Category Archives: Parenting
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Kaiya’s First Year: Week 17
Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dona in India, ParentingWe’ve been in India now for a full week and so far so good. The first couple of days were a bit hairy as we adjusted to the time difference, extreme noise, and cold. I know, coming from Canada you’d expect India to be hot in comparison, but coming here always makes me so grateful [...]
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Cow Poop & Almond Smoke
Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dona in India, Parenting, Wanderings“Ohhh, she looks like a baby doll. Beti, beti, beti boht payar hai!” an unknown relative squeals as she pinches Kaiya cheeks and snuggles her up close. The living room has been overtaken by 25 female relatives who have come to wish Kaiya a lifetime full of happiness and good luck. Kaiya is passed around [...]
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Kaiya’s First Year: Week 15
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Dona in ParentingIt’s been a trying week as the sleep saga continues. Kaiya vehemently fights sleep, or so it seems. Naps are short–no more than 30-45 minutes. And bedtime is rough, as she struggles to sleep through the phase of light sleep that follows the initial 45 minutes of REM. She wakes hysterical and I’ve tried every [...]
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Kaiya’s First Year: Week 14
Posted on January 18, 2012 by Dona in ParentingThe Happenings of Kaiya’s Week: Her glorious days of sleeping 7-9 hour stretches at night have vanished. We had about 5 weeks of great sleep and now just as suddenly as they appeared, they have gone. We’re back to 3-4 wakings a night which has been a bit exhausting, but with our trip to India [...]
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Kaiya’s First Year: Week 13
Posted on January 11, 2012 by Dona in ParentingWell she’s done it folks. Kaiya has officially reached the 3 month mark and has graduated from the fourth trimester! I’ve been looking forward to this milestone pretty much from day one. The developmental leaps that are accomplished between 3 and 6 months are some of the most fun in a baby’s first year–rolling over, [...]
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The Vaccine Dillema, Wading Through the Muck
Posted on January 9, 2012 by Dona in ParentingMy public health brain tells me I’d be crazy not to vaccinate. Polio. Measles. Meningitis. These are the things that cripple villages and devastate families. The global vaccination campaigns have saved millions of lives. Vaccines work, plain and simple. But do they? My mamma brain screams caution. Warns me to read between the lines, study [...]
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Kaiya’s First Year: Week 12
Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dona in ParentingWell what can I say? Being home is fantastic. Waking up in my own bed and drinking my favorite tea before Kaiya greets us with a morning smile, picking out our weekly produce out at The Root Cellar and walking down to the village to buy eggs and chat with John, catching up with friends [...]
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Kaiya’s First Year: Week 11
Posted on December 28, 2011 by Dona in ParentingPhew, I’m pooped. We came down to California in part because I wanted Vibhu to experience all of the traditions that I grew up with during the holidays. And did he ever. Christmas caroling on the 23rd. Neighborhood open house on the 24th. Christmas morning and a full Christmas dinner on the 25th. REI Used [...]
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Kaiya’s First Year: Week 10
Posted on December 21, 2011 by Dona in ParentingThe drive from Victoria to Eugene and then on to Davis was about as easy as any 18 hour drive can be. Kaiya did great and we honestly had to stop more times for Vibhu to pee than for her. I’ve become an old pro at whipping out the food source at gas stations, rest [...]
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Kaiya’s First Year: Week 9
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Dona in ParentingBy far the most exciting news to come down this week is that we’ve been given the go ahead by Vibhu’s boss and most importantly, the US consulate to go home to California for the holidays. We spent a long day in Vancouver last week shuffling papers, standing in lines, and answering questions in front [...]
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