I am busy walking (on my own a little bit, and lots with holding my mom/dad's hand), exploring the whole world out there, playing with mud, leaves, sticks, stones, flowers, and whatever else I can get hold of that looks new and interesting. My mom thinks it is amazing that I can play for over 30 minutes with a leaf that has fallen in our balcony! Ofcourse I say, there is so much to do with the leaf, the floor, the air, the grill etc. All possible combinations have to be explored multiple times!
I can now identify many more people and things nowadays and give different expressions to each of them - smile, a scorn, a grin, a demand to be lifted etc. Well, i dont think amma knows how to describe all of those expressions in writing! I say kaka when I hear/see a crow, woof for a dog, and uhmm for a cat. I am learning to say akka (ka is what i say), and other words. I can point to many other things that I know the names of but cannot yet say them - the moon, the ball, flowers, benny our neighbor's dog, the broom (which can keep me occupied for a long time - there is so much mess to clean ;0), names of toys, eyes, stomach, etc etc. The list is too big for this space. You just have to come and spend some time with me :) You will see that pointing is my favorite activity.
have been swinging, watching the pet birds that my neighbors have, singing, clapping, dancing, laughing, giggling, reading books, scribbling with a pen, babbling non-stop, and again this list is also too long for this space. All this means my mom has to walk along with me wherever i drag her, keep things that are not meant for me out of reach, and ones that are meant for me within reach, understand my cues etc etc. In between all of this, I just use some time to quickly eat and take a afternoon nap.
These days I want to play a lot with people I know - not just my mom, but my patti, neighbors, all the annas and akkas, and all the babies smaller than me. I do not need my mom/dad then, but I sure do need one of them when I want to eat, sleep, and be cleaned.
Oh and I forgot to mention - I took my first train ride in February. I also celebrated pongal at a farm near tiruttani and had a wonderful time. I went to the beach and walked in the sand. I got two more teeth and am now getting two more. So I will have 6 in total. If there is anything I have forgotten you can catch up on it in the photos :P [Hint, you have to see the photos to know what u have missed]
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