I love summer! The warm sunshine touching my skin and the general activity that it generates. Rain-free days and shorts-and-tees..hmmm..my favorite time of the year.
Anjali is growing up. Our pint sized tot will be two-and-a-half in a few days. She's grown physically and also in confidence. Lily-pot's speech has really picked up in the last couple of months. She has gone from saying a few words to really talking! She talks a lot and now asks for more attention from each one of us. :) Who can resist a little doll saying "Mama wook" (for Mama look) or "Mama eat oot" (for mama eat food). She even says "I ove nana," and " I ove mama" and "I ove anna." We (l)ove you too Anju!!!! I have to say that Anjali's cuteness has me spellbound. I feel a bond so strong with my daughter. I want to protect her, cuddle her, love her and have all of her (memories; both the happy and the sad). More than anything, I want it all for her!!
My parents visited us till mid-August and both the kids had it rough when they left. They stayed with us for two months. Dhruv has been through this many times with grandparents visiting and leaving but Anjali found it very hard to understand where they had gone. After a week of regressing to being aggressive, Anju finally understood that they had gone to the airport and had gotten on a plane. Two weeks later she understood that they went back their own home. She still says "Thatha, thathi, aiport, airplane" whenever she thinks of them or hears them being mentioned. She has said goodbye to so many people in her life, it must be hard to see familiar loving faces disappear all of a sudden. Anjali has gone back to being her usual self and hopefully Skyping with my parents helps her understand that they are still there for her.
Anjulily continues to be nominated for the 'Most mischievous person on the planet award.' She is obsessed with getting to things she cannot access or reach. Whether it is dragging a stool to get to the kitchen counter or standing on her tiny tippy toes to get the Lego, Anju has done it all and she is relentless. Let's just say my days are busy!! During the hardest of times, I catch myself thinking of heading back to work (I quit last May) if only so that I can at least get some rest from running behind two active, naughty kids. Overall, Anjali's patience has improved especially with Dhruv. She is able to ask him to 'move' and is modulating her emotions well. I feel like we are at a point where we can do something she doesn't like (e.g. asking her to go down for a nap when she would rather be up or head back home from the park when she doesn't want to) and still stay connected with her. The time-ins with us showing her love and compassion instead of discipline have also helped.
I want to share a pic of Anju this month. She is wearing a traditional pattu pavadai and she looks so cute. She loves to dress up and wear a 'pottu.' Anjali truly is our south-Indian bommai (doll).
Anjali is growing up. Our pint sized tot will be two-and-a-half in a few days. She's grown physically and also in confidence. Lily-pot's speech has really picked up in the last couple of months. She has gone from saying a few words to really talking! She talks a lot and now asks for more attention from each one of us. :) Who can resist a little doll saying "Mama wook" (for Mama look) or "Mama eat oot" (for mama eat food). She even says "I ove nana," and " I ove mama" and "I ove anna." We (l)ove you too Anju!!!! I have to say that Anjali's cuteness has me spellbound. I feel a bond so strong with my daughter. I want to protect her, cuddle her, love her and have all of her (memories; both the happy and the sad). More than anything, I want it all for her!!
My parents visited us till mid-August and both the kids had it rough when they left. They stayed with us for two months. Dhruv has been through this many times with grandparents visiting and leaving but Anjali found it very hard to understand where they had gone. After a week of regressing to being aggressive, Anju finally understood that they had gone to the airport and had gotten on a plane. Two weeks later she understood that they went back their own home. She still says "Thatha, thathi, aiport, airplane" whenever she thinks of them or hears them being mentioned. She has said goodbye to so many people in her life, it must be hard to see familiar loving faces disappear all of a sudden. Anjali has gone back to being her usual self and hopefully Skyping with my parents helps her understand that they are still there for her.
Anjulily continues to be nominated for the 'Most mischievous person on the planet award.' She is obsessed with getting to things she cannot access or reach. Whether it is dragging a stool to get to the kitchen counter or standing on her tiny tippy toes to get the Lego, Anju has done it all and she is relentless. Let's just say my days are busy!! During the hardest of times, I catch myself thinking of heading back to work (I quit last May) if only so that I can at least get some rest from running behind two active, naughty kids. Overall, Anjali's patience has improved especially with Dhruv. She is able to ask him to 'move' and is modulating her emotions well. I feel like we are at a point where we can do something she doesn't like (e.g. asking her to go down for a nap when she would rather be up or head back home from the park when she doesn't want to) and still stay connected with her. The time-ins with us showing her love and compassion instead of discipline have also helped.
I want to share a pic of Anju this month. She is wearing a traditional pattu pavadai and she looks so cute. She loves to dress up and wear a 'pottu.' Anjali truly is our south-Indian bommai (doll).
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