What's in a name?

A lot it turns out especially if it stays with you until you turn old! I am talking particularly about nicknames mostly the names we are called in the first 2-3 years of our life. These are the names I ( and the near n dear ones) currently have for my LO ( in the order of frequency of usage):

- His real name

- A shortened version of his real name

- Pittu

- Pinchu

- Ingu

- Gamchu ( His ajja started calling him that now my mom, sis n me have joined in too)

- Pinchuknath

- Boo ( This was what he was called even before he was born. Interesting history behind this name is that it is a mix of the nicknames of his mom n dad, even now a lot of my relatives address him as Boo papa, not sure how long that would stick on)

Vocabulary at 1 year 3 months

Words my LO can say at 1 year 3 months:

Iite( read light)

Mama

Amma

Papa

Bub ( for tub)

Good stores to buy baby clothes

Buying clothes for my little one is a very irritating and stressful experience for me. Don't get me wrong, I do love the experience of shopping whether it is for me or for my loved ones but what gets me ticked off is the unavailablilty of any good clothes for boys - let me explain and you would relate very well to me if you have a baby boy or have recently been to any store to buy clothes for a baby boy - you enter a children clothing store and you are greeted with counters after counters of colorful baby girl clothes ranging from daily wear to some jazzy but really cute party wear to accessories ranging from hand bags to tiny clips to hair bands - all of them matching with a theme and then you are welcome to a really sad section of baby boy clothes ranging mostly from stripes to some cute animals to some cute comments ! I just fail to understand this

Let me list the shops that I usually visit to buy shirts/trousers for my LO

Lilliput - Any of the Lilliput stores in Bangalore are good enough but I visit the one on Com street more often as I used to work out of M G Rd office for quite a while. The one in Mantri mall also has a good collection for boys.

Gini n Joni - They have some really cute collection but in my personal opinion are a little over priced so I generally opt for this only if I really like something a LOT.