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