What is Ambuta? That’s the latest babble from S speak. During our recent holiday she started speaking/babbling a lot. First it was a series of Dada Dada Dada Dada. While it seemed to be that she is very fond of her Dada we soon realized that Dada also covered a lot of things and general excitement in life in addition to her Dad.
There is also Mama, which can be an insistent Mamma when she means me, or Maama when she means my brothers and Mumum which means food. Baabu is her favourite –ball and Bup is balloon which we think means balloon which goes up. Dat is for duck- her bathtime toy and Babu is other small children. Babba means sleep and S says it whenever she is feeling tired, lazy or sleepy. She usually pats herself on the head while saying Babba (because we still have to rock her and pat her on her head while putting her to bed) and sometimes also does Babba to her toys. The cutest sight is S lying down on the floor, patting herself on the head and saying Babba.
Her favourite word is Upf which is a term of admonition usually said when she has got hurt banging into a table/chair/falling down etc and accompanied by a not so gentle swipe at the offensive table/chair/mama/dada. We usually say " S do Upf to table/dada/mama" to distract her from the pain. She has also recently started saying Hi to people whom she meets and who say Hi to her. Tata is bye bye and accompanied by a wave- though that usually happens after the person has said bye and left.
Ambuta is the latest addition and I am still not sure what that means- sounds similar to the name of my maid but when I ask her “Where is Ambuta” she does not point at the maid- whereas if I ask her where is “Dada” then she points at the hubby and so on..
I think she started babbling on our holiday because we started speaking so much more to her (being around her 24 hours as opposed to 3-4 hours snatched during our busy office life!) and she also heard us talking a lot to other people. We need to spend more time talking to her- right now she is exposed to three languages – English which we speak to her and to each other, Hindi, and the regional language which the maids speak to her and to each other. Soon S will be going to school - yes I have enrolled her into playschool at 16 ½ months which I agree is young- most people enroll at between 11/2 to 2 years, but I feel she is quite ready for it- she has started interacting a lot with other kids- again an outcome of our holiday where she spent a lot of time with her cousins- and seems interested in playing with them as opposed to running away with the ball they are holding; also she is restless at home and the maids are not able to actively engage her for long. My thoughts are that if she can go to school for a couple of hours in the morning, then time at home alone with maids would mostly be eating and afternoon nap, a couple of hours in the evening -and then I would be back home.
Let us see- this is not a mother toddler class- I would need to leave her there alone and I’ve heard many stories from my colleagues who have similar age children about how their kids would cry even in mother toddler, and both me and my hubby used to cry to go to school when we were young- lets hope S has a more cheerful and positive outlook!! School is scheduled to start in a couple of weeks- will update.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Happy Holidays III
Continuing from the previous post
Busch Gardens was quite hectic on Wednesday – we left home around 11 in the morning and returned only around 7:30 and it was quite hot and tiring in the park; so we decided to relax around the house the next day and not plan any major outings. After a leisurely breakfast (my staple diet of bagel and cream cheese) we set out for some shopping at Toys R Us on Thursday morning. I was keen on doing some toy shopping for S but was quite surprised at the limited range of toys for children below 3 years of age- if you take out the dolls and the stuffed animals there is actually pretty less and most of the toys are for 3+. Anyway we managed to pick up some animal figurines, a set of musical instruments and some DVDs for S. After a long siesta in the afternoon, we spent the evening relaxing in the pool at my brother’s house. Both the boys were playing in the pool and S enjoyed floating around watching the hubby and her younger cousin having a water fight and me and the other boy racing around the pool. We watched Frost/Nixon on the DVD at night- interesting movie, amazing acting by the two main guys.
Friday was another relaxed day. We went to the local mall to do some window shopping, I got some really cute clips and shoes for S and a dress for myself and we generally browsed through the shops. Lunch was at the food court- managed to gulp down some tacos while feeding S. One thing about the US holiday was that S started eating her lunch and dinner with us- since we were out a lot the only time we got to sit down and give her her meals was when we sat down for ours. So I got used to feeding her while eating myself- otherwise back home her meal is a long process by itself. But I continued to give S her special baby meals- oatmeal, millet porridge, mashed rice and lentils and didn’t venture to share our food with her (she still has only 4 teeth so chewing stuff is generally difficult for her). However she did develop a strong liking for salt and vinegar chips (my favourite) and the typical sight would be S sitting on my lap and putting her hand into the chips packet, helping herself to the biggest piece and stuffing the full chip into her mouth! – was probably worried and rightly so that the hubby and I would quickly snatch it out of her hand. After another siesta in the afternoon- love this about holidays- you get to sleep in while others in your office and working and while the people whose house you are staying in are out working; we spent the evening in the pool with all the kids playing around together. My aunt and uncle came over to my brothers place for dinner- quite nice of them to drive down (their place is about an hour away) to see S. My cousin (their son) also recently had a baby so much of the time was spent exchanging baby stories. It seems my cousin left their 9 month baby with my aunt for a week while they holidayed in Peru –quite chilled out right? Its giving me ideas as well!!!
Saturday we set out for West Palm Beach. My brother had booked us 2 suites at the Marriot on the beach there and it was lovely. The journey took about 5 hours- it’s a 4 hour drive and we stopped an hour for lunch. Lunch was at this strange place called Dude Ranch (we couldn’t find anything else on the way since most of the highway was in fact a 2 lane road through large fields and not a highway with the usual service stops with restaurant) which claimed to be the largest horse ranch in the country. There was horse riding, boating, fishing, camping in this place, but the only restaurant was a smoke house and we were quite skeptical about getting any veg food there. Turned out to have a decent menu with even a veg burger- the patty is made from soya which is quite yuck, but deinfetly an improvement from the veg burgers in Macdonalds which consists of a burger bun with vegetables in it! We reached the resort around 4:30 p.m and immediately headed out for the beach. The water was amazing- slightly cold to begin with but with the hot sun it become comfortable within minutes. The hubby took S slightly into the water but she was not comfortable going beyond ankle height and started shivering. So she stayed back with my sis-in-law while the hubby and I swam in the water- rather I swam with the waves and the hubby stood there (since he doesn’t know to swim and is too scared to try in the water). My nephews also enjoyed the waves and we spent a good hour playing the water, bouncing with the waves, getting carried southwards and then trudging back to our starting point. Then we hit the hotel pool which S thoroughly enjoyed since it was a heated pool. We had carried her inflatable floater with us and she had picked up some shells at the beach which she clung onto even in the swimming pool so most of the time went in S dropping the shells in the water and me diving to get them back for her! After her dinner back at the hotel room, we went down for our cocktails and dinner (and I finally got to wear the dress I had bought). S was completely excited and kept running around the place, smiling at strangers, playing hide and seek with me and running to see what her cousins were upto (they were playing pool and chess). My bro and sis-in-law managed to sneak in a moonlight walk after their kids were asleep- we ‘baby sat’ them which meant I watched TV while the boys, the hubby and S slept since you are not allowed to leave kids alone until they turn 13 in the US!
Sunday morning we got up early and hit the beach. It was too cold to swim in the water but we sat on the lounge chairs and took in the early morning waves hitting the shore. It was beautiful-the sea was blue, the beach was empty and the sun was not too hot. We then swam for sometime in the pool and then got ready to head back home. On the way we stopped at a Jungle Safari where we drove through a safari park and saw lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, Indian buffaloes, ostrich, deer, zebra, rhinos and other animals. S was most excited to see some balls which were near the lions and the rhino enclosure and kept pointing at them and saying Babu (which is her word for ball). Lunch was at a nice restaurant called Max and Erme which makes burgers but has more variety than your standard veg soya patty. They also had these amazing freshly baked cookies which literally melt in your mouth. My hubby and bro ate up most of them to my nepehew’s disappointment who tried his best to guard the box (they ate them up while he slept in the car, and was only mollified when promised a million aeroplanes full of cookies with the pilots also made of cookies!). We reached back home around 8 pm and the rest of the night was spent packing (our last day at Tampa, very sad), watching “Wednesday” a Hindi film we had got for my bro and generally chilling with the boys. My sis-in-law managed to cook up an amazing dinner within an hour – she is a great cook who manages to do it all effortlessly which makes me feel quite inadequate since I am pretty pathetic cook and hardly step into the kitchen!
Next time I want to spend at least 2 weeks in Tampa as it is such a relaxing, comfortable place with so many things to do. I wish we become as good hosts as my bro and sis-in-law!!
Busch Gardens was quite hectic on Wednesday – we left home around 11 in the morning and returned only around 7:30 and it was quite hot and tiring in the park; so we decided to relax around the house the next day and not plan any major outings. After a leisurely breakfast (my staple diet of bagel and cream cheese) we set out for some shopping at Toys R Us on Thursday morning. I was keen on doing some toy shopping for S but was quite surprised at the limited range of toys for children below 3 years of age- if you take out the dolls and the stuffed animals there is actually pretty less and most of the toys are for 3+. Anyway we managed to pick up some animal figurines, a set of musical instruments and some DVDs for S. After a long siesta in the afternoon, we spent the evening relaxing in the pool at my brother’s house. Both the boys were playing in the pool and S enjoyed floating around watching the hubby and her younger cousin having a water fight and me and the other boy racing around the pool. We watched Frost/Nixon on the DVD at night- interesting movie, amazing acting by the two main guys.
Friday was another relaxed day. We went to the local mall to do some window shopping, I got some really cute clips and shoes for S and a dress for myself and we generally browsed through the shops. Lunch was at the food court- managed to gulp down some tacos while feeding S. One thing about the US holiday was that S started eating her lunch and dinner with us- since we were out a lot the only time we got to sit down and give her her meals was when we sat down for ours. So I got used to feeding her while eating myself- otherwise back home her meal is a long process by itself. But I continued to give S her special baby meals- oatmeal, millet porridge, mashed rice and lentils and didn’t venture to share our food with her (she still has only 4 teeth so chewing stuff is generally difficult for her). However she did develop a strong liking for salt and vinegar chips (my favourite) and the typical sight would be S sitting on my lap and putting her hand into the chips packet, helping herself to the biggest piece and stuffing the full chip into her mouth! – was probably worried and rightly so that the hubby and I would quickly snatch it out of her hand. After another siesta in the afternoon- love this about holidays- you get to sleep in while others in your office and working and while the people whose house you are staying in are out working; we spent the evening in the pool with all the kids playing around together. My aunt and uncle came over to my brothers place for dinner- quite nice of them to drive down (their place is about an hour away) to see S. My cousin (their son) also recently had a baby so much of the time was spent exchanging baby stories. It seems my cousin left their 9 month baby with my aunt for a week while they holidayed in Peru –quite chilled out right? Its giving me ideas as well!!!
Saturday we set out for West Palm Beach. My brother had booked us 2 suites at the Marriot on the beach there and it was lovely. The journey took about 5 hours- it’s a 4 hour drive and we stopped an hour for lunch. Lunch was at this strange place called Dude Ranch (we couldn’t find anything else on the way since most of the highway was in fact a 2 lane road through large fields and not a highway with the usual service stops with restaurant) which claimed to be the largest horse ranch in the country. There was horse riding, boating, fishing, camping in this place, but the only restaurant was a smoke house and we were quite skeptical about getting any veg food there. Turned out to have a decent menu with even a veg burger- the patty is made from soya which is quite yuck, but deinfetly an improvement from the veg burgers in Macdonalds which consists of a burger bun with vegetables in it! We reached the resort around 4:30 p.m and immediately headed out for the beach. The water was amazing- slightly cold to begin with but with the hot sun it become comfortable within minutes. The hubby took S slightly into the water but she was not comfortable going beyond ankle height and started shivering. So she stayed back with my sis-in-law while the hubby and I swam in the water- rather I swam with the waves and the hubby stood there (since he doesn’t know to swim and is too scared to try in the water). My nephews also enjoyed the waves and we spent a good hour playing the water, bouncing with the waves, getting carried southwards and then trudging back to our starting point. Then we hit the hotel pool which S thoroughly enjoyed since it was a heated pool. We had carried her inflatable floater with us and she had picked up some shells at the beach which she clung onto even in the swimming pool so most of the time went in S dropping the shells in the water and me diving to get them back for her! After her dinner back at the hotel room, we went down for our cocktails and dinner (and I finally got to wear the dress I had bought). S was completely excited and kept running around the place, smiling at strangers, playing hide and seek with me and running to see what her cousins were upto (they were playing pool and chess). My bro and sis-in-law managed to sneak in a moonlight walk after their kids were asleep- we ‘baby sat’ them which meant I watched TV while the boys, the hubby and S slept since you are not allowed to leave kids alone until they turn 13 in the US!
Sunday morning we got up early and hit the beach. It was too cold to swim in the water but we sat on the lounge chairs and took in the early morning waves hitting the shore. It was beautiful-the sea was blue, the beach was empty and the sun was not too hot. We then swam for sometime in the pool and then got ready to head back home. On the way we stopped at a Jungle Safari where we drove through a safari park and saw lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, Indian buffaloes, ostrich, deer, zebra, rhinos and other animals. S was most excited to see some balls which were near the lions and the rhino enclosure and kept pointing at them and saying Babu (which is her word for ball). Lunch was at a nice restaurant called Max and Erme which makes burgers but has more variety than your standard veg soya patty. They also had these amazing freshly baked cookies which literally melt in your mouth. My hubby and bro ate up most of them to my nepehew’s disappointment who tried his best to guard the box (they ate them up while he slept in the car, and was only mollified when promised a million aeroplanes full of cookies with the pilots also made of cookies!). We reached back home around 8 pm and the rest of the night was spent packing (our last day at Tampa, very sad), watching “Wednesday” a Hindi film we had got for my bro and generally chilling with the boys. My sis-in-law managed to cook up an amazing dinner within an hour – she is a great cook who manages to do it all effortlessly which makes me feel quite inadequate since I am pretty pathetic cook and hardly step into the kitchen!
Next time I want to spend at least 2 weeks in Tampa as it is such a relaxing, comfortable place with so many things to do. I wish we become as good hosts as my bro and sis-in-law!!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Happy holidays continued
Part II of holiday blog
The second day at Chicago we took the train donwtown to Millenium Park. The main reason for taking the train was S refusal to sit in the car seat- sometimes she cried from the first minute, sometimes she would be okay for about 15 mins and then get upset...anyway we didn't want to risk a 11/2 hour drive downtown and also wanted to take S for her first train drive
S loved the train journey-with the trees and cars zipping by and the freedom to jump around however much we wanted. We walked to the Millenium Park to the Bean- that's a metal sculpture on which the clouds look amazing. We met up with my cousin and her husband- had been ages since I had met her and the first time i got to spend time with them as a couple so it was great fun. After a relaxed and very heavy lunch with lots of wine and fried stuff (my favourite stuff) we walked down to the Magnificent Mile. S unfortunately got a chill then and looked quite frozen and we had to rush her to the nearest coffee shop to give her warm milk. The problem we have with Chicago is the sudden weather change-one minute its nice and sunny and the next time the weathers changed and its windy and cold. We were caught unawares and S got a bad cold. We rushed back home and generally relaxed with my cousin and my brothers family and i also got my first NBA league match- Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls- was quite interesting and I was surprised to see that my nephews (who are 7 and 6) also were hooked onto it and the end of the match had to be recorded for them since it was past their bedtime.
The next day ws a Sunday and we spent it at home relaxing mainly due to S cold. WE played basketball with the boys and my cousin, relaxed on the hammock, played with S on the swing/slide at my brother's backyard and enjoyed a lunch in the backyard soaking in the sun. I was quite appalled to hear that people in the States don't enjoy an afternoon siesta and protested and went off to catch my afternoon nap. We caught a movie on the TV at night.
The next day was our travel to Tampa -it was a 2/1/2 flight- the airlines didnt give us a seat together though we checked it quite in advance (can you believe we would have to pay extra to get seats together) and we had to request a lady to exchange seats with us so that we could sit togther, and she was quite rude about it and at first refused to shift (from an aisle seat to window seat) and then made a statement that she would prefer to sit at the window that next to a loud baby ( i found that really rude) and then went to sit with two other people who proceeded to bitch about us forcing them to change seats loudly for the next ten minutes. I found the whole episode quite upsetting, i guess in India we are not used to this, airline firstly give people seats togther without charging them extra and then people are usually accomodating and nice to people with children. Anyway S was quite troublesome for the first fifteen minutes by kicking the person in front and generally wriggling around. After that she was asleep for the rest of teh flight and i guess that rude person got her sleep.
My brother and his two sons were at the airport to pick us up and S was only midly troublesome in the car seat. First nigth at Tampa was S running around after her two cousins, climbing up their ladder to their top bunk bed, playing under the tunnel there, breaking her cousin's curious, banging on the piano while her other cousin played, playing with the small toys in the jar, and generally enjoying the warm weather; while her parents relaxed with Margaritas and a nice movie (Seven Pounds).
The next morning we did some shopping - we got some cute toys for S from the Party Shop- i could have spent the whole day there they have tons of interesting party stuff. In the evening we drove down to Clearwater beach where S had her first beach experience-she loved the water and sat down in it and played. She then watched her cousins fly kites on the beach and the hubby made ducky shapes for her on the sand and also took her to play with the birds. Dinner was at a lovely pizza place California Pizza Kitchen- they served some unique stuff there- salad on pizzas!!! etc etc.
Today we went to Busch Gardens- the last time we came to Tampa we were too lazy to go and this time the hubby did good on his promise for me to go on teh rollercoasters (i love fast high rollercoasters). He doesn;t like them so he babysat S while I went on them-a few alone and some with my bro after he joined us. S also had a great time- she saw Pelicans, a white peacock, tigers up close (we were in a closed peep room which is full glass and were between two tigers -one white and one yellow), elephants, rhinos, alligators, turtles, rabbits, eels, deers, parrots and more birds in the aviary. She also went on some rides- the merry go around, the bouncy play area (she was scared at first and then started running after one girl who was running up and down and enjoyed herself refusing to some out when we called her), mini giantwheel, spiders den (with the hubby). I went on the Zwamba- a rough and fast rollercoastr ride, then the Sheikhra- a ride whcih taked you some 200 feet above the ground and then drops you down fast- a lovely ride, then the Montu where you hang from the railings and take sharp turns, the rhino rally which is a jeep come boat ride, the Pheonix which is a ship which goes 360 degrees, the Cheetah Chase (more for kids but the hubby agreed to some on thsi with me while my brother baby sat), the Rapids where the hubby and I got drenched and the Kumba roller coaster ride which was a fast thirlling and long roller coast ride.
S enjoyed the day and we got a good break after a long time.
Will blog later
The second day at Chicago we took the train donwtown to Millenium Park. The main reason for taking the train was S refusal to sit in the car seat- sometimes she cried from the first minute, sometimes she would be okay for about 15 mins and then get upset...anyway we didn't want to risk a 11/2 hour drive downtown and also wanted to take S for her first train drive
S loved the train journey-with the trees and cars zipping by and the freedom to jump around however much we wanted. We walked to the Millenium Park to the Bean- that's a metal sculpture on which the clouds look amazing. We met up with my cousin and her husband- had been ages since I had met her and the first time i got to spend time with them as a couple so it was great fun. After a relaxed and very heavy lunch with lots of wine and fried stuff (my favourite stuff) we walked down to the Magnificent Mile. S unfortunately got a chill then and looked quite frozen and we had to rush her to the nearest coffee shop to give her warm milk. The problem we have with Chicago is the sudden weather change-one minute its nice and sunny and the next time the weathers changed and its windy and cold. We were caught unawares and S got a bad cold. We rushed back home and generally relaxed with my cousin and my brothers family and i also got my first NBA league match- Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls- was quite interesting and I was surprised to see that my nephews (who are 7 and 6) also were hooked onto it and the end of the match had to be recorded for them since it was past their bedtime.
The next day ws a Sunday and we spent it at home relaxing mainly due to S cold. WE played basketball with the boys and my cousin, relaxed on the hammock, played with S on the swing/slide at my brother's backyard and enjoyed a lunch in the backyard soaking in the sun. I was quite appalled to hear that people in the States don't enjoy an afternoon siesta and protested and went off to catch my afternoon nap. We caught a movie on the TV at night.
The next day was our travel to Tampa -it was a 2/1/2 flight- the airlines didnt give us a seat together though we checked it quite in advance (can you believe we would have to pay extra to get seats together) and we had to request a lady to exchange seats with us so that we could sit togther, and she was quite rude about it and at first refused to shift (from an aisle seat to window seat) and then made a statement that she would prefer to sit at the window that next to a loud baby ( i found that really rude) and then went to sit with two other people who proceeded to bitch about us forcing them to change seats loudly for the next ten minutes. I found the whole episode quite upsetting, i guess in India we are not used to this, airline firstly give people seats togther without charging them extra and then people are usually accomodating and nice to people with children. Anyway S was quite troublesome for the first fifteen minutes by kicking the person in front and generally wriggling around. After that she was asleep for the rest of teh flight and i guess that rude person got her sleep.
My brother and his two sons were at the airport to pick us up and S was only midly troublesome in the car seat. First nigth at Tampa was S running around after her two cousins, climbing up their ladder to their top bunk bed, playing under the tunnel there, breaking her cousin's curious, banging on the piano while her other cousin played, playing with the small toys in the jar, and generally enjoying the warm weather; while her parents relaxed with Margaritas and a nice movie (Seven Pounds).
The next morning we did some shopping - we got some cute toys for S from the Party Shop- i could have spent the whole day there they have tons of interesting party stuff. In the evening we drove down to Clearwater beach where S had her first beach experience-she loved the water and sat down in it and played. She then watched her cousins fly kites on the beach and the hubby made ducky shapes for her on the sand and also took her to play with the birds. Dinner was at a lovely pizza place California Pizza Kitchen- they served some unique stuff there- salad on pizzas!!! etc etc.
Today we went to Busch Gardens- the last time we came to Tampa we were too lazy to go and this time the hubby did good on his promise for me to go on teh rollercoasters (i love fast high rollercoasters). He doesn;t like them so he babysat S while I went on them-a few alone and some with my bro after he joined us. S also had a great time- she saw Pelicans, a white peacock, tigers up close (we were in a closed peep room which is full glass and were between two tigers -one white and one yellow), elephants, rhinos, alligators, turtles, rabbits, eels, deers, parrots and more birds in the aviary. She also went on some rides- the merry go around, the bouncy play area (she was scared at first and then started running after one girl who was running up and down and enjoyed herself refusing to some out when we called her), mini giantwheel, spiders den (with the hubby). I went on the Zwamba- a rough and fast rollercoastr ride, then the Sheikhra- a ride whcih taked you some 200 feet above the ground and then drops you down fast- a lovely ride, then the Montu where you hang from the railings and take sharp turns, the rhino rally which is a jeep come boat ride, the Pheonix which is a ship which goes 360 degrees, the Cheetah Chase (more for kids but the hubby agreed to some on thsi with me while my brother baby sat), the Rapids where the hubby and I got drenched and the Kumba roller coaster ride which was a fast thirlling and long roller coast ride.
S enjoyed the day and we got a good break after a long time.
Will blog later
Friday, May 1, 2009
Happy holidays
We finally set off on our long awaited holiday- there was last minute tension of swine flu and we were wondering whether to postpone our trip or to risk it. Finally after speaking to my brothers in the States we got a sense that things were not as bad as the media had played it out and we could take a chance provided we took some precautions such as keeping hands clean, avoiding crowded places etc. Touchwood i hope everything turns out ok
The flight from home to Frankfurt was ok. It was a night flight and they gave us a bassinet and S slept through most of the flight, Only thing was that the flight was too cold and i got a head chill and bad headache the next day. We had a 5 hour wait in Frankfurt for our connecting flight and that was quite boring since the airport didn;t have much shops nor places for us to sit. Luckily S managed to catch a couple of hours sleep there so we didn;t have to worry about her entertainment. We caught lunch at the airport restaurant which overlooks the runway so S was amused with the flights taking off and landing. I was surprised to find that the wiatresses were quite friendly since we had a baby with us- one offered to get hot water for her meal, another said her son would love to play with S, quite a different experience from earlier!
The flight from Frankfurt to Chicago was terrible. WE flew United Airlines which turned out to be a completely budget airlines with unhelpful inflight crew. Firstly they gave us wrong seats which didn't have a bassinet so S had to sleep on our laps on the flight. Then they didn't have any veg meals despite us having requested for it. Then when i gave them some baby food to heat in a kettle, they messed that up with teh cover opening (hjow when i gave a closed cover did it open while heating in hot water?) and the water leaking into the food. Then the flight was freezingso we had to cover our heads throughous- S would not agree so we could onyl cover her head when she was asleep. Finally the hortrible flight ended and then we had the 45 mins immigration queue- again i was surpised that they did;t have any special line for mothers with crying infants!!- the stupid airlines had not given our stroller to us at teh gate and we coud pick it uip only at baggage counter so we had to carry S for 45 mins in the immigration queue and she was really fed u adn irritated by the end of it. Then to top it all was the first experience with the car seat which S hated. She is used to doing pretty much whatever she wants in the car- jumpig up and down puishgin buttons etc and she couldn'ty understand why she was being strapped into a cra seat. Also i was sitting next to her and when she cried for me to take her onto my lap i could not so that made her more aggitated. After 15 mins of crying she threw up (luckily only water) and then calmed down. But the rest of the day was much better. She played with her cousin brothers-rather watched them while they played, woke up at 1 in the night (managed to go back to bed at 3) and was bright and cheerfgul at 6 am
In the morning the hubby took S into the garden on the swing and slide- its nice that my brother's house has a large garden and play area. After brekafast we went to the chidren's museum which S really enjoyed- lots of stucc for kids to do. Afetr a long siests we went to the mall and picked up some books for S and then back home for a late dinner.
Enjoying the holidays and the time we are gettign to spend with S without worrying abotu work and household stuff. Keeping fingers crossed.
The flight from home to Frankfurt was ok. It was a night flight and they gave us a bassinet and S slept through most of the flight, Only thing was that the flight was too cold and i got a head chill and bad headache the next day. We had a 5 hour wait in Frankfurt for our connecting flight and that was quite boring since the airport didn;t have much shops nor places for us to sit. Luckily S managed to catch a couple of hours sleep there so we didn;t have to worry about her entertainment. We caught lunch at the airport restaurant which overlooks the runway so S was amused with the flights taking off and landing. I was surprised to find that the wiatresses were quite friendly since we had a baby with us- one offered to get hot water for her meal, another said her son would love to play with S, quite a different experience from earlier!
The flight from Frankfurt to Chicago was terrible. WE flew United Airlines which turned out to be a completely budget airlines with unhelpful inflight crew. Firstly they gave us wrong seats which didn't have a bassinet so S had to sleep on our laps on the flight. Then they didn't have any veg meals despite us having requested for it. Then when i gave them some baby food to heat in a kettle, they messed that up with teh cover opening (hjow when i gave a closed cover did it open while heating in hot water?) and the water leaking into the food. Then the flight was freezingso we had to cover our heads throughous- S would not agree so we could onyl cover her head when she was asleep. Finally the hortrible flight ended and then we had the 45 mins immigration queue- again i was surpised that they did;t have any special line for mothers with crying infants!!- the stupid airlines had not given our stroller to us at teh gate and we coud pick it uip only at baggage counter so we had to carry S for 45 mins in the immigration queue and she was really fed u adn irritated by the end of it. Then to top it all was the first experience with the car seat which S hated. She is used to doing pretty much whatever she wants in the car- jumpig up and down puishgin buttons etc and she couldn'ty understand why she was being strapped into a cra seat. Also i was sitting next to her and when she cried for me to take her onto my lap i could not so that made her more aggitated. After 15 mins of crying she threw up (luckily only water) and then calmed down. But the rest of the day was much better. She played with her cousin brothers-rather watched them while they played, woke up at 1 in the night (managed to go back to bed at 3) and was bright and cheerfgul at 6 am
In the morning the hubby took S into the garden on the swing and slide- its nice that my brother's house has a large garden and play area. After brekafast we went to the chidren's museum which S really enjoyed- lots of stucc for kids to do. Afetr a long siests we went to the mall and picked up some books for S and then back home for a late dinner.
Enjoying the holidays and the time we are gettign to spend with S without worrying abotu work and household stuff. Keeping fingers crossed.
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