Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out everywhere!

I had been doing hints about mother's day for weeks. I needed to be treated special, I needed to be surprised. I need mother's day to be outstanding!

My sweet girl said she had some plans up her sleeve. A day before, she asked me what I wanted to breakfast on my big day. She came to me with a notepad and pen, taking down my order with the professionalism of a seasoned waitress! Even asking - 'And would you like some fruit with it?', 'Anything to drink with it?'!

The next morning she and I woke up together, and the first thing she said was, 'Oh no, you're already awake!'. The plan was for walking me up with the breakfast! I helpfully offered, I can stay in bed if you like. She was relieved. Next, Papa was woken up and dragged downstairs to help with the breakfast. Water was boiled for the tea. Bread was toasted. Fruits were cut and arranged in a bowl. Eggs were scrambled. Orange juice was glassed. All of this was arranged on a tray and brought up to me in bed! So perfect, i purred!! There was also a bag full of cards for me! After breakfast little Miss Haana and I played on the bed.

Later that day on the afternoon we went to my favorite place these days, the rose garden. Ah equipped with a picnic blanket. I lay in the grass and watched cotton puff clouds float against the blue blue sky. Again, perfect!

Best mother's day ever!

Lincoln Log Men

We got a new blocks game for the little girl. The Lincoln Logs. It comes with log shaped blocks that can make different types of cabins. It also has 2 burly looking men included - almost as tall as my thumb.

This evening the little girl showed me her tea pot which now had two Lincoln log men inside. I asked her what the two men were doing inside the tea pot and was told in no uncertain terms they are making tea.

The fact that she thinks men are to make tea made me just giggle with delight :) Somehow, in some weird way, it's feeling like parenting may work out afterall :-) 

This Sunday Morning

It's sunday today and I was up pretty early. Suhaana was still asleep when I got up. I shook Raj from his slumber - wake up! No response. This is a great thing, i thought. It's weekend, the little girl is asleep. The house is quiet. Why not fix a relaxing cup of bed tea?!

I went downstairs to fix tea (tea is a rarity for me these days, let alone having it in bed). Then, I came upstairs to have my tea - on the bed, in peace and quiet. (It was still kind of dark outside). As I was just about to get in, I glanced over Suhaana's crib (we have her crib in our room and are debating if we should move it to her room presently). So, I glance over, and my eyes met a pair of tiny awake eyes in the crib. Doing peekaboo! Not running around - just yet. There was still a small flicker of hope for my tea and peace and quiet. I did the only logical thing to do - make no noise, and pretended like I didn't even see her. Like we're all just going to go back to sleep.

I settled in the bed. Hopeful and eager for my hot cuppa tea. I glanced back towards the crib again confident that the little girl must have drifted off to lala-land. What do I find? The baby eyes are staring back at me, standing up in the crib, wide awake, holding the crib rails. Tiny tracking system located pacifier nearby and deployed it. Then, located the little doll (crib mate). Picked her up, and gave her a big sloppy good-morning hug.

At this point- it was just too much cuteness going around to ignore for me. I needed my own little doll to pick up and give one big hug to..

Just a Regular Afternoon

Where: Starbucks

What: Hot Tea Earl Grey

How: Cool afternoon time for mom n dad, play time for Suhaana.

Activities: Climb tables, bang phones, bang mamma's jewelry on table. Then climb on to stroller. Grab stroller belts. Then back onto the table. Then repeat.

Snacks: Tea for mom n dad. Eat whatever can grab. Snatch a couple of brown sugar packs. Chew on it till it starts tasting more sweet and less papery.

Hindrances: Mainly mom.