This post is a continuation of the earlier posts (Being Grandparents ,Being Grandparents – 2, Being Grandparents – 3, Being Grandparents – 4) as the previous posts were becoming a tad bit busy.
Saturday 09 August 2008
Today was the Sitara’s first picnic out with the local East Indian Group.
The day was cloudy and rainy. Until early afternoon, it was not sure that the day will work out fine. However, we decided NOT to cancel going to the picnic as we assumed that the rains will diminish or stay in the clouds. Sitara & her parents came from Mackay to Deep River. Sitara moved to our minivan and her parents drove their car to Petawawa – to be left at the parking lot of our mall property till the evening – when Sitara & her parents would go together for dinner at her dad’s work colleague’s (Andy) house.
We all then drove in the minivan (maroon) to the Bonnacher Park (on Round Lake) for picnic. We had a ball of a time. Sitara enjoyed the outdoors and being coy to other kids.
We returned in the evening back – by the way the rain held up good. All in all it was great outing – Sitara enjoyed herself with different types (varieties) of food – which she normally does not get a chance to try at home. She being on her diet (specially prepared baby food).
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Saturday 06 September 2009
Oh! the past week had a been life changing experience for Sitara. She has been to a baby sitter in Deep River for full days as Nina has started her work . Some days , the grandparents look after her when the baby sitter is not available.
Where she goes (her baby sitter’s first name is Jinnette),the baby sitter also looks after other three kids. Thus Sitara gets to know and play with other kids (though all of these kids are a bit senior – a few months – to Sitara) .
It seems that Sitara has taken this change stoically – and of course her mom also has to accept this new reality of leaving her precious child to a stranger.
Sitara have taken this change in her small strides well and thus have relieved all of us of any undue anxiety.
Good show girl!
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Tuesday 09 Septemeber, 2008
Wow ! what a day. Sitara came to grandparents home to stay for the day. Her mom stayed back at their home to catch up on her studies/reading to hone up on latest pharmaceutical happenings.
Grandma took her in the morning to FEN class at Mackenzie High School while Grandpa went to Petawawa for his weekly Bridge Card game.
Grandpa came back during lunch time – by that time Sitara had come back from her FEN outing. She is a doll – charming one at that. She wins Grandpa’s heart in an instant – always looking and calling her “nana” ( Grandpa) to pick her up and play with her with her toys.
To-day, after her lunch feed, she was walking around in the kitchen and suddenly we find her toddling to the kitchen west wall (having nice artificial brown – with a tinge of black- brick veneer) and we found her “just like praying at the Jerusalem West Wailing Wall” and keep touching the wall and just staying put there. This is an apt description that her Grandma gave. What was happening was that she was doing her No. 2 and was a bit shy about it and needed a quiet meditative place for it.
She seems to come of age to understand this important body function and needs her privacy and also she understand the need for concentration to complete this task. She also knows the word to describe her activity. She calls it “pooh’ pooh” and says it once she completes her chore.
Ata Girl!
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Sunday 14 September, 2008
The current weekend is special for Sitara. She is spending it with her dad only. Her mom & Grandma have gone to Toronto to participate in the Bridal Shower (on Sunday) for Shannon – given by her paternal grandma & family.
Sitara’s grandpa (nana) had gone to Peterborough to attend an Engineering meeting (PEO) Eastern Region Congress.
So Sitara got a special deal to be looked after by her dad for full weekend. Talking to her dad yesterday, her dad took her out to Pembroke – to visit her dad’s friend’s house for barbeque. There Sitara handled herself well and enjoyed the visit. There she came close to a dog (Geannie) and she was a bit shy and may be afraid to get near her.
I am told Sitara had been introduecd to pets sinc eearly time. She first got it know Joanne’s dog (Emma) – Joanne is Sitara’s mom’s friend in Ottawa. Sitara is also with the babysitter’s cat though she is a bit afraid of the cat.
However, this is good introduction to pets in her 1st year oflife.
Her mom & grandma are to return home to-day (Sunday) late at night – by that time Sitara would be asleep.
Note: Both her mom & grandma returned from Toronto late at night on Sunday.
Thursday 25 September 2008
Sitara came home after her session at the FEN – about 12.00 noon. Her mom went away to her prior committment elsewhere in Town . So we , the grandparents, had the full time with Sitara. She is adoll. We fed her & she just laps up everything and remains very charming at all times. After the lunch, which enjoyed , she went to sleep. Her mom had come back from her errandsin teh Town.
After her nap, granddad took her in the backyard – the first time she had the freedom to romp around. She also went to the park adjoining our backyard. After a while , she did not want to walk & runbut have her “nana’ carry her around.
Her mom & dad agreed to have dinner with us and thus Sitara had more time with us – till 6.30 pm.
What we learnt from her mom. that Sitara has started to have teeth brushed (with Colgate) yesterday. She is growing up .
She likes to go on the road and meet with people and pets. However, now she does not want her to be held by fingers but to remain completely free. There is a bit of a danger as she might run to the road without control. So we need to pay extra attention to dangers and look after her safety.
Sunday 05 October 2008
It happened. This is the first time Siatra spent the whole night at the Grandparents without her parents. Her mom had to go to a Company Conference on Thursday 02 Oct (returning back on Sunday, 05 Oct) -away closer to Toronto (Blue Mountain) and Her dad had to go on Saturday to Ottawa to attend the Stag party for our son who is getting married soon (on 11 Oct) . He also returned back on Sunday (05 Oct)
Sitara was a doll at all times. She was at ease with both the grandma and grandpa though at times one can feel that she was missing her mom and also her dad. She being only 14 moths old – she can only express her feelings by looking at her mom’s photos (which are hanging at our place at many spots) and saying out loud “mom”.
She would also speak out “daddy’ a few times. However, she really was at ease with the grandparents and played with both of them – together or separately . She kept her schedule for eating and sleeping though on Saturday nite , she was a bit late in sleeping. We found out later (i.e on Sunday) that she was cutting another tooth.
She speaks new words everyday – some are her own made up and others learnt.
Pravin Shah