Woolen Longies

I crocheted some woolen longies (pants) for SudhaParimala to keep her legs warm in the winter.

My first longies done in Patons wool. The stitches are relaxed in this, too relaxed and pretty uneven. I attempted flared legs in this. I was so afraid of getting the size small that its now too big - she'll be ready to wear it next winter.

My second longies - unknown wool. The seller suspects either purewool/BFL. I loved the way this pooled.
Learnt from earlier mistake and the stitches are near perfect .. but .. I was so afraid of getting it too big like the earlier one - now its small, it fits her snug and perfect, with no room to grow unless the wool expands. Serves me right for not measuring her and using the patterns "suggested" sizing
I haven't completed the ribbing on this and haven't washed/blocked any of these either.

Hair Today Gone Tomorrow !

We had her hair offering ceremony at the temple this morning. It was supposed to be at 8am, but there was a mixup of priests and it started at 9.45am. Until it started, she was wandering around being absolutely cute :)


She was a little fussy, and mad about not being able to touch and mess with the pooja stuff, but was a good baby overall. The traditional ceremony lasted about 30 minutes and her hair was cut in three different places.

We then took her to a children's place to get all her hair taken off. We couldn't quite get the close shave because of state restrictions, but we did get a good buzz cut. She looks so funny and adorable at the same time. I'm being mean and reading the book that says "brown hair" and ask her to show me her hair. And she's confused why she is not finding any!




We also went to the open air movie at East Cobb Park at 6pm. It was "The Incredibles" and though we'd seen it before , it was a good atmosphere. But ...
it was chilly and since SudhaParimala had no hair to protect her, we insisted that she wear her poofy coat and hat - she did NOT like that. She fussed all through and made us leave very early. But still mean mummy me had to get a picture with my brand new ultra compact Canon SD1000.


So - a very long day!

A poofy coat for the recovering girl

Last January, I bought winter coats for SudhaParimala - a really thick poofy coat from Old Navy. It is so thick that we've always joked about it.

I chose this coat for her to wear today. It was chilly and windy today, and she was just recovering from her fever/cold ( I had to send her to daycare for a few hours since I had a meeting I had to attend in person in the afternoon). She did not like it one bit! The "fur" around the hood totally freaked her out and she ran from the coat. I am a mean mum, and I made her wear it just so I could get a picture :)

In other news, she is fine today. No trace of fever. The Amoxyllin worked on her ears! She went into school just in time for lunch and nap. And apparently showed no discomfort. She did have a mini-meltdown at bedtime, but that was because we failed to read her cues - she apparently wanted to go to bed earlier tonight.
And something else that make me mad and sad - she doesn't seem to want me at bedtime anymore, or at daytime either. It is Daddy, Daddy and more Daddy.

Staying home with a recovering baby

Today was the first day that I took off to work from home since I joined Macquarium. Poor baby still has some mild fever and a bad cough along with the ear infection.

All in all, we had a good day. She ate napped decently. We played with her legos for a while, and sang all her songs/rhymes, and read all her books, and coloured some - all in all , we made a mess in the living room floor :) She is now happily fiddling with a box of raisins - chewing some, spitting out the rest or shoving it into my mouth.

And yes, I got quite a bit of work done as well! I attended phonecalls for 2 hours and she was silent all through it - courtesy the Wiggles. Today was the first time I allowed her to watch TV in some 3 months. She had a blast watching the same thing twice! Funnily enough, I'm not yet sick of "D o r o t h y the dinosaur ... "

Major mother's guilt attack

Sudha was coming down with a mild fever after Sunday. The ideal thing would have been for me to keep her home. But I had to be in office for positioning. So we sent her off to daycare on monday with some tylenol. She seemed fine and not uncomfortable, so we figured it was just the molars bothering her. I did go midday to give her some more tylenol.

The minute I stepped back into office, the daycare called. She was running a 102.6 temperature. Poor baby. Guru picked her up and also stayed home with her on tuesday. I was torn with guilt by not being able to be with her. At least, there were tons of things going on at work and I wasn't wasting my time away there.

She has an ear infection, completely blocked nose with sinus and a fever caused by the ear infection. The Dr told us that the fever ought to be gone by Thursday. Tuesday evening and she seems fine, the fever coming back at longer intervals and not so severe as before.

First major sickies from Daycare

Poor Sudha.
She has her first major illness from daycare. She was sent home from school after recording a 102.6 temperature :(

Little ponytail baby

Ms. Sally from daycare put up all the girls' hair in ponytails. I didn't even realize that SudhaParimala had enough hair to be tied up! The few times I tried to pin her hair, she resisted and would pull it off. Ms. Sally put up her hair into two tiny ponytails, I could get only one.

Not the best shot probably. She doesn't usually put her fingers in her nose, but she sure found the mark that time.

First Stage Performance

SudhaParimala took part in a little dance program at the KannadaKoota's Rajyatsava celebrations. Its was a song about vegetables & fruits and she was a banana. She was absolutely comfortable on stage, and clapped and danced to music. Since she is only 20 months, she was too young to be in any active role, but she danced merrily away. And in a way, I was very proud that she was so comfortable and happy on stage when other kids were clinging to their parents. (ok, well, she had had a 2 hour nap just before the program started and she was fresh and happy)

For her banana costume, I cut pieces of yellow felt like a peel and stapled them together. She wore a white shirt and cream pants with brown shoes.


Earlier in the day, we drove to Lake Russel in South Caroline - 2.5 hrs from Atlanta. There was a new development property and we were interested. We got carried away for a bit, but realized that it could wait for a year .. or two .. sigh!