Tam

Yes, I'm finally picking up another language - Tamil. Since Nani came here last month, Mom's finally got someone that she can use her Tamil on. And of course, it helps them share secrets openly at home since Dad doesn't have a clue!

So today when Mom & Nani started speaking in Tamil, I didn't understand everything, but did say "yenna-maa"... Dad was quite shocked :-)

Hopefully, in the next year or so, I'll start naturally following my 'hi' with "eppadi-kire"...

I just intuitively knew it!

Saturday and Sunday - exactly the same thing.
It's a weekend, which means time for Dad to take me swimming. Unfortunately, I also got a little cold. Not much, just a little. But it was enough for Dad to 'cancel' the swimming plans. At least for me.

Well, he actually never leaves me and go for swimming alone - I'm the reason he usually hits the pool. Yet these two days I think it was a little different.

On Saturday, Dad told me we wouldn't go swimming, saying the pool was closed. I saw him in his swimming shorts, and immediately jumped 'Are we going Swimming Dadda?' He said no, saying all his regular shorts are in laundry, so he's wearing his swimming shorts. I sort-of believed him. Then, I saw him walking back in the house with a towel and asked again 'Daddy, did you go swimming?' He said no I just went to check if the pool was open, but it was closed. Guess what, after 10min he was in his pajamas and playing with me, and while making him a horse to ride on, I touched his head and immediately shouted 'Daddy daddy - your hair is wet. you went swimming... tell me tell me, you went swimming na'. Dad had a really sheepish look :-)

Something similar happened on Sunday. My afternoon nap started late, and it was already dark when I was woken by my Dad. As he tried to make me wake up laughing by telling some funny stories, I again touched his head, and this time told him in a very matter-of-fact way - 'Dad you left me and went swimming dadda'. He said, no Ria I'd never leave you and go for swimming alone. But I said again - 'no daddy, you went swimming alone today, you left me and went.'

Who's the kid, who's the adult

Strange conversations today:

Dad starts the TV after we came back from swimming.
Me: Daddy, you can watch your channel today, ok?
Dad (smiling happily): Thank you Ria

Dad flips through channel, munching his food. He stops at a channel for a second. I'm right besides him. Then, suddenly he changes channel again saying 'This is a ghost movie'.

Me: Dad, I like ghost movies, can you please put that channel again?
Dad (continuing to flip channels): No Ria, you'll get scared and have nightmares.
Me: No Daddy, I won't get scared. The ghost is in the TV right? It can't come out!
Dad (finally stopping at 508, and giving a big smile): Ria, let's watch your channel. See it's Ice Age!
Me (with a not-overly-excited smile): Dad this is cartoon!
Dad (trying to get me excited): Yesss, this is a cartoon movie.. it's my favorite... let's watch.
Me: Nooo Dad, I want to watch the ghost movie.
Dad: No Ria, let's watch cartoon. You don't want to watch cartoon? This is such a good movie
Me: No Daddy, pleaase, I want to watch the ghost movie. I'll not get scared na~~

(~Another 5min of intense negotiations)

Dad (finally giving up): Ok, here you go. (finally changes channel to FX to watch 'Ghost Ship')

Me happy :-)

Tell Me About It

Dad told me about someone I know not feeling well and being taken to hospital. He did not elaborate even after I asked him about it many times. But the way I asked is what shocked him 'Daddy, why is he not well? Why is he going to the Hospital in the Ambulance? Tell me about it, I want to know!'

The "Tell-me-about-it(s)" are increasing in frequency..... hey, I'm growing right? :-)

Not right now I'm not doing masti

"Right now" is what matters for me. Doesn't matter I broke the most precious artical an hour back, or was shouting at the top of my lungs in the hallway last night, or not listening to Mom when she picked-me up from school.... .... when mom or dad finally talk to me about it, i conveniently circumvent the issue by saying "but i'm not doing it right now"

Daddy: "Ria, why did you not listen to Mom today in school? you were such a bad girl!"
Me: "But but but Daddy, I'm not a bad girl right now!"

Don't worry daddy - I'll be ok

I turned three in April, and that means I'm officially a BIG GIRL now.
This is finally dawning on my parents, especially my dad, on hearing things like:

While running around when I'm about to fall down, Dad will shout and ask "Ria are you ok?" and I immediately reply "Don't worry Daddy, I'll be ok. I'll take care Daddy"... combined with a look that says, don't bother.

Hmm... I guess slowly Mom n Dad will have to let this li'l caterpiller turn into a butterfly and start flying on its own. Soon.

I have wheels!

Last two weeks I've got wheels!

We got a new small bicycle for me, with training wheels. At first I struggled to push the pedals. Also, I was so used to being able to pedal back, but in this bicycle pedaling back applies brake, which completely confused me.

But finally I got it, and started cycling around within the apt. Am still getting a hang of it, but it's so much fun to be able to do what I see everyone doing these days.

 

The second set of wheels I got were on my scooter. I had it for a while, but was hardly able to run on it. But this week my Mom and Dad took me to the boardwalk, and after struggling initially, I got it! I really GOT IT !!!.... Yuppie!!!... There I went, "Fast fast Daddy, Super-Fast"!