The other day Varun did the pee thingy in the dining room right outside the kitchen door. He froze as usual and looked down to observe the act, but this time he didn't wait for me to clean it up. Instead, he walked very purposefully across the kitchen ... to the mop on the floor in the corner.
All this is happening with him oblivious to my presence and the fact that I am watching what he's doing. So, he walks across, picks up the mop, walks back to the pee area, bends down, and wipes it off ... to the extent that the floor is completely dry and I need do nothing more. It has been done to perfection.
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Affectionately Yours
It's that time of the year when Daddy decides to write. Because Mommy has written like three posts and Daddy is feeling left behind. Not to admit that he's fat. Now why would anyone write that, unless he was feeling guilty. I'm talking about someone else here.
Varun is now officially a walking, talking, doll. That hugs back. When I tell him "gimme a kissie" and offer him my cheek, he'll first look at me and smile, sorta like saying "Ok Dude, you want me to indulge you".
Then he'll consider the options. Do I have anything to do that's more interesting than the mundane act of showing affection? No? Ok, now, I'll do this thing.
After which he walks, very purposefully, towards me, apply his entire face on my cheek because, let's give him a break here, he has no idea how to plant a kiss. (Note: such lack of knowledge is not expected to be for long, he was born Feb 14)
Immediately post this act he will look at me, with a lot of affection, point outside the door and say "udhar". Which is one word Mommy missed out in the previous post.
Oh yes, and for another, quite apltly, "tata".
Varun is now officially a walking, talking, doll. That hugs back. When I tell him "gimme a kissie" and offer him my cheek, he'll first look at me and smile, sorta like saying "Ok Dude, you want me to indulge you".
Then he'll consider the options. Do I have anything to do that's more interesting than the mundane act of showing affection? No? Ok, now, I'll do this thing.
After which he walks, very purposefully, towards me, apply his entire face on my cheek because, let's give him a break here, he has no idea how to plant a kiss. (Note: such lack of knowledge is not expected to be for long, he was born Feb 14)
Immediately post this act he will look at me, with a lot of affection, point outside the door and say "udhar". Which is one word Mommy missed out in the previous post.
Oh yes, and for another, quite apltly, "tata".
My first few words ...
... in their order of utterance (or as far as mum remembers it to be so):
"iight" (light)
"daddy"
"mum, mum" (nope, not mommy but 'food)
"mama" (Yup, it's mommy this time around)
"daddy" (baby)
"daddy" (teddy)
"daddy" (froggy)
"daddy" (piggy)
"dee" (give, with it I also mean 'take')
"no"
"aunty"
"aowa" (hawa)
"aaja"
"ani" (onion)
"apa" (apple)
"no, no" (scissors, a knife, any sharp poky object, anything I'm not allowed to do / hold)
"didi"
"cooka" (cooker)
"bung" ('bund' - close it, or i closed it)
"unca" (uncle)
"cooka" (this I mean a 'kaouwa', and a 'cuckoo')
"mum, mum" (this time I mean water too)
"iight ge" ('light gayi')
"undi" (nope, not what you're thinking, it's anything round - a balloon, a tomato ...)
That's all that mama can remember for now, but in actual fact i say a lot many more words, for example, 'piki piki yaa paa' that she has no clue about. I possess my own vocab and my own dictionary ... but we'll talk about that another time ...
"iight" (light)
"daddy"
"mum, mum" (nope, not mommy but 'food)
"mama" (Yup, it's mommy this time around)
"daddy" (baby)
"daddy" (teddy)
"daddy" (froggy)
"daddy" (piggy)
"dee" (give, with it I also mean 'take')
"no"
"aunty"
"aowa" (hawa)
"aaja"
"ani" (onion)
"apa" (apple)
"no, no" (scissors, a knife, any sharp poky object, anything I'm not allowed to do / hold)
"didi"
"cooka" (cooker)
"bung" ('bund' - close it, or i closed it)
"unca" (uncle)
"cooka" (this I mean a 'kaouwa', and a 'cuckoo')
"mum, mum" (this time I mean water too)
"iight ge" ('light gayi')
"undi" (nope, not what you're thinking, it's anything round - a balloon, a tomato ...)
That's all that mama can remember for now, but in actual fact i say a lot many more words, for example, 'piki piki yaa paa' that she has no clue about. I possess my own vocab and my own dictionary ... but we'll talk about that another time ...
A year ... and nearly a half!
Yep, that's Varun in a month and ten days. So, this one's just for the heck of it, to those times I remember still ...
February 14, 2007
February 14, 2007 <3.13pm>: The final push and that crazy but clear-as-crystal feeling of your little body slide out of mine.
February 17, 2007
July 12, 2007: You struggled with this one for many days and after many frustrating attempts, you finally rolled over onto your tummy ... and then did it all the time!
September 3, 2007: Your first tooth - then, ten days later out popped the second one. You started trying to crawl this month - went in reverse gear first, again this one made you raving mad! After all, why were you ending up away from that little teddy you so wanted to get to! :-) You uttered your first word "light" (of course, you said it without the 'l' and so it is even today!)
October 2, 2007: The big day! You leap-frogged forward! You would gather enough courage to somehow make it the edge of the carpet, and were wary of the cold, hard floor till curiosity took care of that one. The rest is history! Soon, you were half-sitting ...
October 25, 2007: You sat up on your own, just like that, got so interested in a toy at a friends house and that was it ... two days later you stood up on your knees and pulled up on your feet holding on for dear life ... to the wall, the tall mirror in the corridor, to the television ...
February 20, 2007: You started walking holding my hand! You had been cruising holding the wall for a few weeks now. Today I was holding you with both hands as you stood. You shook your right hand out of mine and started taking beautiful tiny steps forward and as I walked with you, your hand in mine, you were absolutely delighted in this new-found skill.
March 23, 2007: I had just returned from a trip to Delhi where you had tried to take a few steps on your own. Suddenly, a day after I came back, there it was, you walked off on your own. No looking back!
Now you walk, run, walk backwards, climb on and off the bed and are a general riot full of laughs and squeals all day. So, here's to many more memorable days ...
February 14, 2007
February 14, 2007 <3.13pm>: The final push and that crazy but clear-as-crystal feeling of your little body slide out of mine.
February 17, 2007
July 12, 2007: You struggled with this one for many days and after many frustrating attempts, you finally rolled over onto your tummy ... and then did it all the time!
September 3, 2007: Your first tooth - then, ten days later out popped the second one. You started trying to crawl this month - went in reverse gear first, again this one made you raving mad! After all, why were you ending up away from that little teddy you so wanted to get to! :-) You uttered your first word "light" (of course, you said it without the 'l' and so it is even today!)
October 2, 2007: The big day! You leap-frogged forward! You would gather enough courage to somehow make it the edge of the carpet, and were wary of the cold, hard floor till curiosity took care of that one. The rest is history! Soon, you were half-sitting ...
October 25, 2007: You sat up on your own, just like that, got so interested in a toy at a friends house and that was it ... two days later you stood up on your knees and pulled up on your feet holding on for dear life ... to the wall, the tall mirror in the corridor, to the television ...
February 20, 2007: You started walking holding my hand! You had been cruising holding the wall for a few weeks now. Today I was holding you with both hands as you stood. You shook your right hand out of mine and started taking beautiful tiny steps forward and as I walked with you, your hand in mine, you were absolutely delighted in this new-found skill.
March 23, 2007: I had just returned from a trip to Delhi where you had tried to take a few steps on your own. Suddenly, a day after I came back, there it was, you walked off on your own. No looking back!
Now you walk, run, walk backwards, climb on and off the bed and are a general riot full of laughs and squeals all day. So, here's to many more memorable days ...
Friday, July 04, 2008
NO, NO!
Yep, that's what Varun calls things that he is forbidden from touching i.e. scissors, knives, screwdrivers ...
Here's how a typical conversation goes (for example when we walk into the kitchen and he spots the knives set):
Varun:
Me: No sweetheart.
Varun:
Me: NOOO!
Varun: NOOOO, NOOOO (this woman is not getting it!)
And so on it goes - everyday - with all the above listed objects. Ofcourse, it's tough not to laugh when he goes behind the television, and stretches his arm to touch the wires behind, wears an impish smile, looks at me with the look that says, "There Mama, I know I am not allowed to do that", says "No!" and then walks away with a glow in his eyes and a lovely little smile on his lips.
Here's how a typical conversation goes (for example when we walk into the kitchen and he spots the knives set):
Varun:
Me: No sweetheart.
Varun:
Me:
Varun:
And so on it goes - everyday - with all the above listed objects. Ofcourse, it's tough not to laugh when he goes behind the television, and stretches his arm to touch the wires behind, wears an impish smile, looks at me with the look that says, "There Mama, I know I am not allowed to do that", says "No!" and then walks away with a glow in his eyes and a lovely little smile on his lips.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Motions and Emotions
He's trying to crawl. It's not necessarily working in that he's not moving in the general direction he's trying to get to. In fact, the exact opposite happens. If the toy he wants is in front of him, he pushes up and back with his hands (full power) and gets his tummy off the ground. And he wiggles his legs with as much force as possible. Net result: he's going back and further back and even more back till he reaches the African coast.
"What the H is happening here, dude?", he seems to say, frustrated, "This ain't what I signed up for", as Dad furiously fills up immigration forms in Kenya.
But he's also laughing because we are finding it enormously cute and he loves making us happy. As much as I try to think otherwise, he's quite happy to entertain us.
Anyone who tells me they did a favour to their children by raising them is going to get a tight slap. Varun has provided me more joy than I have known, and I think for that *I* should be indebted.
"What the H is happening here, dude?", he seems to say, frustrated, "This ain't what I signed up for", as Dad furiously fills up immigration forms in Kenya.
But he's also laughing because we are finding it enormously cute and he loves making us happy. As much as I try to think otherwise, he's quite happy to entertain us.
Anyone who tells me they did a favour to their children by raising them is going to get a tight slap. Varun has provided me more joy than I have known, and I think for that *I* should be indebted.
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