Live Journal today...Dec 07,2005

08:00 hrs : Amma's energy level :100 %

I try hard to pull open my eyes...I feel so so tired but there is somebody pulling at my shirt..:):) Can hear goo goo gaa gaa talk..I turn around and see my little one ..trying her best to play with my shirt..and she gives me the best smile I have ever seen. Yes..its time to pull myself out of my bed.... or Could I afford just 10 minutes more..wouldn't she just go on with her game of tugging amma's shirt..would she really notice that I had just woken up...oops..too late..she definitely knows amma's up..I hear a tiny fart ..she decides its TOILET time for her ...tats how we start our day...first things first...after official clean up followed by 15minutes of sucking hard,getting her 100 ml morning drink...we are ready to face the dayHmm...a cup of hot steaming coffee sounds like a great idea to kick start my day as well.I walk to the kitchen and I can already hear somebody missing me back in the bedroom. Before the tiny sobs grow louder, I return,deciding to carry her in the pouch and make my coffee with a 4 month old perched in my arms.Have u ever noticed how tough it is to make coffee with an infant stuck in between you and the coffee maker??Now drinking it is even tougher coz all that she wants is a sip and tired of keeping her off my mug, I decide to call it quits and pour off my coffee into the sink. There goes my jump start into a great morning with a cup of strong coffee..Its play time for her ..so amma and lil one gonna play with doggie,duckie,bunny,Mr.Rattler and one bottle of water. Thats yet another tip...infants are often fascinated by simple things in life ...a bottle full of water might turn out to be the best toy they have ever seen...


9:15 am :
Amma's Energy level : 98%
We are still playing..I must tell you this is the best part...just to hear a squeal of delight when u rub your nose on her belly...see her play with your fingers..touching your cheeks...poking your eyes in between..putting her tiny fists into your mouth..smiling at you as she explores your face...go "weeeeeee..."and then "boooooo..."as doggie and duckie come into the scene...I can sing to her and dance with her..I will not be judged for my skills at both ...I have a die hard admirer and this does feel really good...Am on top of the world kind of feeling..When I look at her...hear her cooing..I just wish I could freeze time...Wish this would last forever..I just don't want her to grow up..




9:30 am :
Amma's energy level : 85%
Amma's decided its time for bath...we take out our stuff..the mat..the massaging oil..the tub ..the soft wash..the towels..new dress for today..new diapers..lotion..nappy rash oil..all this has to be arranged by a rushing amma coz now lil one is so excited about her bath that she can't be left alone on the bed for too long..the squealing delight might just roll over and fall off...now we are ready for the next show..Off go the clothes..its lots of songs from amma and 1 hour of massage ...




Now its a 15 minutes bath...followed by 10 minutes of splashing in the water...10 minutes of dressing up ( she's already Miss Vanity Fair..loves it when lotion is rubbed on..) 10 minutes of whining...2 minutes of crying...5 minutes of brrrrrrr..( bus oodikkal with a lot of spit as well )...Amma has to keep going fast...put on the diaper and her romper before the mouth opens wide to cry..its over even before she knew what was to happen..once the commotion is done...its a cool half an hour of feeding..while the sweet soul suckles and sleeps ( i always wonder how she does both at the same time..) Amma is scheduling her work..if lil one sleeps for 30 minutes ..then I can make the Hot prawn curry..if its just 10 minutes..then those poor prawns would just have to be grilled..But u never know ,if i get lucky and she sleeps for an hour..I could zap up the beetroot carrot mezhukkuparatti..muringakka theeyal and maybe prawn roast..:):) mmm all that sounds like heaven..and Maybe if she sleeps for 2 hours..could finish off the laundry..and maybe tidy the place...and what if she sleeps for 2 and a half hours...my oh my...I could even brush my teeth..go to the loo..have my bath..Thats would be the ultimate paradise ...a half an hour more..I could get my hands on a cup of coffee..have my breakfast..and sit back and read the papers..that would be nirvana..:):) But first..the little darling has to stop feeding and slip off into deep sleep...I have to carefully pull myself away from her..silently..without letting her know...a tiny quiver of the sheet might wake her up..this calls for real patience and practice..but first she has to sleep...sleep darling..sleep...sleep...sleep before amma slips into deep sleep herself...