Another month in my life

Hey, so another month has gone by and I have lots to tell you. Life has become very busy. I have started crawling - well sort of - I do breast strokes so I cover a larger area much more quickly. I am trying to sit up by lifting my butt high up, and I can stand with some support. Amma says that I look like some expert yoga teacher when I am doing all this :-) [Amma's note - always in salabasana pose with her back legs and head lifted up with only her tummy on the ground, mountain pose, and many other poses for which I hardly know the names!]. I am eager to climb walls, for that matter anything that is vertical. I am learning to hold on to my mom or dad and prop myself standing up. I am busy exploring the world around me - soap boxes, powder boxes, diapers, milk packets, spectacle boxes, computer, phone, noses, hands, fingers, keys, buckets, camera, plates, cups, chairs, newspaper, clothes, you name it and I am exploring them. The first two things that I do when I grab something is to give it a shake to see if it makes any noise and put it in my mouth and lick it. I am also becoming interested in my mom, dad, and grandma's lunch and dinner plates. I want to have a bite out of whatever it is that they are having :-)

What else, my daily walks are a lot of fun, so many people of different ages to met, watch, and listen to. Amma says I have a multi age fan club ranging from 6 years to 60 years. I am also learning that I have a voice like everyone else and I am using it to the fullest, shouting with all my strength till I start coughing. Amma says that I am most gleeful when Appa comes back in the evening...what a welcome he gets. She wishes she would also get such glee looks instead of the longing looks that I give her once in a while when she is not spending time with me :-). Ofcourse I give glee looks as well, but the longing looks are what stand out in her mind. Although to my credit, amma does say that I play on my own quite a bit and it is fascinating for her when I play with my hands and fingers especially. I am also becoming more picky about the temperature of my milk and food. I like to have it just at the right warmth :) Appa has also started playing peekaboo with me which I absolutely love and enjoy. Amma says she tried skyping appa from office to see if I recognize him on the computer and apparently I completely glossed over his image. Not there yet. But I am starting to follow Amma very closely, I am very attentive to her voice everytime she speaks (even if it is softly - yes, I know my mom is trying hard to talk softly) and watch what she is doing, where she is going. If I know my mom is around, I can be on my own or be with someone else for only so much time, after which I need some cuddle time with her and then I am back to playing. Amma ofcourse hopes that this phase will pass by quickly so that she does not have me watching and monitoring her all the time :-)

Ah well, I am off to have my night's milk and sleep. More updates later. Here are some new pictures.