TAKING CARE OF A TODDLER

Life has become so hectic nowadays,taking care of a toddler is definitely challenging.. there are days when i want to go hide myself into a closet.....Jenna was an easy baby throughout her first year and wherever i go people used to tell how sweet and quiet she was but after she turned 1 ,i guess one day someone switched on some internal button in her and suddenly she has became so naughty.Yesterday, i just go to the restroom for 2 mins to come back to see a whole lot of neatly stacked clothes on the floor

Instead of folding the clothes ,i decided to take a picture of the mess and dumped back the clothes again.. and its yet to be folded..

When i talk about how naughty she has become to all my mommy friends they say ''wait until she becomes two....there is yet to come''... so does it ever get better.. ?????

Neverthless at the end of the day when we cuddle up after a bath and when i ask for a kiss and she kisses me i forget at once how tiring the day was and just thank God for giving me a adorable baby..

PICKY EATER

Nowadays,feeding Jenna has become a big chore for me ... She has become a very picky eater.Until last month she had whatever i gave for breakfast,lunch ,dinner but now she makes a big fuss.I really get frustrated when she does not eat.She used to like the home-made Indian food which i make like rice,lentils,yoghurt,chicken curry was her favourite... now she does not want to eat it...She likes dosa (rice pancakes) still.I have been looking out for toddler recipes and i tried the chicken alfredo pasta and she loves them but i cant feed her that everyday.. i think she is bored of the same dishes and wants to try some new foods....Occasionally i used to give her Gerber food ,now she runs when she sees the jar... If anyone reading this has any recipes which is hit among your toddler ,please lemme know....I'm worried that she is not gaining weight like before...i hope this is just a phase and she starts eating like before.

15 MONTH MILESTONES

I have been so late in updating the 15 month milestone ,since my neck was bothering a little but anyway here we go...

Jenna is 15 and half month old and she weighs 22 pounds and the weight has been the same from 12 months though she has grown up in height... she is in the 90th percentile.

She repeats almost every word i say,,some understandable ,some u dont... she is still working on her vocabulary skills.

She loves to watch Barney and Dora...

She loves to sing songs... twinkle twinkle and baa baa black sheep are her favourite.. i will try to upload video of her singing.... but it has become very difficulty recording her.. once she sees me recording she stops singing..duh!

She loves to eat chicken alfredo pasta,banana,cheese....

She loves Taylor Swift's love story song and thats because i hear that song a lot and everytime the lyric ''baby just say yes'' comes .. she says baby.. he he..

She is getting naughtier day by day and it gets tiring some days but i would not have it any other way : )

TWO DOCTOR VISITS IN ONE DAY

Phew! what a day it has turned out be... We got up very early today since we had the first morning appointment with Jenna' s doc... it turned to be as expected,she screamed her heads off when she saw the nurse and doc.. didnt allow to weigh her,measure her head circumference... she jus cried all the way through,the good thing about this was by the time she had to get her shots... she jus got tired and didnt cry much and as soon as we came out the office she stopped crying and was looking at the rain and said nanni which means ''water'' in our native language .
We were back home and i was jus browsing,Jenna was playing by herself and she was taking things out of my handbag,all of sudden she takes a 20$ bill out of the wallet and i thought she was going to tear it and immediately pulled it from her and turned and suddenly SNAP! i hear a sound in my neck... im not able to move my neck in any direction.. i thought it was minor sprain but as time goes by it gets unbearable,i call up my hubby and ask him to take me to a doc since i know this is unusual.. well thank god !we got a chiropractor appt within an hour...

After long history taking ,the dr examines me and says i didnt expect it could be this bad,my cervical (neck)vertebrae bone was slightly out of place and was surprised that this happened by pulling a bill out of toddler's hand .. he then held my neck and quickly snapped it back... god bless the chiropractor!i cried out of relief... he then placed some massager which helps to reduce soreness and said it will take 2 days to heal.

i have the next appt on friday... it still pains a little but not like what it did in the morning.It has really been such a rough day : (

MILESTONE UPDATE

Jenna hit a new milestone two days back,and that is holding a pen and scribbling.... the other day when i was writing she grabbed my pen , so i gave it to her along with my diary and she scribbled to glory , she was definitely amazed by it... she even let me hold her hand and i wrote A B C D with her... now everytime she sees a book and pen ,she takes the pen and says C... now i hope she does not take the pen,marker and scribble on the walls....she already did once on the couch and now I'm hiding pens from her sight.......hehe ; )

I'm yet to write her 15 month update which i will do tomorrow since we are going to the doctor office for her 15 month check up....i dunno how she is going to cope with the shots being given tomorrow.. last time she started to cry once we entered the office ... hope it wont be as bad as last time...

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY-MEET ELMO

ROSE PARADE PICTURES

I didnt click many pictures this time... these are few of the pictures i clicked on my new Android phone (hubby's anniversary gift)...he he ;) i jus love this phone..Now people and friends who are bombarding me with this question... ''So ,what did u get for my hubby?''... i choose not to answer... heehe

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous new year.... We had a great new year's eve party at our friend's place,good food,games and jus hanging out with friends... We were in their place till midnight and was up early today to go to the Rose Parade.It was absolutely fantastic.. this is my second time watching the parade and last time Jenna was only 3 months so she did'nt get to see much.. this time she enjoyed seeing the huge floats and dancing to the band music ,she even took a nap in between.. thank god ,we took a chair this time,so i was seated comfortably... last time i was busy taking pictures but this time i didnt take much... I just enjoyed the parade.. ..and this year Rose Parade's grand marshall was pilot Chelsey Sullenberger,the person who safely landed the flight in the Hudson river and saved many lives... He is one true american hero and i admire him a lot.I'm so tired but it was a great day and i hope to have many great days like this...