370 days

Dear Everyone,

Today is the 370th day of my life, and I'm 10.5kg and 84 cm tall. I can take instructions very well, and I can imitate dance movements with my body and head when Appa teaches me. I also like to fight with Annai. I don't like it when Annai sits on my Mina Patti's lap, and I just love to pull Annai's pacifier out from his mouth. He'll pull mine out, and then a fight will ensue with a crying brawl.

My favourite game at the moment is to open the cupboards, steal a plate and run with it to the hall with my Mina Patti at my heels. I like to share my finger biscuits with everyone, althougth no one seems to want to eat it.

Alright, just making some notes on my progress. Big Eshvarhen hugs.

Happy 1st Birthday, Eshvarhen!

Hello everyone!

I turned one today! Hurray!!

I had a big birthday party, and everyone came. The theme was yellow and orange and I had BJ and Riff on my cake, Mina patti made me a yellow and orange cake, and Annai was very helpful because he helped me blow out the candle. I wore a yellow long sleeve shirt, and so did Annai! *high five with Annai*

We didn't have a clown, but Appa and Amma organised some games, and I think everyone had fun. I had fun, eating one lollypop after another.

Nithi mama was the emcee for the games, and Ammama and Periamma C even won gifts for solving the jigsaw puzzle. Sherlin periamma and Rita Attai won the women's musical chairs ( beaming with pride) Annai tried to play in the musical chairs, but he sort of became tired and then Mina patti had to carry him. Oh, and Nithi Mama, he was champion of the balloon bursting competition.

It was a great party, and thanks everyone for the toys!

And so I have celebrated the first year of my life. Love everyone loads. **Big Hug**

Dancing Baby

Dear Eshvarhen,

You're clapping baby, and you're dancing, turning round and round while you sing your song with the ba,ba,ba,ba.....

You're playing hide and seek with Sakkti Velan very well for your age, and you hardly crawl anymore, you're either walking or running. You seem to be sleeping through the night this past week, and I hope you're finally going to give up waking up for yoru feeds at night.

Okay, baby, Amm will write soon. Take care, my little Dinosaur.

Tying Eshvarhen

Mina Patti tied my waist me to the table today…..it’s supposed to stop me from running to the kitchen or climbing the stairs.

At first, I did not understand why my movement was restrained. But nobody’s going to tie Eshvarhen…I just wailed my head off until she carried me again.
**sniff** sniff***

Cry Baby

Eshvarhen, please don’t cry as if Amma is going to leave you. She’s just going to get your milk. She’s going to think I pushed you or something. Then who’s going to get the scolding?

Even if I did push you or pull you, you should not cry. I’m just “playing”. Be a sport.

Love,
Annai

27th July 2010

Hello everyone,

It’s me Eshvarhen, reporting my progress. I’m 10th months and 8 days today, and I’m officially running. I’m 8.5kg, and 74.5cm tall.

It all stared on the 23rd of June, when I started walking. A few gingerly steps first, and then I fall down…..but I get up again and walk.

Now I’m running from the hall to the kitchen, but I brake gracefully. And when I get to kitchen, I like to open the kitchen cabinet doors and take something that looks like a ball. Amma calls it “ONION”. She’s always scooping me up and putting me back in the hall…..grrr….now all I have to do is release myself from her , and go ALL the way back to the kitchen again.

Oh....and when I’m sleepy, I pull my ears. Apparently I’ve been doing it for so long tha Amma says my ears look a bit long now. I can’t help it….it helps me stay awake when I feel sleepy.

Eshvarhen’s Kolukattai ceremony

Note from Amma: Eshvarhen didn’t need to be told as he picked not one but two kolukattai and stuffed it into his mouth. Well done, son. May you have teeth as tough as the kolukattai. As of today, you have five teeth, two at the bottom, and three on the top. And you top two front teeth are HUGE=)