My parents call me a rowdy and ammA keeps telling me why I make pAdukA look like a very obedient girl growing up. Whose fault is it if someone keeps tempting me to have fun?
pAdukA keeps presenting her food in front of me for a long time. Be it milk or saadam (rice), I resist my urge to dip my hand into it for a long time. After giving enough time , I take a whirl while pAdukA keeps calling for help. When my parents appear in the scene, they catch me food handed ;) and I have to run to save myself from a barrage of hugs, kisses and friendly warnings. The only unhappy person in this seems to be pAdukA. I love it when she shouts for help. I feel she is cheering me on and I also make loud noise when troubling her :)
Oh you should see how pAdukA screams for help when I go into the restroom and take her underwear and run. She gets really upset that she cannot come out without it. It is just super fun when ammA/appA comes to her rescue to get it from me :)It is a noisy situation and I add to it by squealing (my prank cry)
It is easy to put pAdukA in a spot of bother. When pAdukA snatches something from me, I just take my ammA/appA to her and hit her head and show the thing that she took away from me. She has to give it back or give a long explanation to ammA/appA ;)
When pAdukA tries to set rules sternly, I answer her in the same tone and as loudly as I can. I think we understand each other as much and we share a special bond.
Dear akkA, happy growing up with me and here is to many many future adventures together.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Happy First Birthday to ME :)
Here is the note I got from pAdukA on June 20th
Happy Birthday kutti pattu :)
First happy birthday vandhuduthu (Your first birthday is here)
AnA, yen innum kutti-a irukka? (Why are you still small?)
Today you will get a cake, a new dress and all your friends will come. ammA however said I can cut your cake since you are small ;) I think it is time to assess the pros and cons of having a little sister. There are quite a few friends who have asked for my opinion. One year seems a fair time to do this analysis.
Things I love
Playing with you - I can determine what and how we play. Makes me feel empowered.You are always at home for me to play with when I feel like.
Teaching you - I love this. I can teach someone smaller than me and then do a demo in front of ammA and appA. I don't need to pretend to be a teacher anymore.
Blaming you - This is the best part. If I do something mischievous and cannot explain it to appA and ammA, blaming it on you stops any further questioning. Wonder what would happen when you start talking :)
Being silly with you - You are the only one who truly enjoys our (silly) games.
Being copied/followed - It is flattering when you try to copy me by reading a book or trying to write like I do. It is fun when you follow me everywhere calling me "abbA" instead of "akkA"
Seeing you violate rules - I cannot hide the joy when I see you disobey and violate what appA and ammA say. I enjoy those moments when ammA and appA sternly lay down rules to you.
Things I do not enjoy
Sharing attention - It is hard but I am taking it well. I am being nice to you sharing the attention of ammA and appA. MadhurA, you owe me big time.
Looking big compared to you - Since you are so small, ammA and appA expect me to behave like a big girl. I am just four!
Hmm..overall it looks like it is so much fun being a big sister:) I am waiting for you to turn three and I know you will be a big girl then. It is going to be a riot :) But remember I will always be your big sis :)
Happy growing up with me pattu kutti :)
Here is my favorite moment we shared when you tried to pat me to sleep.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
No baby dentures for me :)
On June 13th ammA spotted a small tooth in my lower gum. She was thrilled and I was super relieved. My first tooth has almost taken a year to surface. My parents have been worried and were planning to ask what needs to be done during my first year check up. My ammA particularly kept checking and complaining.
I stick my tongue out to feel my little tooth whenever I get a chance. Now pAdukA has a thing to fear about me. She keeps asking if I will bite her. I have been a good girl only nibbling on things and not biting anyone with my sharp tooth. I have spared her as I hear her proudly say to everyone " my baby has got a teeth :) She is a big girl now"
I think my ammA was considering getting baby dentures for me:)
My tooth came out at the right time saving me !
I stick my tongue out to feel my little tooth whenever I get a chance. Now pAdukA has a thing to fear about me. She keeps asking if I will bite her. I have been a good girl only nibbling on things and not biting anyone with my sharp tooth. I have spared her as I hear her proudly say to everyone " my baby has got a teeth :) She is a big girl now"
I think my ammA was considering getting baby dentures for me:)
My tooth came out at the right time saving me !
Monday, June 11, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
What I could be...
Detective
The video below shows a couple of examples of how thorough I am about finding things especially small ones. Right now these small things that I hunt end up in my mouth but I am sure my parents see the potential in me to turn out into a detective or at least a forager.
Food storage innovator
After a couple of spoons of food satisfy my hunger immediately, I go into storage mode. I open my mouth and have food and put it aside until my cheeks are big and ready to burst. I have been trying chewing the cud but have been unsuccessful as I end up spitting all the food. I wonder how the cows do it.
DJ
I move to rhythm but there is one rhythm I love to dance to. It's the engaged tone on the phone which I have popularized at home now. I have managed to find out how I can hear to the engaged tone on speaker phone. I dance to the beat whenever I am bored. Sometimes I help my parents listen to voice messages in the process. Also when my parents are playing their instruments I touch/hold the instrument to create a new sound in between. It is more fun that way :)
Wiring expert
No toy can match a piece of wire. I enjoy tracing the wire to where it is plugged. Pulling the wire out, dragging it, licking it and laying it down in a place convenient for me is fun. I sometimes do concealed wiring when I keep the wire in a place where my parents' cannot find easily.
The video below shows a couple of examples of how thorough I am about finding things especially small ones. Right now these small things that I hunt end up in my mouth but I am sure my parents see the potential in me to turn out into a detective or at least a forager.
Food storage innovator
After a couple of spoons of food satisfy my hunger immediately, I go into storage mode. I open my mouth and have food and put it aside until my cheeks are big and ready to burst. I have been trying chewing the cud but have been unsuccessful as I end up spitting all the food. I wonder how the cows do it.
DJ
I move to rhythm but there is one rhythm I love to dance to. It's the engaged tone on the phone which I have popularized at home now. I have managed to find out how I can hear to the engaged tone on speaker phone. I dance to the beat whenever I am bored. Sometimes I help my parents listen to voice messages in the process. Also when my parents are playing their instruments I touch/hold the instrument to create a new sound in between. It is more fun that way :)
Wiring expert
No toy can match a piece of wire. I enjoy tracing the wire to where it is plugged. Pulling the wire out, dragging it, licking it and laying it down in a place convenient for me is fun. I sometimes do concealed wiring when I keep the wire in a place where my parents' cannot find easily.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Games that I play
Bib Game
Ever since I started having solids, we play this game before I start eating. ammA or appA puts on the bib while I remove and throw it away. This game tests the tenacity of the players. I play it very well. I consistently throw the bib no matter how much the opponent may intimidate me. I win all my games with ammA while appA remains a tough challenger. Whenever I win I celebrate. I spray my clothes with food and water. The loser will have to clean up the entire place, me and my clothes. I have not seen my appA, ammA and akkA play this when they eat. We can actually make this into a family tournament.
Unscrew/Screw game
This is an interesting game I love to play in my favorite room of our house, the bathroom. I unscrew the knobs on the cabinet doors of the bathroom. The other players find it and screw it back. Since I am a good player I also have a nickname - "knobby" :) While I take a bath in my special baby tub on the wash basin, I unscrew the drain control rod. This is interesting as my parents will have to sometimes call players from the apartment maintenance team to fix the lost drain control rod. I challenge the most experienced players of this game.
In the spirit of Olympics, I am thinking of family tournaments to make life interesting and competitive :)
Ever since I started having solids, we play this game before I start eating. ammA or appA puts on the bib while I remove and throw it away. This game tests the tenacity of the players. I play it very well. I consistently throw the bib no matter how much the opponent may intimidate me. I win all my games with ammA while appA remains a tough challenger. Whenever I win I celebrate. I spray my clothes with food and water. The loser will have to clean up the entire place, me and my clothes. I have not seen my appA, ammA and akkA play this when they eat. We can actually make this into a family tournament.
Unscrew/Screw game
This is an interesting game I love to play in my favorite room of our house, the bathroom. I unscrew the knobs on the cabinet doors of the bathroom. The other players find it and screw it back. Since I am a good player I also have a nickname - "knobby" :) While I take a bath in my special baby tub on the wash basin, I unscrew the drain control rod. This is interesting as my parents will have to sometimes call players from the apartment maintenance team to fix the lost drain control rod. I challenge the most experienced players of this game.
In the spirit of Olympics, I am thinking of family tournaments to make life interesting and competitive :)
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