Papa and mummy are here and no one could be happier than Hrit and Naisha. When Hrit woke up, the first thing he said was, “mama should I run and see if Dadu, dadima are still there.”
Naisha agreed to let mummy feed her.. a first. And she chats away non stop. She was telling her, “Dadi jab main kuchh sweet baat karti hoon toh mama kehti hai main dadima hoon.” Can’t deny she does chat like a dadima often.
While leaving for school she’s telling papa and mummy, “Apna dhyan rakhiyega.” Gawd!
Can’t eat without Naisha
Yesterday we spent over half an hour trying to convince Hrit to eat a chocolate. Not that he didn’t want to eat it… it’s just that he wanted Naisha to eat her’s too with him. He just refused to eat it alone. Poor chap followed Naisha arround saying ‘Please khaiye na, Naisha.’ Unfortunately she didn’t want to eat her’s. No matter what we said to tell him it was okay to eat alone he just wasn’t convinced. And he went on and on begging Naisha. She got so irrtated that she whacked him and things just got out of control. We told him we’d get him another one to eat with Naisha.. no use. Then Papa (Sunil’s) said he’d give Hrit company… no use. Then we all begged Naisha to eat a little bit… no use again!! I thought I’d have to yell at both of them (unfair to Naisha, but too bad), to break the stalemate. But suddenly Hrit bhai decided that they’d both keep away ‘this’ chocolate and eat another one together. And they both agreed.
I have NO idea how that sorted the problem… why Naisha was ready to eat the second chocolate and why Hrit was okay with that or where that idea came from… but the crying ended with that thought.
And by the way… they didn’t eat even that ‘other’ sweet! Will someone try to fathom this out for me?
Mama or Tulika?
Here’s a conversation I had with N:
Says she,” Mama when I grow up can I call you Tulika or will I have to still call you mama?”
“Well I am also growing up along with you. Even when you grow up I’ll be older than you so you’ll still have to call me mama,” I said. “But aap toh two times milk nahin drink karti hain toh aap kaise badi hongi? I will grow older than you,” comes her reply.
I’m now trying to get used to the idea of being on first name terms with my daughter… hmmmm.
Pre holi
Pre holi celebration in the bathroom
Naisha Singh
Hrit Naisha have another classmate called Naisha Rutla. I presume the teachers would be addressing Naisha along with her surname.. and so Hrit is calling Naisha ‘Naisha Singh’ these days. Sounds strange… Naisha Singh come here… Naisha Singh chalo khelein. Another ‘phase’ I have to put up with. 🙂