the other side of the neck also swollen.
I am going back again on thursday night/friday morn to see the doc.
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Yes,you guessed it..this post is about teaching Ms.Aadya her ABCs.
We have been working on her alphabet for a while now.She recognises most of the alphabets..not all..She lacks focus..I know,I am expecting too much from her..But,I am only trying because,I know she has so much potential.And I am forever plagued by mommy guilt,that I am not giving her enough time..and that I am not helping her advance her intelligence.
No,trust me,I am not pushing her..she has the brains..She was saying “Johnny Johnny” and “twinkle star” at 9 months.She couldn’t speak all the words..but she knew all the actions,and where to say Papa,No,hahaha,tar(star),ky(sky).In came the TV..and I think all she seems to be interested in is the TV. I want to make learning fun for herAnyway,so,we make a game of it…. we take turns finding the letters of the alphabet..and I write her name and other things on her magnetic writing pad.
I am confused about what approach to take-She is already addicted to the TV-I don’t want to introduce her to the charms of internet. So my medium of choice is books and charts and writing on paper.
We had not worked on the alphabet in a long time..Today she surprised me,by asking me to teach her and surprise,surprise..she wrote the letter A..from her memory,as I had taught her more than 4 months ago.Needless to say,I was on the top of the world. We did some counting today and did the alphabet once.
I know repetition is the best method,but I don’t want it to be monotonous..I want to make it fun..If anyone has any ideas or suggestions,please do share..
I leave you with a her self portrait and the letter A
below the picture-the two parallels lines- thats her attempt to write A and then,she succeeded.And succeeded again….
