Dhriti and Dhruvi - The Joy of My Life

Dhriti's bedroom ceiling got a madeover last week. Her dad got its done with the night glowing scene from the space. Yes now dhriti sleeps to dream about the stars, moon, spaceships , planets, etc.

Dhriti is so amases with specs that I observed her trying out everybodies (grand pa, grand ma & mine) glasses and not letting them fall. So I bought her a pair of sun glasses. She is so impressed with the glasses and the blue world that she can see with it. She keeps wearing it all day. Also helps her move out during these hot summer months in mumbai.

hmm, Finally after a lot of rehersals of how to walk, wave and give a flying kissing it was the day to do it all on the stage. The event was to start at 8.00pm on 8th March 09 at the common area stage setup in Solitiare. Untill 6.30 i was still shopping for the event. Got my gorgeous princess ready. When she wore her grown she realised there is something important happening. Then she let me dress her up. Wore all the accessories (braclets, necklace, hairband, etc). The best part was her smile. She enjoyed being dress and when she looked at the mirror she and ofcourse all of us knew she was rocking. Both of us reached the venue of the event to find a lot of other kids around some very small (a few months old) some older ones (around 6yrs old) everybody standing in a queque with their mothers. This was my first stage show where i am here with my daughter ready for the contest. All the kids were tagged and Dhriti was given NO. 13. The event started, the host started calling out

She has discovered a new game for herself. To pick up two or three trumblers from my kitchen trolley and ask for some water in one of them. Is more of demanding, you don't have a way out. Then transferring it from one trumbler to the other. hardly transfers mostly drops its all on the floor. Then she looks at me and knows its not acceptable. Rushes gets a wipe cloth and cleans. Looks back again, sees a smile on my face. she smiles back and drops the trumbler hard on the floor. ( acceptable or unacceptable ..... no choice left)

A list of some of her not-so-favourites 1. Does not like to be combed 2. Does not like rice/poha anything like rice 3. Does not want to come back home after play 4. Does not like to be disturbed when she is with amma

Here is a list of some of her favourites. Fruits - Grapes and Chickoo Food - Chapati/parathas and ragi balls Snacks - kellogos fruit loops Hair style - not to comb Book - Fruits page of the book with pics of apple Song - Tu hi meri dost hai Ad on TV - ICICI Bank and ING Bank (loves the kids in it) Place - Garden never wants to go back home.

Finally, Dhriti calls out Ddddaaaadddyyyy yesterday. otherwise all these days she has been only calling out AAmmaa, AAvvaa and AAbbbaa. Her Dad has been really happy about this. What a nice Sankranti gift. I don't think he wanted anything more :)

Some snaps taken during her visit to Bangalore with amma and nana in Dec 08

This little one and a half year old of mine has started playing FOOTBALL. She learnt this observing her bro (karan) play. She knows to connect her feet to the ball and kick it hard. We play in the bedroom after dinner every night. My own Maradona in the making :)