Another three months

So it seems like 3 months is the duration between one post and another. The last post was in March and now it is almost end June. Time for a long due update. This is what happens when both mom and me are busy living :)

Well, lets see where we left off and what new has been happening. I have been walking on my own for a few months now. And it has been a relief to some extent for my mom because she does not need to hold my hand all the time when I want to walk except when we are outdoors where there are vehicles or other things that I need to watch out for. I still like being carried, especially when I see people who I don't know (read stranger anxiety) and at other times I just want to be carried because I am still a baby :) hey why not! I also understand most of the conversations that happen, and whenever I hear a word in the conversation that I can speak I say it out loud :) So for example, the other day my friend Akshaya was singing "Sa Sa Re Re Ga Ga Ma Ma Pa Pa .." for me and I recognised the word "papa" in that and said it out loud. Oh, you must wonder why i know the word "papa" so well. I do not associate it with father (that is appa for me), but I associate it with my neighbor who is 2 years old and is a good playmate. Papa in tamil means "child". So whenever i hear or say papa, i am thinking of him and referring to him, unless there is some other child in direct sight or reference :)

So that brings me to the next update. Lots of new words - amma, appa, hi, bye, bath, bat, enge (where), papa, dudu (milk), sta, theeth (sheet), oats, thatha (grandpa), thithi (chitti), mama (uncle), ottu (pottu, bindi), oto (auto), animal sounds, other sounds like bup, bum, ooo, etc, boo (the sound to scare people), poo (flower), baw (ball), and probably many more that dont come to mind immediately. I understand much more than what I can say and actually am trying out lots of new sounds before I begin to speak more clearly.

Another big news is that I have finally come to some peace with my doctor, v uncle, after 6 months of bawling everytime I caught sight of him. This time I actually shook hands with him, said hi, and bye as well. Amma and appa have been patiently prepping me every time we go to meet him (about what and how he will do - cheth (check me - see that is another word i know to speak), but I invariable would be fine when mom and dad are imitating him, and cry when I see him! Lets see what happens next time!

These days i enjoy playing a lot of new games and we create new games on the go - the boo game is one of my favorites, where i say boo and appa, amma, or the soft toy gets scared :) I try on others, try from behind the door, etc etc. As many variations as one can come up with. Lots of play time with my pooh bear, dora, doggie - carrying them around, feeding them, boo game, etc etc. I can actually do some hand gestures for a few rhymes - twinkle twinkle, eensy weensy spider (in english and tamil), where is thumbkin, thumbkin he can sing, wheels of the bus, if you are happy and you know it, and a few others. Plus dancing to music is also fun! I have started playing more on the swing, the slide, and the merry go round. Lots of fun. Plus doing other monkey business, like trying to climb gates, jump, go from one chair to another etc. Playing with water and mud is another fun thing that I can NEVER tire off. My mom says there is probably no child that does not like to play with mud and water! All time favorites. I spent a lot of time during the summer in my bucket pool. Now I have started transferring water between buckets :) The other game which is my favorite is hide and seek, and now it happens with people and things. So I search for things as well these days. Kitchen play as always.

We also took a vacation this month and it was nice because my dad was around for a longer time and I totally enjoyed playing with him for longer hours. Now I dont like the fact that he goes to office, so whenever he leaves I am upset for a bit more than I used to be and I also look forward to him coming back so I can play with him. I am also interested in playing with toys in other kid's house than ours, but at the sane time I also like to be back home to the familiar :) Balancing the new and the familiar.

Okay, quite a long update. I will try and give an update a little bit sooner then next time. Till then bye and a flying kiss.