Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Warm and sunny days are back!!!
and along with them have brought lovelier and happier evenings!After 5 months of snowy winters, layered clothing and staying indoors, I could not resist the temptation of enjoying the early evening sun this week. Last Monday, Chinipie had refused to take her afternoon nap. Almost every evening, I take her downstairs in the lobby area of our apartment. She loves the attention she gets from all the people, and also loves looking at the cars through the glass doors. That day, we went down earlier than usual and I met a nice gentleman in the elevator who asked me if I was taking the baby out for a nice stroll in the sun. I told him I was not going to but that he suggested it sounded a very brilliant idea. And off we went out our building gate. The warm spring wind had felt so lovely on our skins. We leisurely strolled on the pavements within the premises of our apartments, enjoying the mild sun. Somebody has hung the wind chimes in their balcony and their soothing sound added ................Chinipie loved looking around and absorbing everything - the green grass, the 'Stop' signs posted near the speed breakers, couple of ladies swimming in the indoor pool(we could see them through the glass doors), the cars passing by, the children playing. Playing Children captivate her attention next to the cars, in fact more than the cars, I feel. There were a couple of kids biking on the pavement, another was on his skateboard while one of his friend was on the scooter. At another corner, there was another parent running behind a toddler. The sight was so lovely! A picture, you would want to paint, of a relaxed spring eve at a park. What more can be lovelier than the sounds of the kids playing, of a toddler's sweet laughter, of the birds chirping as they fly back home, and of soft claps and delightful chuckles of your own baby?
I had started this post last week but somehow could not complete it. I think I had kind of jinxed everything I have written above.. coz my starting this post was followed by a weekend of rains and flurry and a bit colder evenings this week. Nevertheless I take my Chinipie out for a stroll all wrapped up in woollens as we watch the cars passing by and an occasional kid playing out in the sunny chilly evening..
Labels: chinipie, leisure, spring
posted at 4:04 PM
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Chinipie talks
and makes sure you are engaged in the conversation.A typical conversation, you will hear, anytime..
Chinipie: (pointing to a animal figure in a picture book) Maama! Maama! ka?
Maama: Dog
Chinipie: woooooooo
Maama: Woof! Woof!
Chinipie: (smiles) Whoo!
and this repeats at least 25 times until something else catches Chinipie's attention. Though, 'ka' and 'e ta' are used interchangeably.
Chinipie: (pointing to a animal figure in a picture book) Maama! Maama! ka? ka?
Maama: Cow
Chinipie: woooooooo
Maama: Moooo! Moooo!
Chinipie: (turns the page and points to another animal figure) Maama! Maama! ka? ka?
Maama: Tortoise
Chinipie: woooooooo
Maama: errrrr...
Chinipie: wooooooo
Maama frantically tries to turn the page back to the picture of cow
If any of you could help me with the sounds of turtle, zebra, kangaroo, giraffe and the likes, i mean, any other animal other than the barnyard ones, I would be highly grateful to you. Coming to think of it, these animals must also make some sounds.. how come they are not as popular as the lion's roars and dogs woofs?!?
Chinipie: (pointing to an object in a picture book) Maama! Maama! e ka?
Maama: Boat
Chinipie smiles and lifts both her hands up, swaying them and closing and opening her fists
Maama: Row, Row, Row your boat gently down the stream.... tries to sing the rhyme to her as close to the actual version as possible (I hope you all know how pathetic a singer Chinipie's momma is)
Yep! you guessed it right. This is how, my little girl dances. And she loves dance and music. Each times, she hears a song, her hands automatically go up. At times, we have used music to pacify a wailing Chinipie. Alas! I have not been able to click a picture of hers in the dancing pose yet. Promise to post it as soon as I have one.
By the way, she says 'Maama' ever since she was 7 and a half months old, initially i doubted if she actually meant it.. you see, i didn't want to be over-joyous.. though my heart was filled with pride every time she said that. Now, 'Maama' and 'Papaa' are her favourite words. Though, she calls her dad 'Maama' sometimes, especially, in the mornings, when she gets up and crawls towards him and kisses him with a 'Maama'. The other words she says, very clearly, are 'Bye-Bye', 'Ta-Ta' (used inter changeably for bye) and 'Bebe' for baby. She waves bye and blows kisses to DH every morning. In fact, she so much loves waving bye to him that as soon as she sees him dresses up, she starts waving her hand and saying 'Tye tye'... She is not bothered that daddy is yet to have his breakfast or wear his shoes. Last week, she used to cry and cling to him, when he would finally be leaving, but she happily waves him bye now.
A huge correction! I was just reviewing what I wrote and there's a very wrong piece of information I gave. Clearly, her favourite word is 'ka'! How could I ever say, it was something else. In her 9th month, she loved experimenting with 'Papa', when she would keep chattering 'Pappaaa', 'Papaii'. 'pepa' and the likes. But her 10th month onwards, it's clearly 'ka'. I clearly remember the first time she had uttered this word. It was in India, when in January, I, along with her, was visiting my father and brothers and she had pointed to the light that I had just switched on with a 'ka'. My brother, who was just going out of the room had stopped and looked at her. Obviously, an over-joyed me, had instantly said, 'light' and turned to my brother with a delight and asked, 'Did you see that?' Happily, I went on replying 'light' and fan' to her every 'ka', making a mental note to myself to update her Dad on this development, when he called up that night. Her curiosity and zeal to know everything around has taken new heights and she goes ka-ka-ing the whole day and night too! Twice or thrice, she ka-ed in her sleep, too, and with a lifted hand and pointed finger on top of that! When I first heard her, I got up to check if she has woken up and soon I realized that my little curious George cannot leave her inquisitiveness in her sleep too! Whatever had held her interest and whom-so-ever she had asked that, I hope she got an answer for her 'ka'!
Labels: baby talks, chinipie
posted at 4:02 PM
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Friday, April 4, 2008
Monkey see, Monkey do!
More aware of herself and more aware of people around her, Chinipie just loves mimicking the actions of those around her. If I lean forward towards her, she would lean towards me with a smile till our heads touch. Blow a kiss and she would blow it back. Smack your lips and she would smack hers, in turn. Wave your hand and she will wave hers. Blow raspberries and she will do the same. Laugh and she will laugh too. This becomes funny when DH and I are laughing over something, and she unknown of the conversation, just joins in and laughs!She would be busy with her toys and I would be busy with my work and if I cough, a few seconds later I am sure to hear a 'ahe ahe ahe' across the corner. And when I look at her, she would repeat that cough with a huge smile on her face. I mimic coughing with a smile and for a few minutes, the whole house enjoys this coughing session (yeah! dad too joins in when he is around!). We have to be a little careful these days as she is actually coughing a lot, so in an attempt to mimic, she gets an original cough and with it all the food comes out too..
She enjoys somersaults. We, just, have to touch our heads to the bed and she starts doing the same. The difference is that in her case she lies down completely to do that. Then, she instantaneously does a somersault to touch her head again. Now a days, as soon as she gets on the bed, she starts rolling over with a chuckle to let us know that she wants to play this game.
She shares her food and drinks too. Whatever I try to feed her, with a smile on her face, she takes it from my hand and puts in my mouth too. And, if I act like I am eating it she feels immense proud that she can feed her momma.
She imitates not only actions but the emotions and moods too! I was surprised at her increased sensitivity and understanding when she had started crying seeing me cry. There was this incident, when I had put her to sleep, like a fool, in our bed instead of the crib and had gone out of the room. A few minutes later, her cries had drawn me to the room and I had found her sitting on the floor and crying. Both, DH and I, pacified her and she stopped crying after some time. But by then, I had started crying on my stupidity. Seeing my cry, she did too! No guesses, this had put a stop to my woes instantly.
These were some of the cute acts of my little monkey! Isn't she lovable?
Labels: chinipie, milestones
posted at 4:49 PM
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