Like most of the boys, my little one has always been too fascinated with Cars and Balls. He enjoys his car rides, is always excited about bus and train rides. We have always shared his excitement while riding these transportation mediums. So my boy was super excited about his upcoming aeroplane ride during our visit to India. He enjoyed his aeroplane trip and ran around abundantly at the airports oblivious to the fact that his parents were dead tired. Now that the wish had been fulfilled, the next wish turned out to be the ambulance ride! So how does his mommy tell him that he isn't supposed to ride it ever? I told him only a big ' owee' (our word for sickness or injury) can get someone on the ambulance... And he looked amused. Anyway very soon around his 18 months birthday my little boy got sick and had high fever. He would get rigors during the fever phase. In between when he felt better he talked about cars and all. He kept mentioning ambulance and wanted to see an ambulance. One night fever shot up to 107 degree Fahrenheit and he got chills and rigors. His eyes were rolling he was a bit too quiet and confused. In panic we called the Ambulance and the paramedics gave a dramatic entry. My son's super heroes in their shining armours were there in our living space and my little boy had suddenly dropped his body temperature to normal! We told him about paramedics and their was an instant friendship with the attending paramedic (rare at that age for him). un the below freezing night of December my son was moved in the ambulance. Instead of being scared of the strangers and freezing cold, he was excited and curious. In the ambulance his tiny body was buckled up in that huge ambulance gurney. He normally resisted being buckled up but this was a dream come true for him. I saw his tiny, thin body in this gurney and neck straight up, head high with curiosity and happiness of being in the ambulance. He was checking out on traffic signals on the way and was even talking to the paramedic. From ambulance to hospital he agreed to go in paramedic's arms and some how also got him to commit for an aeroplane ride (now that he had ambulance ride) my son was under this impression that his super hero paramedic was going to take him to all the possible rides and was very upset when the paramedic left my him with us without the promised aeroplane ride.I was,to start with very stressed up and felt bad for my son, but then seeing his dropped fever and excitement I had to literally hide my giggles, thinking about my Son's wish fulfillment. I actually shared his excitement and secretly was happy to see him happy about his ambulance ride. I was grateful that he didn't need his dream ride for some real serious issue. Yes, I had to hide my pleasure to see my tiny toddler's excitement for the reason that it would look odd that a mother was smiling for her Kid's ambulance ride and can be misconstrued. But I knew then that this mother and son are in for quiet a few fun rides in this life and may be my little Hero's mommy is not that mommy types and may end up being a bit adventurous with her Son. So my son, you have so many rides to take in life and be sure that I will be with you for those till you want me to be there. And I seriously wish they are all happy rides, though can't deny the fact that life isn't about all pleasant rides my son!
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