October 14 Happy Thanksgiving!
-32
hours till Ayaan Veer's Papa and Grandpapa arrive! 10 days of being a
single Mommy with a single Nani were an adventurous success. And we all
survived! So many new experiences, masti and fun. I can't believe it but
I am up at 6:30am now... what is THAT all about!
-A
week since Dee has been away. Been crazy busy, exhausting, did I say
Crazyyyy...? Whew! But enjoying our daily outings, out in the afternoon
till night, back home exhausted everyday with GG (Gora Gabbar) who takes
badla of the 'bohot nainsaafi' we do with him by making him nap in the
car enroute almost everyday this past week...raat ko jab sab so jaate
hain...to GG ki ek daharh, saara ghar ko hila ke rakh deti hai!
Anyways, yesterday saw us have a lovely day in the Glebe, enjoying a
beautiful, sunny fall day, with Ayaan playing with the colourful leaves
in the park by the water, while Mom and I tucked into a yummy Red
Roaster truck lunch (they have the best sweet potato fries and the RR
burger was def a winner!), a stroll around the Glebe stores, ice cream
at Marble Slab Cremery not to mention the fun we had with Nirav and Neenila
after Nirav finished school and Ayaan had a go at the play structure
(ok he was happy enough just at the slides!) at Nirav bhaiya's school.
Dates with Neeni are incomplete without coffee so Cafe Morala it was for
the day. And then today...today was Ayaan's FIRST KIDDIE BIRTHDAY PARTY
at Funhaven!!! He had more than a blast running around everywhere,
taking Vineet uncle and Simran aunty for a walk, and doing a lot more
(like enjoying his first ever Ice Cream cake!) at Aryan and Aadi's 6th
Birthday party. The Ikea trip after that might have been a bit of a
stretch, but alls well that ends well, and baby is now asleep in his
bed, content and safe and happy...since 6:40pm...which means, this home
might have some early morning risers this weekend. As the Dowager
Countess of Grantham said surprised and innocently "What's a weekend!?" — 
feeling tired.
feeling tired.
-Wonderful evening seeing friends, dancing, chatting and introducing Ayaan to the rest of our friends in Ottawa, at Raj & Neelima-Simran's
party tonight. Wonderful event, thanks for the invitation and a lovely
evening, Raj & Simran! Ayaan had a blast dancing the night away and
of course playing with his new friends (after Rashmi Masi allowed anyone
else to take over), esp Tanisha didi
and Sonika who were very patient with him and got him to stack the
coffee creamers!!! Yeah! Partied out at 11:30pm, Ayaan is now sleeping
peacefully in his bed. Nani and Mom are ready to pack it in too. Whew!
Look fwd to pics taken by Vineet and friends.
-Deepak's first trip out of country leaving Ayaan and Mom, for 10 whole days. More points for Mommy! Let's see how tired Nani and Mommy are by the time he gets back home.
**Ayaan has been home for 3 weeks and a day now. We are all adjusting to this new phase of life well and I cannot stress how wonderful it is to have my Mom here, from India, to help us adjust to this new life and show us better ideas to deal with situations when it gets hard. Thanks so much Mom, you are the best! And yes, Im happy to report that I haven't fainted from a single diaper change or loo trip (yeah we are trying to P* train him, and its going well). Veer ji is adjusting very well to all the yummy new food he is being introduced to and quite enjoys his dal chawal (rice and lentils), fulka sabzi or khichdis, bhurji paronthis along with having enjoyed his first Burger at A&W (Buddy Burger rocks!), his first hot dog (without the bun). Lassi is def his favourite beverage, milk directly in a cup not so much. Health wise (touchwood) he is doing good thus far, the slight cough he had when he came here was fixed by mom's ginger juice in some honey, we are waiting to get a referral to CHEO's International Adoption Clinic and while he is only at 10%ile of his age gp's weight, his height is at about 25%ile on growth charts. His skinny arms and legs are already feeling stronger and looking better with all that walking around he is doing and activities he is kept busy with during the day on every level of our home, including about 2 hours a day with a lot of interaction and 'teaching' sessions with Mom downstairs. The gates are increasing on the staircases and he is slowly learning that it is ok and that we haven't left him alone if he is in his own room left to play with some interactive toys or explore his dressers and cupboard. Sleep sessions are also much better with minimal to no crying when I put him down to sleep. Now sleeping in his own room, and wakes up at 7am every day whether he sleeps at 8:30pm or at 9:30pm. Afternoon naps are 2 hours long and don't even ask me about how excited he is to have his bath every day! The only whining you hear is when I try to lift a wet, wriggly toddler out of the far edge of the bathtub, cause he just doesn't want to stop having his fun bath! Attachment wise too, he is doing better now, and looks at us sometimes before he goes to someone new, and even surprised us by wrapping his arms around Deepak and refusing to go to someone! Now that was a rare sight and def good to see. (Sorry, guys, its a little different with Bio kids and adopted babies, they have to slowly learn boundaries and how to be attached to their family more than being happy about going to any new person who they perceive as their next caregiver.) He can do the whole 'Twinkle Twinkle' poem with actions, says "Amaamaa" (which is Banana), "Aai" (a very enthusiastic Hi!), Mamama, papapa, "aanu" (which is Thank you) and some version of I Love you as well, claps when he does the jobs in the loo, and gets SUPER excited when a door opens or he is picked up to be taken outside, goes in the car or when the car stops-that is the best sounds with an excited face he makes! All in all, things are going very well, touchwood, and while we are tired by 8ish every night, we still manage to catch up on our other duties, indulge in some TV shows (or hindi ones on youtube with mom!), outings happen, mall visits, chiro trips, lunches and dinners out...so life is being kept as close to normal as possible, while Ayaan adjusts to his new life and we adjust to ours. But I can say, after all... It is a wonderful life!
Counting down to the arrival of Ayaan's Nanu (My dad) from India in 11 days! Then lawlessness begins in the house! — feeling happy.
-Ayaan's 1st appointment with a Doctor in Canada! Let's see what's going on inside. — 
feeling anxious.
feeling anxious.