Well things are always exciting around here and the last couple of weeks were no exception. It started with a call from Rakesh while I was at work last Friday that went kind of like this:
"Ummm, I'm feeling really weird and my side is really hurting all of a sudden."
"When did it start?"
"Well when I left the house this morning I felt a little strange but it kind of happened all of a sudden"
at this point it was 11.30 am and I knew he was acting pretty normal when he left that morning-- so here I paused for a brief second....Rakesh definitely has the propensity to be a little dramatic at times-- I mean when I was in labor with Sahil, he had the nerve to utter the words "you don't understand what I'm going through" because he is weirded out by hospitals... really?!?! REALLY????--- anyway, this time something in his voice told me that he was seriously in pain--
"I think you really need to go to your doctors office-- call me when you get there and let me know what they say."
So off he goes and sure enough it was his appendix. I won't get started about what a crappy system that retail pharmacy has for emergencies but thankfully we have some awesome friends in Siobhan and Rupesh and they were able to take Rakesh to the hospital for his appendectomy. I got there after he was already taken in for surgery and was feeling super guilty but luckily everything went well! He was discharged Saturday morning (thanks, Maulik, for picking him up:) ) and off work for at least a week with no lifting for 2 weeks. Lucky for me, my in-laws had planned a trip a few weeks earlier and were coming into town the next day so at least I had a couple of extra hands to help with all the boys!
So as it turns out, I don't know what is more painful...Rakesh's appendicitis or trying to get Sahil to eat in front of Rakesh's mom so I didn't constantly have to hear "Rachna he is so skinny. You need to feed him more. Sahil eat your lunch, eat your lunch Sahil" promptly followed by a "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" from my little angel :)
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Indulgence
According to Wictionary:
indulge: verb
So this is what came to mind when I was picking up Sahil from montessori today. I had just gotten up from a mid-morning nap. That's right people you read it correctly. While you all were attending/heading up high powered meetings/seeing patients/cleaning house/grocery shopping/saving the world/planning tonight's dinner/etc. I was snoozing it up next to my cuddly little monkey Nikhil... I NEVER do that anymore! Who has time these days? And in the morning no less?!? What is wrong with me? Do I have no shame? i do-- No guilt? yup, that too-- No remorse? actually no, because it felt sooooo good! And to be fair, this is what enticed me to take a nap in the first place:
I mean he looked so comfy and cozy that all I wanted to do was crawl up next to him and sleep for a few minutes... ok that was a lie because I set my alarm for a full hour later, giving me just enough time to wake up and pick Sahil up on time.
Before: Going out for a decadent meal.
Now: Watching a Top Chef marathon.
Before: Reading a book from cover to cover in 3 days.
Now: Being able to finish one blog entry in the course of a day.
Before: Traveling the world.
Now: Traveling the world by way of the Backyardigans. (disclaimer: do not, I repeat DO NOT click on this link unless you are prepared to sing the song all day long........"Yoooooooouuuuuuuuurrrrrrrr back-yard friends, the Backyardigans.....toooooogeeeeeether we're the Backyardigans.....")
Before: Buying a great pair of shoes.
Now: Finding a great deal on diapers. (ok this isn't a real "indulgence" but it does give me pleasure knowing how much I saved :) )
Before: A night of dinner and dancing with my friends.
Now: An hour long phone conversation with a good friend.
Before: Ghirardelli Chocolate brownies.
Now: Who am I kidding? It's still Ghirardelli Chocolate brownies.
Hope you take time to indulge in something fabulous soon!
indulge: verb
So this is what came to mind when I was picking up Sahil from montessori today. I had just gotten up from a mid-morning nap. That's right people you read it correctly. While you all were attending/heading up high powered meetings/seeing patients/cleaning house/grocery shopping/saving the world/planning tonight's dinner/etc. I was snoozing it up next to my cuddly little monkey Nikhil... I NEVER do that anymore! Who has time these days? And in the morning no less?!? What is wrong with me? Do I have no shame? i do-- No guilt? yup, that too-- No remorse? actually no, because it felt sooooo good! And to be fair, this is what enticed me to take a nap in the first place:
I mean he looked so comfy and cozy that all I wanted to do was crawl up next to him and sleep for a few minutes... ok that was a lie because I set my alarm for a full hour later, giving me just enough time to wake up and pick Sahil up on time.
So I got to thinking how sleeping til almost noon and napping when I could to used to be a totally guiltless pleasure. These days, as a "grown-up," it's an indulgence for me-- as is taking a long shower without little hands knocking on your door. I thought about the things that I used to indulge in and how that list has changed over the years, here are a few examples:
Before: Going out for a decadent meal.
Now: Watching a Top Chef marathon.
Before: Reading a book from cover to cover in 3 days.
Now: Being able to finish one blog entry in the course of a day.
Before: Traveling the world.
Now: Traveling the world by way of the Backyardigans. (disclaimer: do not, I repeat DO NOT click on this link unless you are prepared to sing the song all day long........"Yoooooooouuuuuuuuurrrrrrrr back-yard friends, the Backyardigans.....toooooogeeeeeether we're the Backyardigans.....")
Before: Buying a great pair of shoes.
Now: Finding a great deal on diapers. (ok this isn't a real "indulgence" but it does give me pleasure knowing how much I saved :) )
Before: A night of dinner and dancing with my friends.
Now: An hour long phone conversation with a good friend.
Before: Ghirardelli Chocolate brownies.
Now: Who am I kidding? It's still Ghirardelli Chocolate brownies.
Hope you take time to indulge in something fabulous soon!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
DC Reunion 2010!
Easy... That is the best way I can describe my trip to DC this past weekend. Easy in so many ways...1) easy to pack (since I was going alone and didn't need to pack a variety of food/formula/activities/strollers/car seats/diaper bags to keep the kiddos entertained and comfortable in the plane/airport and have me packed to the brim like a camel traveling through the desert) 2) easy because I knew that the boys would be well taken care of by Rakesh and our nanny, Joca 3) easy to leave because a girls trip was so overdue and I really needed it (even as I type this I feel guilty for saying it, but it's true!) 4) easy to fall back into a rhythm with some of my closest friends even after we haven't seen each other for over 3 years 5) easy because even if plans didn't work out to have a wild and crazy night of going out hardcore like we used to, not one person pitched a fit and were in fact more than happy to come back home and chit chat and catch up while cutting onions and bell peppers for the next morning's breakfast...
So it started with a flight that was a little delayed in landing due to bad weather in the DC area. The woman and man in the row ahead of me kept me entertained as we circled for 30 minutes waiting to land... I wasn't trying to be nosy but they weren't trying to be quite and let's just leave it at they were most likely going to spend the night under the same roof in NYC that night. Anyway, we finally started our decent into the DC area. I have always loved flying into Reagan National at night. The views of the monuments and the Capitol at night are beautiful! I had just landed and was staring at the Washington Monument out of my window with that steady red light blinking in the distance and already I wanted to move back. It just felt so comfortable and took me back to such a fun time in my life. This was the beginning of a pretty perfect weekend. I won't give you a play by play but some of the highlights included well obviously seeing my friends after so long, picking up Sandhya from the airport ;), speed shopping through the Pentagon City Mall and Harris Teeter, late night conversations with Jennie that always started out with "ok we need to get some sleep, but let me tell you this one more thing" and then 2 hours later actually falling asleep, making breakfast pizzas at 1 AM with Priya, Neven's baptism, dinner at Lauriol Plaza (which included seeing Ketu, Hao, and Pawan "peek-a-boo" Chadha (peek-a-boo because he will meet you out and then disappear for hours at a time only to reappear via text or in person to see what you're up to later that night--he's a busy man :) ), an afternoon with Sandeep, Avani and baby Sahil, an evening with Neal, Dhruv, Krissy and little Ethan and breakfast with Ajay before I left. Whew! That was a lot to pack into 3 short days!! And per the norm for me, I took my camera but did not come home with many pictures, but here are a couple, and hopefully I will add more when I get them from friends :)
After writing this I guess a more appropriate word to describe my trip would be: Special. Special because I got to meet 3 of the sweetest new little men in this world, Neven, Sahil (2.0), and Ethan. Special because I was able to see my closest friends in brand new roles as mothers/mothers-to-be and realizing that this is yet another bond that we share. Special knowing that I have the kind of friends that will make the effort to come and see me at 9am after taking a red-eye back from Cali that got in at 5am that same morning-- thanks Ajay, it was so nice seeing you even if it was only for like an hour and despite the fact that you didn't bring Nimisha! Special watching my little brother, Neal, embark on his exciting journey into DC life--while, remembering how excited and nervous I felt on September 6, 2001, when as a 25 year old, newly licensed pharmacist, I officially moved to Alexandria. Special because it was the first time I got to come home from an out-of-town trip to these two faces:
So it started with a flight that was a little delayed in landing due to bad weather in the DC area. The woman and man in the row ahead of me kept me entertained as we circled for 30 minutes waiting to land... I wasn't trying to be nosy but they weren't trying to be quite and let's just leave it at they were most likely going to spend the night under the same roof in NYC that night. Anyway, we finally started our decent into the DC area. I have always loved flying into Reagan National at night. The views of the monuments and the Capitol at night are beautiful! I had just landed and was staring at the Washington Monument out of my window with that steady red light blinking in the distance and already I wanted to move back. It just felt so comfortable and took me back to such a fun time in my life. This was the beginning of a pretty perfect weekend. I won't give you a play by play but some of the highlights included well obviously seeing my friends after so long, picking up Sandhya from the airport ;), speed shopping through the Pentagon City Mall and Harris Teeter, late night conversations with Jennie that always started out with "ok we need to get some sleep, but let me tell you this one more thing" and then 2 hours later actually falling asleep, making breakfast pizzas at 1 AM with Priya, Neven's baptism, dinner at Lauriol Plaza (which included seeing Ketu, Hao, and Pawan "peek-a-boo" Chadha (peek-a-boo because he will meet you out and then disappear for hours at a time only to reappear via text or in person to see what you're up to later that night--he's a busy man :) ), an afternoon with Sandeep, Avani and baby Sahil, an evening with Neal, Dhruv, Krissy and little Ethan and breakfast with Ajay before I left. Whew! That was a lot to pack into 3 short days!! And per the norm for me, I took my camera but did not come home with many pictures, but here are a couple, and hopefully I will add more when I get them from friends :)
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| Sandhya, me, Jennie, and Priya |
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| Ketu and Hao |
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| Baby Neven getting Baptized |
After writing this I guess a more appropriate word to describe my trip would be: Special. Special because I got to meet 3 of the sweetest new little men in this world, Neven, Sahil (2.0), and Ethan. Special because I was able to see my closest friends in brand new roles as mothers/mothers-to-be and realizing that this is yet another bond that we share. Special knowing that I have the kind of friends that will make the effort to come and see me at 9am after taking a red-eye back from Cali that got in at 5am that same morning-- thanks Ajay, it was so nice seeing you even if it was only for like an hour and despite the fact that you didn't bring Nimisha! Special watching my little brother, Neal, embark on his exciting journey into DC life--while, remembering how excited and nervous I felt on September 6, 2001, when as a 25 year old, newly licensed pharmacist, I officially moved to Alexandria. Special because it was the first time I got to come home from an out-of-town trip to these two faces:
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| What could be more special than that? |
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Last of the First Teeth
Well Nikhil got his first tooth this past weekend-- I will have to post better pictures of it later since it's too small to get a good one and his little tongue will not move away from it long enough for me to actually take a good one.
I'm glad that one of his teeth finally popped out since I've said he's been "teething" for like 3 months! Sometimes I feel like it's our excuse as parents for when our kids are out of control...for example: other parent: "Nikhil has been hitting everyone that looks at him and screaming at the top of his lungs for like 2 hours"...me: "Yeah, he's been teething" or other parent: "Sahil is not sharing his toys and throwing food all over the floor"...me: "Yeah he's teething"...them: "It looks like all his teeth are already in"...me: "I know."
In other news, Rakesh and I watched our first movie at a theater together in like 2 years! Couldn't believe it had been that long but the last movie we saw together was "The Dark Knight" the week before Sahil was born--It was so nice to be able to relax and enjoy dinner AND a movie! We watched Salt, which I highly recommend-- I'm not a big fan of action movies or Angelina Jolie but I was not ready for the movie the to be over (this may have a little to do with the fact that that also meant "date night" was over but it really was a great movie)--
I also have started taking an intro to cake decorating class this week-- so far it looks like it's going to be fun-- and it gives me an excuse to bake (and eat) either cake/cookies/cupcakes every week for the next 4 weeks---yummy :)
It seems this is the week I am finally starting to do some things that I used to do before we had kids and the most fun will be taking a trip to DC on Thursday for a girls weekend! I am super excited about it as it's the first trip I'll be taking on my own since Sahil was born-- I know I will miss the boys terribly but am fully prepared to enjoy my trip-- it will be great to see old friends and put on my dancing shoes :) I CAN'T WAIT! Hopefully I'll remember to take lots of pics and post a few when I get back :)
I'm glad that one of his teeth finally popped out since I've said he's been "teething" for like 3 months! Sometimes I feel like it's our excuse as parents for when our kids are out of control...for example: other parent: "Nikhil has been hitting everyone that looks at him and screaming at the top of his lungs for like 2 hours"...me: "Yeah, he's been teething" or other parent: "Sahil is not sharing his toys and throwing food all over the floor"...me: "Yeah he's teething"...them: "It looks like all his teeth are already in"...me: "I know."
In other news, Rakesh and I watched our first movie at a theater together in like 2 years! Couldn't believe it had been that long but the last movie we saw together was "The Dark Knight" the week before Sahil was born--It was so nice to be able to relax and enjoy dinner AND a movie! We watched Salt, which I highly recommend-- I'm not a big fan of action movies or Angelina Jolie but I was not ready for the movie the to be over (this may have a little to do with the fact that that also meant "date night" was over but it really was a great movie)--
I also have started taking an intro to cake decorating class this week-- so far it looks like it's going to be fun-- and it gives me an excuse to bake (and eat) either cake/cookies/cupcakes every week for the next 4 weeks---yummy :)
It seems this is the week I am finally starting to do some things that I used to do before we had kids and the most fun will be taking a trip to DC on Thursday for a girls weekend! I am super excited about it as it's the first trip I'll be taking on my own since Sahil was born-- I know I will miss the boys terribly but am fully prepared to enjoy my trip-- it will be great to see old friends and put on my dancing shoes :) I CAN'T WAIT! Hopefully I'll remember to take lots of pics and post a few when I get back :)
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