Silver Lining this New Years Eve

I was pretty upset today evening after Aarav got 103.9 fever.. First with worry then the sadness that the cozy party with Uttara planned tomorrow got cancelled .. Not that it was a great plan but hey ... some thing was better than nothing ... and me wanting to celebrate everything this pinched ... the last day of the year needs to be commemorated .. where others are going to dance parties ... ( so sue me .. :D )

But then I went onto the hallmark site and saw a post titled " So this happened ... " about a lady  who had the worst possible YEAR of sickness and sadness and relatives passing away ... and I was like I'm so blessed and had a wonderful year with great vacations and sharvi growing so beautifully .... Wat do I have to be sad about ?

Besides, it's exciting that I penned down the first draft of the story line of my " upcoming ? " book ... That's pretty exciting in itself I guess ... Atleast I seem to be having direction where I was like a headless chicken .... :p Bad pun ...

Anyway , much to be thank ful for always ... may it always be so ...

Sibling forgiveness / Proud mom

So , Sharvi is being a baby who Really manipulates these days ... The other day she started making a real mess etting into aarav's stuff  and shutting the door with a bang and I told their Dad to give her a time out ... and Aarav comes to me slowly , near the train table and says softly , " Mom she's too young to get a time out ... Just tell her no , she won't do it again ... "

THe next day she starts pushing him out of the tricycle when I shout on her. He looks blankly, as she starts crying and sits down and I tell her , she " No pushing . Bad !! " He looks at me and his dad, gets up from the cycle and tells her , " Sit down Sharvi .. "

Today Aarav was diagnosd with Strep ... ruining the little plans we had but his main concern is Doctor has said Sharvi has to stay away from me ... :)

He took his medicines nicely today ... As I told him that medicine is the armor and weapons of the good germs in your body to fight the bad germs ...

The other day, I told him ... to be strong he has to eat all foods .. How would he learn to read if he only knew few letters of the alphabet ?? Same way, he has to eat all foods to make himself strong .... Proud of my metaphors or allegaries.. Not sure which one they are ... I'm specially touched that he ate his medicines like a real big boy ...

The other day I asked him, " What will make it exciting to sleep in your room aarav ? " HE says , " you .. " I said, other than me , what thing will make it exciting ? He replies, " Dad .. " I said , " bit your are big boy now ... so he responds well , my dreams will become bad if I'm alone in the room to sleep ... " :p

Parenting si such a two edged sword I tell you ...

Suberman !!!

Sharvi says Suberman !!!! And learns to say " done "
After eating and picks up plate to give to take away

I'm rude becoz

"Aarav why are you being so rude these days ? Screaming , shouting, fighting all the time ? "

" Mooom, you know I don't do that becoz I don't love you. I love you. ( hugs ) I do that becoz you don't let me do anything that I want . "

" So do you think you are big enough to make your decisions . Do you know how to see weather ? "

" yes I go out and look "

" do you know what kind of foods to eat"

" hundreds to be strong . I told you it's not that I don't love you. You don't let me do what I want to do"

"Okay. So you are big boy now. You don't need mom to take care of you ? "

Thinks

" Do you need mom to take care of you or can you take care of yourself ? "

" I need you to take care of me. I love you. ( snuggle hugs ) "

Sigh !!!!

Purse

Started using a new purse today. And Aarav notices it and says where did you get new purse , I'm like I bought it for my self... He's like its cool ! Good choicev😳😎