He’s 18 (months) and now has a license to drive (us crazy)

Hiya folks,
   Life has been absolutely hectic and will continue to be so for the next 2-3 weeks or so hence the temporary silence on the blog. But lots has been happening in our little world and I will try and post it as and when I get some free time.
  The Munchkin’s Dad [...]

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“Can you show me how to get,how to get to Sesame street?”

Life has been crazy the past few weeks. I have been catching up on my studies and between this , the Munchkin and gym, believe me when I say I don’t fall asleep at night-I fall unconscious. Three weeks of concentrated studies made sure that I barely had any time to catch up on my favorite [...]

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Hallelujah!

We are officially done with teething here. The Munchkin has sprouted his last pearly white at 17 months. The sole remaining reason for getting up at night for the baby is gone. Now for some sweet uninterrupted sleep. …aaah!

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Celebrations- twice over

Go here for a belated but hilarious account of how we spent Ganesh Chaturthi.
Here’s the Munchkin in full traditional garb:-

I couldn’t peel my eyes off my son as I thought he looked extremely handsome and edible at the same time. “Mera beta“, I thought, chest puffed up and all.
In the same week, we got another [...]

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Fitness update

My last update records me as 67.7 kg and today I weigh 64.8 kgs- a loss of 2.9 kgs. Not bad, after all those days of debauchery of food and drinking I thought that I would definitely add on a pound or two. I think two things helped me-
1. All the gymming and new muscle [...]

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Tips from the crazy parents who travelled with a baby..

Even before we left for Germany, I was already apprehensive about traveling with the Munchkin. Especially after the arduous trip here from India. Reading these posts here , here and here sort of mentally prepared me and gave me a few ideas and lots of strength.
The journey from here to Berlin was fun. [...]

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Tales from Duetschland

So the Munchkin’s Dad and I are huge WWII aficionados and devour any bit of information or trivia on the topic. It’s status as the most widely influencing event in modern history always captivated me.Little wonder then that Germany has been on our must-go-to destinations list for some time now. Here’s what we did:-
Warning: One [...]

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A quick thank you ..

…to all those who delurked in this post. It was nice to get  a fair idea of who the readers of this blog are and start a dialogue with all of you. All your suggestions and thoughts made it easier for me to decide to keep the blog open.
Again(And since, I’m still fresh from my [...]

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So here’s the verdict.

After much deliberation, I have decided NOT to make this blog private(for the time being). Many reasons:-
1. I have met such amazing women through this blog .Meeting via mommy blogs puts your friendship already on a different level of comfort. No initial awkwardness or effort. I mean I could have gone my entire life without [...]

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To be or not to be..

…a restricted entry blog that is. I am toying with the idea of making this blog private and accessible to selected readers only. I have some idea of how many people read this blog from the people who regularly comment but none whatsoever of the lurkers. Can you guys give me a quick shoutout and [...]

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