infinite update list

The update list abt my daughter would run to infinity now…. Think we should be a rolling video camera to capture the great sweet moments she gives us every time

ohhh!!!we've got an highly affectionate doting daughter,,,she showers affection thorugh her kisses, asking us to sleep next to us till she goes off to sleep and holding our hands,,,,silently calling me abi (otherwise strictly reprimanded by her dad to call me amma),asking either of us (amma enga?apaa enga?,paathi enga?)

• She knows everything-right from us going to office; paati’s visit to Chennai;; route to playarea from home ;what she wants to eat,servant maid and so on…. 
• We are selecting playschool for her .zeroed in on vidyarambh,close to our home …trust she would be having a gr8 time there 
• Last week her paternal grandparents had come and she had a gr8 time playing with them. When alone with them she urged them to take her to the kids room in the clubhouse holding their hands , once inside the kids room, she said ‘coin’ which is the playcoin needed to operate the doll train… OMG,,,her paati,thatha were taken aback 
• She now throws ball saying catch 2,3 (doesn’t say 1) 
• If one of us are in sitting position,she clings to our back for the elephant game 
• Switches on the TV and gives us to remote asking us to put ‘chutti’ tv  
• Big fan of dosa…. Saying most of the words ending with ‘sh’…..’dosh’,’besh’(brush),goss (cabbage). Beas (beans)..
• If she wants to do something all by herself, she says’Adhu’ or ‘nenene’ (meaning I’ll do).. she has understood that her name is Adhu

The highlight is Adhu is very systematic and methodical,,, before leaving home for the playarea or outside she reminds us to take POM (phone),chayiiii(saavi/key), pash (purse)…too good na…Luv you dear

Paathi.....

Adhu said ‘paathi’ for the first time today, needless to say the happiness in my mom’s face

Other words uttered by Adhu are
Cik (camera)-BTW she poses so well for snaps now-a days
Dhose (dosa)-the elixir which makes dinner simple, thanks a ton to amma
Thayi (curd)
Abi (if I don’t turn once or twice when she calls amma)
Cik (for clips)
Des (dress)
Thooep (soap)
Pane (plane)
Atho (auto)
Byk (byk)
Ceem (cream)
Mik (milk)
Choon (spoon)
Boo (sugar)
Thenni (water)
Tokaaan (milk token)
Chum (swim)
Pay (play area)
Biyaaa (security baiya)
Pom (Phone)
 Pash (purse)
Bakk (bag)

the full sentence spoken so far is
us: "mami/paathi enga errukka?
Adhu:mami/paathi aathla eekka


And so many small words …nay… gems keep falling from her…pleasure to hear

Adhu in Ladakh and kashmir

What do I say about a 1.8 year old kiddo enjoying at 14000+ft with remarkable stamina and inspiring energy. Yes it’s my daughter and her co-operation level in Kashmir and ladakh trip was overwhelming to say the least

                                                        During her first flight to Delhi                                                        

It was a 10 day trip with 3 days in Kashmir+2 days enroute by road from Kashmir to ladakh and 4 days in ladakh. Advitha enjoyed the trip very well

In Kashmir
· Adhu was thoroughly excited in her first flight trip to delhi ,she did not sleep and kept saying ‘pane, pane’
· The 3 hour round pony ride in Phalgam was too good. Arvind held her for half the distance and me the rest. I kept singing all rhymes including her favorite ‘ london bridge is falling down’ throughout the pony ride.
· She felt excited in the Gondola ride in Gulmarg

Enroute from Kashmir to Ladakh
· She threw up twice during the start of the trip making us a worried lot, then she got easily adjusted to the altitude levels
· She hardly slept and enjoyed the biting cold
· Lost one of her gold stud in kargil and promptly kept on asking us ‘thoo yenga’

Ladakh
· The travel agency in ladkah admired her for her stamina levels, when people take rest for atleast 24+hours on arrival at ladakh, adhu was playing with her dad in the travel agency
· At fotula pass (world’s third highest pass at 17,000 ft) Adhu refused to come inside the car wanting to spend more time there.(Army strictly restricts general public to spend not more than 20 minutes in the oxygen deprived place)
· At pangong lake, we had to clear her nature’s call with the biting cold water of the lake for which she never protested
· Highlight was at khardungla pass (highest motorable pass in the world) where she started to play

Other highlights were

· Adhu’s attachment to Prem’s eight month old baby ‘Adarsh’ , she delighted playing gently with him that even after coming home she asked for ‘baby enga’

· Adhu spoke her two word sentence for the first time ‘ mea enga, bow bow enga, baby enga’ , yesterday it graduated to three words ‘baby panela ekkan’

· Had two alpenlibe lollipops in full for the first time

· Had maggi and tea (good quantity) for the first time

A for Appil

Yes my daughter says

A for (I shld say this)-Appil
B for –Cath (??? she does not ball donno why shez fascinated by the word ‘Cath’ (which is Cat by the way)
C for- Cath (if I ask ‘cath eppdi kathum?” she says ‘meow’

Lovely na….

Nowadays Adhu

•  Gets conscious, she wants to put on her diaper or shorts always-wow !!!1a gal baby na
• She doesn’t cry at all, when we leave to office, completely understands that we are going to office (‘appice’ as she cutely calls)
• Has a gr8 time in her play area playing in the slides, see-saw and the sand
• Says ‘tokan’ clearly i.e the milk tokens
• Calls me ‘abi’ ,but I urge her to call me only ‘amma’
• Sometimes she selects what she needs to wear and what I need to wear to office
• And a major ‘daddy’ pet

 To add to the excitement I am eagerly looking forward and busy packing for our ensuing ladakh trip

whale of a time in chennai

Last weekend (june 4-6) adhu visited Chennai, she had a gr8 time with her paternal pampering grandparents. They couldn't get enough of her words, activities, smiles and what not!!!!! We drove down to Chennai and roamed like anything there attending Prashanth marriage, visits to my home and for MIL’s work. Adhu dear cooperated a ton

After attending prashanth's marraige

Not to miss the sweet time she had with her cute nephew ‘Nikhil’ during the puja at my home

                                                      During the puja at bro's home

fun in the tub

Adhu is missing her pool these days due to the on and off rains and her light cold, so we creatd a pseudo pool in our house--ie the bath tub

she played to her hearts content and completely reluctant to come out of it

trouser pandi

Adhu wants to do her chores on her own-right from bathing,eating,drinking even wearing dress,,shez likes to do it without help

the other day she wore her shorts on her own and looked like an asli trouser pandi