http://www.samvandy.com A mother's blog: growing with my son! Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:04:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sam had a bad fall at the corner of his bed and got a deep cut jut below his left eye brow... I got scared at the sight of blood first, but then I just washed it with water to see how deep it is and if I can apply ... http://www.samvandy.com/bringing-up-a-new-born/first-stitches-at-13-months.php From last few days I have been putting up songs for Sam from 'youtube' and he had been listening and enjoying each one of them .... Last night I just pretended to ask him, his choice of song .... "which song do you want to listen from youtube?" Sam got alert ... http://www.samvandy.com/introducing-samarth/beginning-to-talk.php The most difficult time got over before I could even realize it.... I was too apprehensive of taking sam to the school with me and putting him in a day care there, reasons were many ..... The distance was 140 km per day (for 10 consecutive days).... travel was by ... http://www.samvandy.com/introducing-samarth/day-care.php Finally, the day which every parent and kid desperately waits for, is here ... it's sam's first birthday and I couldn't sleep whole night out of excitement ;) .. i know a couple of years later, the excitement would be more on his side, (not lesser on mine though) ... ... http://www.samvandy.com/introducing-samarth/you-r-one-my-son.php Today, in the morning, I saw a cut on his bottom gum. I got worried, considering the fact that he takes every hard thing in his mouth. But since there was no blood, I wasn't alarmed ... when I touched it, I couldn't feel anything and neither did he feel ... http://www.samvandy.com/bringing-up-a-new-born/first-tooth-just-b4-his-1st-bday.php Sam's newest activity is to hide behind the curtain and do a peek-a-boo! when called by his name :) So today I got to capture this fun-time with him..... he was in full swing and carried it on for another 10 minutes .... it was tiresome for me to shoot ... http://www.samvandy.com/introducing-samarth/lets-play-peek-a-boo.php Finally, I could shoot the video of Sam taking those little steps ... It was awesome seeing him smile and run towards me. He walked good 10 steps for the first time and I was lucky enough to have his daddy around at the same time, with the camera! :) ... http://www.samvandy.com/introducing-samarth/here-he-comes.php Ever since I got the job, my concern shifted from 'getting things ready by 7.30 am', to 'waking up Sam at 6.30' .... Never did I wish to wake him up 'forcefully' from his sound sleep, giving him bath, feeding him at 7 , getting him ready, and in this ... http://www.samvandy.com/bringing-up-a-new-born/getting-back-to-routine.php Sam went out running after his dad while he was going to office ...... at the front door, his attention was captured by the stair-case going to first floor.... He began climbing .. one step after the other and wow! he reached the there on first floor without getting scared... ... http://www.samvandy.com/introducing-samarth/climbing-high.php Finally achieved the greatest milestone !!! Sam walked without support today. I had been making him walk holding his hands from last 1 week... today when he was standing (with support) on the bed-side, I went behind him and called him... he turned back and left his hands one after ... http://www.samvandy.com/introducing-samarth/sam-takes-his-first-baby-steps.php