Merry Christmas Folks -- a bit late tho

The Arien was thrilled that Kuku, who was now a year old, could actually enjoy Christmas and the decorations. Well, yes and no.

Day 1 (Dec 22), Kuku wanted to play with all the decorations which was not allowed. He made his pouty face and tried coaxing a few fake tears so we would allow him to play with the decorations. That didn't work. Next he cried real loudly. That also did not work. Then, he threw a huge tantrum and decorations were not done that day!

The decorations looked bright and pretty and its not surprising that Kuku wanted to play with it but they also had a lot of glittery stuff which stuck to our hands. Kuku usually puts his fingers in his mouth and so this was def off-limits :)

Day 2 (Dec 23), When Kuku was napping, the Arien completed most of it. Kuku had forgotten all about it by then and was approaching the new day with no clear ideas and so it was easy for us to get going.
Also, the Arien had left each decoration with a hook kinda thing and so all he had to do was put it up - still it left him very tired. By the time Kuku woke up from his nap, the Arien was ready to go on his :D


Day 3 (Dec 24), The lights were keeping Kuku excited. He pointed at it, babbled something, and actually laughed at the twinkling lights. He enjoyed the lights, the star, and the Christmas tree. The Arien gave him a lil sticker to keep him occupied which worked for a bit.

The Arien had planned to create the crib on Day 3 but he was so
tired after putting up all the decorations - he hunted for the crib we had made last year and fixed it, so it looked new. 

I was sick for most part of the week and coughing up a storm. I had almost no sleep thanks to the cough and no voice. I was not really looking forward to Christmas.

But, this year, Christmas was ok. Not filled with too many expectations and or plans-made for us not made by us-which meant I was not too stressed. But, to compensate, I was sick which killed the experience anyway.

After a lot of thought I decided not to wear a new dress when visiting with Kuku. I am always so worried that Kuku will wipe his mouth on me or decide to spit up on my dress which results in my going crazy. It adds so much pressure and stress that its honestly not at all worth it. So, this Christmas, I had a new dress (unlike last year) but I chose not to wear it to spare myself. I had no issues when Kuku wiped his mouth on me at all. I am so glad I took this decision. I was able to relax and enjoy myself.