“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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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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Another birthday and the making of a new Calvin

My life has been super busy the past 10 days or so. May started with a bang with the Husband’s birthday celebrations. He turned 29, and is at the  “base of the hill” as he refers to it.We had planned to have a barbecue party but unfortunately for us , the latest weather report predicted [...]

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We went swimming!!

So people, summer is officially and finally here. With the weather being so warm, I finally took the Munchkin for his first swim ever. I slathered him in sunscreen ,put a swimming diaper on him , grabbed his swimming tube and off we went!
Once we reached,I tried lowering the Munchkin into the water but he [...]

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Happy First Birthday Munchkin!!

My dearest darling son,
A very happy first birthday to you!  As I write this today, my mind can’t help but wander to  the same day last year when you entered our lives and forever changed the way I feel and look at the world. I look at how you have grown from a tiny little [...]

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No fighting allowed.

The day before the Munchkin’s Dad and I were having a heated argument. We probably didnt realize it then but our voices were getting louder and louder. I dont know when the Munchkin came and stood between us and started growling in tandem to the pitch of our voices. We didnt notice him till he [...]

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Emotional atyachaar

The Munchkin’s Dad and I were having coffee the other day. The Munchkin was playing in the far corner of the room, but the moment he saw the coffee mugs on the table, he started making a beeline towards them.Just as he was reaching out for them, I turned around and  loudly said, “NO!”
He took [...]

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Am I a psycho Mom?

Does the following ever happen to you?
- I always , always,ALWAYS taste everything the Munchkin is about to eat.
- I think I give him the cleanest bath. If someone else bathes him, I secretly wonder whether they washed behind his ears or washed his butt crack(sorry,too much info).
- If someone else changes his diaper, I [...]

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Naughty boy

The Munchkin is almost 10 months now and weighs exactly 10 kgs.
And he is not only standing but dancing too! Now if he would only walk.  Here are the promised pics-

They arent very good but these are the clearest.He stands up on his little chubby feet and starts rocking up and down to any music [...]

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Ma ka laadla bigad gaya

More than the milestones, it is amazing to see the Munchkin develop more and more into a person each day. He now likes and dislikes stuff, manipulates us emotionally, throws tantrums and attitude, begs for food/attention/godi and can rapidly go from a god sent angel to a holy pain in the ass in a matter [...]

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