Well, I had been giving him the story behind the celebrations for a while now. Mainly that there was one Lord Ram whose mommy was nothing like Baby D's mommy and so she sent him off to the jungle (bigger than the big outside and with more trees)..and then the whole bit about Ravana, omitting the ten heads (why confuse Baby D). Naturally there was no killing..Lord Ram simply "defeated" Ravana and that's why we celebrate Dussehra.
Baby D, while feigning polite interest into the "why" is really more interested in the "how", i.e how we celebrate Dussehra. So all this while he's been looking forward to wearing new clothes and eating mutton and pua. Due to circumstances outside of our control, all he can have is milk for Dussehra. And so his mommy has over compensated on the wearing new clothes bit. He has a new set for every day of the week this week. Mommy D hasn't had a chance to shop for baby clothes yet other than some basics bought online in preparation for his arrival. Since then Baby D has been gifted so many clothes that there just wasn't any excuse to get any more. And then along came Dussehra , plus his doctor's advice that he should be wearing full sleeved things into the night given his determination to throw off the covers.
Long story short, the local Mother Care store was duly raided. Baby D has shown a keen interest in his shopping, smiling gleefully every time he was shown something new and told it was his. His favourite is a romper that says "I'm small and very loud", for Baby D does appreciate the truth.
He also has a swank new thermometer that will read out the temperature in 15 seconds flat, in Celsius or Fahrenheit. The screen also changes colour to indicate when there's a fever, making it absolutely dummy proof. Now, I'm not hoping for a chance to use it any time soon! But kids do..run a temperature sometimes? In any case he needs to be carefully monitored post his next vaccination..so this was definitely not a splurge.
On a completely different note, Baby D has been getting increasingly social. He's taken to having conversations with the TV. Someone on the TV picked up the phone and said "Hello" and promptly comes Baby D's response - " 'lo ". Of course! The "Don't talk to strangers" rule will have to be taught - sooner than later!
Baby D, while feigning polite interest into the "why" is really more interested in the "how", i.e how we celebrate Dussehra. So all this while he's been looking forward to wearing new clothes and eating mutton and pua. Due to circumstances outside of our control, all he can have is milk for Dussehra. And so his mommy has over compensated on the wearing new clothes bit. He has a new set for every day of the week this week. Mommy D hasn't had a chance to shop for baby clothes yet other than some basics bought online in preparation for his arrival. Since then Baby D has been gifted so many clothes that there just wasn't any excuse to get any more. And then along came Dussehra , plus his doctor's advice that he should be wearing full sleeved things into the night given his determination to throw off the covers.
Long story short, the local Mother Care store was duly raided. Baby D has shown a keen interest in his shopping, smiling gleefully every time he was shown something new and told it was his. His favourite is a romper that says "I'm small and very loud", for Baby D does appreciate the truth.
He also has a swank new thermometer that will read out the temperature in 15 seconds flat, in Celsius or Fahrenheit. The screen also changes colour to indicate when there's a fever, making it absolutely dummy proof. Now, I'm not hoping for a chance to use it any time soon! But kids do..run a temperature sometimes? In any case he needs to be carefully monitored post his next vaccination..so this was definitely not a splurge.
On a completely different note, Baby D has been getting increasingly social. He's taken to having conversations with the TV. Someone on the TV picked up the phone and said "Hello" and promptly comes Baby D's response - " 'lo ". Of course! The "Don't talk to strangers" rule will have to be taught - sooner than later!
awesome! mommy seems to be having a lot of fun, keep it up!:)
ReplyDeleteThanks ..Unknown :) I'm having a good time indeed
DeleteNew Baby Mommie, I'm so proud of you! Such a concerned & careful mother.Enjoy bringing up your baby, my baby:) My prediction- Baby D is going to be a chatter box:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the vote of confidence Mommie. I'm doing what I can. Now can u help me come up with some adventures for Mr Spots
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