Letter from ammA

Hi, I am sharing this letter from my ammA. She is the biggest toy I own :)

My dearest rowdy,

It has been quite a ride after you came by. You were a little cuddly kutty who has now grown to be a goof ball. I enjoy your goofiness as nothing is serious or worrisome when you are around. But you are also developing this wonderful technique of taunting me. When you learnt "raara venu" song you learnt the words right. Now the creative bug that has bitten you is making you change the words. Singing the words wrong and checking with me for correctness just to see how I react is not what ammA enjoys :( Just for the record I have quote how you have been taunting me. "rajitha sadguna dana sheela" dhaane ma (Is it rajitha sadguna dana sheela ammA?) How many times have I told "no Madhura it is "rajitha sadguna jaya sheela" thinking that it was an honest mistake?

We have been putting a great effort to get you potty trained. I am so happy that you have cooperated and learnt well. You have been using the urgency with which I attend to you when you say ¨moochA¨ (pee pee) as a way of getting attention and taunting me. Like yesterday when you said " jetti moochA¨  (pee pee in underpants) I dropped the job on hand quickly to attend to you. Then sitting on the potty you slyly smile and say ¨jetti moocchA, pant moochA, shirt moochA, hairband moochA" (pee pee in underpants, pants, shirt and hairband) When I check your pants, I see nothing. I should have known when you said pee pee on you hairband :(

Keep your taunts and mischief coming. But dont forget ammA needs your hugs and kisses to keep up with you everyday as you grow. Happy growing pattu!

lots of love,
ammA  

Bird watching

It was a pleasant evening and I was all set to go down to the park as it was my consolation for being left behind by Paaduka. Paaduka and appA went tata without me :(

It was getting dark and gloomy suddenly and ammA told me that it is going to rain and we went to the balcony to enjoy the weather. There we saw a lot of birds flying in flocks and separately. I was excited just to stand in the balcony and watch everything going on. Soon the ground down below got boring since I saw only people going by, vehicles honking and car wash and repair shop making weird noise.

Sky above is so much interesting. "thapotaH... thapotaH" (Pigeon in sanskrit baby talk) ammA pAdhu (ammA see). ammA got excited :) ammA showed me a few parrots which I loving call "shuthaha" (Parrot in sanskrit baby talk) A couple of them were sitting on a tree near by and I waited and waited for them to fly but they were quite happy staying put. To make things interesting and happening I started seeing expressions in the birds :) "shuthaha chicchaa" (the parrot smiled) ammA played along. So now ammA and I were sitting down and and scanning the sky. "garudaH" paaru. kazhuthu white-a irukku (see the eagle. It's neck is white) ammA yelled! Why is that a big deal? But I played along now and said "woooow".  We saw a couple of them gliding close by. Then  we spotted a couple of hawks too. ammA said that they see something to eat and so they are flying around the area. I think I said it better "gadhudhada sonna mammu ikku. star cereal sappanum. madhuyaa oda share panna matten nnu sonna. " (The Eagle said "I found food to eat. I am going to eat star shaped cereal. I will not share with Madhura")

After all flowing water body (even though it might be filled with sewage) and a vacant piece of land with trees still attracts some feathered friends. High rise buildings are not bad too it takes us a little closer to the birds.

So ammA and I have something to look up to everyday :)

(Pictures) July 2013

more sweetness here

I am in charge

 I love playing jigsaw puzzles on ammA's phone whenever I get an opportunity. Her phone does not have charge and goes blank whenever she does not want to share her phone with me.  Wonder how my ammA and the phone get into a bad mood together!

Once when I was bored sitting in a shop with ammA, I pestered her to give me the phone to play a game. She said her phone did not have charge. This time I decided to explore the phone and find out myself. I turned it on and found that there was enough charge left to play. Poor ammA had no clue where to see to know how much charge was left. So, I shared my knowledge with her.
(showing the top right most battery icon) "ammA inga paaru (ammA see here) charge itthu (charge is there) game vilaiyaadalaam (I can play a game) passport podu (enter your passport- yes I think passport is the right word and not password)

I am the keeper of ammA's phone and have to tell her more about using it better :)