Sarvesh Kindergarten Fun

I still cant believe that my Sarvesh goes to a full day school and he manages his own task by himself, and everytime he makes me feel that "Mummy I m so independent". His love is slowly going down because he is interest in so many new things around him. He learns new habits, he tries to exhibits whatever i have interest. I love to dance heavily whenever i am depressed and sad, I sing my favourite song and i try to play my music in keyboard and learn to try out a different dish. Similarly Sarvesh dance heavily after coming from school, he loves to practice maths in a different way, he dont like to follow same method, he has his own easy method to learn addition and subtraction.

When ever i feel like something is going wrong with him, i use to talk to him more to find out his problem, he talks and talks like a English radio station, finally tell his problem and become normal. He loves to read books, loves to talk (mostly in English), loves to teach me so many new words and pronunciation. His way of interest changes everytime, he started liking so many science fiction movies.

He told me about the dreams that he imagined in his dream, whatever he learns in his school, he tries to recollect and imagine while dreaming. He use to tell me "Mummy you know i dreamed a cowboy in a batman costume, i dreamed that we were in Chennai snow, dog with white and grey dress, wish to have a room full of toys of batman, robo" He loves to draw something, he draw a curve and with that he tries to make a dinosaurs, draws a line and then tries to draw a car, take a self video of him talking about his friends and happenings in his class. He shows so many interest to check out a new book of his choice in his school library and likes to read by himself.

when we got his report card, i was so eager to view it, mostly he got a S grade, which means Secure. I asked him "How did you feel when your teacher asks you question or ask you to write something" He says "Mummy, very simple and easy, Miss Vazquez is sooo cool, but one bad thing is she is not giving time for me to finish my answer". I remember my old days, i use to fear a lot for a exam, i am not so friendly to my class teacher. I love to feel the confidence of my son. Sometimes he cries for unnecessary things, but loves to find the solution for a difficult situation.

He asked me some questions, which i don't have answer, i use to google it or show a video of it in youtube, he likes to learn how our planet is arranged, what happens to Sun during night, how mountains are formed, how in US its snowing, how heavy things are made, why you named me Sarvesh, Why i don't have a brother or sister but all my friends have their own siblings, Why halloween is coming for only one day and why summer coming for so many days, when i can watch a 5D and 6D movies in theatre and so on. He knows very well that i google and tell a answer for his some questions, so now a days he grab my phone and ask me a question.

Everyday when he starts his day to school, he use to tell me " don't give me rice for my lunch" and he started thinking of what others think of his own traditional foods. After some days of eating Bread nutella, pasta, bread omelete, sandwich, salads, he feels so bad that his stomach is not full, then he decided by himself, and told me "Mummy Never again give me bread and other stuffs, give me fried rice, veg rice, curd rice, and all rice" I am so happy that he likes to have whatever he likes and doesn't bother about others. Its really made me so proud that he behaves like me, i don't even bother about others, i cant eat in spoon and fork, though i have to, i hate to eat, i feel my fingers are more clean than a spoon or a fork.

He enjoys going to his white eagle school and become a wolf of the week that means he behaves very good at class. He got two awards within first month of the school, he s awarded as a best rester, this award is given to him because when the teacher says you need to take rest for 5 minutes in class, he didnt disturb anyone and was resting quietly for 5 minutes, all other students were playing and talking. He awarded as Wolf of the week - that means he is a obedient, behaves good at class and so friendly to all. I am so happy to see his name in the first month school newsletter. 

Sarvesh US life

When we started our life in US last year , I really felt that my son won't like this place and he will  definitely want to go back to India. But after winter was over in 2012, he started mingling with kids here. He started his schooling in Kensington preschool. Whatever he learnt in his LKG, he has to unlearn here, but he already shined as a star in the class. Slowly he developed his communication skills by watching other kids and watching nice educating animation series like curious George, caillou and so on. I m able to see the improvement in him day by day. He always trys teach me, thought that I didn't know anything. Whenever I asked him "shall we go to chennai back", he immediately say a big NO.  Even though I don't like this place to survive, I learned from my son that how to adapt to new environment. He makes himself all day busy, he runs, jumps, plays cricket, cycling, walking and gardening.

It's very difficult for me to sit idle for so long days. I don't know my path to come up in my life but I m so happy that I will make a good path for my son. Love makes me to sit idle and the same love showed by my son cheers me up. He makes me to think differently all the time, whenever I feel so depressed, I talk and play with him, that gives me more energy. One day we were watching tamil debate in TV, he asked me "mummy, in which language they are talking" (they were talking in senthamil). I was really shocked that makes me realize "why I didn't teach our native language". Then I included tamil as one compulsory subject for him to be teached by me or Hari. We always make a schedule to teach him maths and English daily.

I started teaching tamil letters, tamil poems and Thirukural. For the first Thirukural, he showed so much interest and then he learned a few. Then that makes me realize that why I m not at reading Thirukural now a days. In my school days I love to read "dhinam oru kural" during morning session, I beg to my tamil teacher that I want to read it because I m so impressed how thiruvalluvar able to provide good thoughts through 7 words. I still remember that I got a thirukural book from my tamil teacher to encourage me. That's how I started reading it daily for at least 20 minutes.

Though he likes this place so much, his love for his grandparents is not changed. When we were in chennai, he was so much attached to my neighbors and he accepted them as his grandparents. Daily morning, he calls his grandma and talk for at least one hour. I thought that I m always a best friend to my son but he makes me feel that grand ma s the best friend always.

Sarvesh US life is so high class life, even for a fly, he s saying "yuck ..mummy fly", if he sweats he immediately says "Oh man, its sooo hot here " though the temperature is 55 Fahrenheit. He loves for a pizza even he likes appam and idly soo much, he started acting to his friends saying that "i love pizaaa sooo much"
i use to call him as Peter boy.

my 5 yr old big boy

whenever i call my Sarvesh, i call him as "baby" , "ammu kutty", "chella kutty" and what kind of kutty coming from my mouth. He seems to be more irritated when i call with these nick names in front of his friends. when i call him as baby, he immediately shout at me "Mom, i am not a baby, i m a big boy because i am five years old, don't call me baby again .. hmm". It taking me so much time to realize that my boy has grown up so big. Though he is 5yrs, i m still thinking he s a small baby to me always. Love he pours on me, make me forget this world at times. whenever i worried about my aged parents and feels like missing them so much, he gives me strength and confidence and make me smile all the time.

If i feel lonely and sad, he calls me for a walk and talk to me about his school friends and other things which changes my mind. He is so much matured and he cant see my sad face any time. He cant even able to see me sit idle. whenever i sit idle, he calls me to dance with him and his friends. Slowly he started forgetting Tamil, the way he talks and the way he teaches me English is always fun.

There is always a big argument between me and Sarvesh about God and religions. He wants to celebrate Christmas, loves to keep Christmas tree in our house. I don't want to impose any religious thought to him. But at the same time, i don't want him to follow any kind of religious habits.I always teach him to obey elders, follow rules, accept his faults, faith in God, sharing, and love all the kids. After so many arguments he cant accept that there are so many gods to worship, but still he s able to understand that we cant place christmas tree in our house.

He got very good Indian friends of his age and other american friends, one big doubt he always have in his mind. One fine day, he asked me the doubt, "mummy, why there are two kids in one family, all my friends have sister or brother, but i don't have a elder brother or younger brother" . I am trying to give a best answer for his doubt :)

In all the situation, he is proving that he is a big boy and not a baby.