One year two months first week..

My toddler turned one year and two months this week...big enough to sleep on a cot my himself..so I ordered a pretty cot for him. Assembled it with some efforts and let baby inside it. His first reaction was more like he's been prisoned .. he kept on crying inside and wanted to be taken out of it....but soon he discovered the joy of bouncing on his bed with his friend Winnie !

While he was inside it, I realized that it was a bit small for him...I had not given much consideration to the size while ordering, some side effects of online shopping .. later I discovered it was apt for babies till 3 yrs age..so decided to exchange it for a bigger one....more efforts disassembling and packing it. Today I packed it and left it in the concierge to be collected ..the new one would be delivered after one and a half month... cause that's when I come back from my vacation!

Just a week back it seemed that we were shifting our base back to India...but now that we are not, I decided on going for a vacation to India. Just me and baby, Daddy just joined a new project , obviously cannot get leaves...some tough days ahead for Daddy without his darling naughty lil entertainer...

Well this also means I would be travelling with my baby all by myself..initially I was a bit scared but now I am not ..I am just worried about my fellow passengers.Its a night flight ..poor things out there!!

Baby has learnt a few words ..but still not the word I have been yearning to hear...

These days he tries to utter words while listening to the nursery rhymes on TV...whenever we switch on the TV and search for rhymes for him he starts saying Ba..Ba ...He wants us to play "Ba ba ..black sheep" other times he would say " O...O " when he wants us to select "Old MacDonald ... "

Earlier his jabberings didn't make sense to us and we played what we thought was his favorite but now he makes us understands what he wishes to see..now he wouldn't put up with what we choose but has to be his own else starts throwing tantrums ... I wonder what happens next when he starts speaking sentences?!?

Yesterday I also trimmed his nail while he was awake...he was seated on his high chair and patiently let me trim them..was kind of amused and curious with what I was doing...couple of times he pulled his finger and my hand cause he wanted to grasp the cutter in his hands...waiting for him to sleep to trim his nails....those days are past ? ..possibly!!!

That night our friends were home ...later when it was time to leave , they rose to put on their shoes and moved to the door ..my baby walked to them and started waving and saying bye... cherished moment my lil baby's grown up now ...with much effort I taught him to wave b-bye but never when...he's picked that up on his own.

Coming few days are gonna be busy..very busy ! Travelling and before that shopping and packing...there's and endless list of baby stuff to be packed ....hope there's some space to squeeze in couple of essentials of mine !

PS : A very Happy Valentine day to you and your loved ones !