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Little Ishaan is here

On Sunday, January 11, when I woke up, mommy and daddy were not at home. Ba explained to me that they had gone to the hospital to get my little brother. I was waiting for them to get home, however, they did not come home that day. The next morning (Monday, January 12), Ba told me that my little brother is now out of mommy's tummy. I was very much eager to see him.. but I had lot of cough and cold and so they decided to keep me away from my little brother for a couple of days.

Finally, on Wednesday, January 14, when I came back from school, little Ishaan was at home. I was so excited to see him.. He was so little and cute. I had a nice little gift for him and I started to play with him. I wanted to hold him in my lap - so daddy helped me with that. I was a proud big sister.



I was also very happy to see my mommy and daddy. When I saw mommy, the first thing I asked her was "Can I sleep in your lap now?" because for last few days, mommy had been telling me that since little brother was in her tummy, I cannot sleep in her lap..

We are a happy family now.. I love my little bhaiyu very much ..

Sleep time - old habits die hard

My parents started putting me to bed in a different room since I was 9 months old. However, what they did not do was to let me go to bed by myself. They put a queen size futon mattress in my room and so my mommy or daddy would go to bed with me and stay there till I was all asleep. More than half the time, they would actually fall asleep while putting me to bed and so will sleep beside me the entire night :) Often times, it would take like 30 to 60 mins for me to go to sleep. When I am not sleepy, I will do all sorts of "nakhras" like ask for water, insist to hear more and more stories, just roll around and do some masti, demand to sleep in their lap or on their shoulder or ask to go for pee pee, etc

Now that I am 3, they are trying hard to get me to sleep on my own. They have been lucky 4-5 times so far (over last 2-3 months) when I have volunteered to sleep on my own and have also successfully done that. However, they are having a hard time getting me to do that everyday. They have tried lots of different options like bribing me with stickers, goodies like lollipop and ice cream AND putting on my favorite songs and music in my room AND telling me that if I sleep on my own, then a fairy will come and put something nice under my pillow AND even making up lots of different stories about other kids that I know who sleep on their own.. but so far, they haven't had luck. God - please give them more patience - They will need it more than ever once my little brother is here since it will be the two of us testing it everyday then :)

When is my brother coming?

Last week, I tagged along with my mommy and daddy to the hospital to check on my little brother in mommy's tummy. They had prepped me about the visit by telling me that I will get to meet doctor auntie there and that I will be able to listen to my brother's heart beat. Since I feel little shy when I meet strangers, they were also trying to teach me about what and how I can converse with the doctor. They suggested that I can ask the doctor about when will my brother come and how is he doing, etc. Of course, they did not expect that I will remember any of it and that I will actually talk to the doctor. Little did they know that they were in for a pleasant surprise. When the doctor called us in, the first thing I did on seeing the doctor was to ask "When is my brother coming?" in my broken English.. My mommy and daddy were surprised and smiling and explained the doctor what I was asking :) The doctor and I soon became friends. She even gave me her stethoscope to listen to my own and daddy's heart beat.

Final quarter of 3rd year of my life

Hello !

I just turned 3 last week and am all excited to be a big girl.

* This past quarter has been very festive with lots of birthday parties, Diwali celebration, Halloween fun and Christmas preparation.
* My latest activities include jigsaw puzzle, playing with my little kitchen and making mess :)
* I insist on doing lot of things myself like eating, changing clothes, putting on socks, sometimes playing, etc and I shout if anyone touches me while I am doing them :)
* I am getting better at going to school and can understand and speak lot of English words and sentences now.
* I am getting the hang of animated movies, although it is hard for me to sit at one place to watch the entire movie.
* My little brother will soon be here and I can't wait to play with him and share all my toys. I am going to be a good big sister - at least so they say and believe :)

This is my last quarterly update email to you. With all the added responsibilities of being a 'didi' and the school work, I will be pretty busy. Besides, I am sure you are bored of reading my emails too :) If you would like to read about what I am upto, you can continue to check out my blog.

Check out my pictures from this past quarter :


Love,
Kavya

How I am changing ?

I have been going to part-time school for almost 1.5 months now (started on Sep 16, 2008). That itself is a big change for me considering that I have been going to a home-based day care all my life so far. Also, mommy's tummy (and my little brother) are growing bigger day by day. So, mommy cannot lift me any more and also cannot run after me like she used to before. These are two big changes in my life lately and knowingly or unknowingly, I am responding to these changes :

* I am picking up English in school and getting better at communication. Also, I used to be somewhat reserved and not mix much with other kids. However, I get along and play with other kids now. Earlier, my parents used to worry that I was so shy and naive that others would take advantage (snatch my toys or hit me) but I am becoming more clever and upfront about it now. In a way, they like that change, but then sometimes if I push other kid who comes to snatch my toy, they get confused about what they should teach me :)

* Since I don't yet enjoy going to school fully, I am a bit cranky in the morning and give my parents hard time with all routine chores (getting up, brushing my teeth, taking shower, getting dressed, having breakfast, etc).

* I have started demanding more attention in everything I do. My parents see this as if they are not watching me then I am in the process of brewing some trouble :) Well, as long as I get the attention, I don't care :)

Mischief to be remembered for ever

This afternoon, mommy had stepped out for an errand and daddy was in the shower. I was all by myself - playing in the room. Then I got hold of Vicks bottle - the balm that you use when you have cold or headache. I have always enjoyed opening the bottle and smelling it. I would also take it to mommy and daddy and make them smell it. Since mommy and daddy were not around, I got this idea that may be the wall would like to have some of it. So, I opened the bottle and rubbed half of the bottle contents on the wall. Some of it also ended up on my cheeks and soon it started burning. But since I knew I had done something wrong, I just sat there - waiting for daddy to figure out my mischief. Soon, daddy was out of the shower and noticed what I had done. He as very mad and scolded me. He immediately took me to a sink and tried to remove all the vicks from my cheeks - I had already started crying by then. He also tried to clean the wall - but since this is so sticky, the remains will be seen on the wall for many more days and months to come :)

My new activity - Jigsaw puzzles

I have recently started getting very interested in jigsaw puzzles. It all started with a 4-piece Winnie-the-pooh puzzle. It used to be lying around my toys, but I never quite figured out how it worked. Then, one fine day, I put it together and realized how much fun and easy it was.
After that, my mom got me larger 25-piece puzzle and I got the hang of it in matter of days. Then, Vishal mama got me another dinasaur puzzle and Varsha ba got me a Princess puzzle (sent by Shivani mami). I can put all of these together in just few mins with little help from daddy and I do this every single day. I can't wait for more puzzles :)