Dear Poppy,
When you are in your crib, ready to sleep with your two 'teppes', you like to be patted or sung to. In the last few weeks you insist on having the following names included in your lullaby:
Nana (Always first)
Nani
Mamma
Pappa
Arna
Mausi
Peppa pig
George
Mummy pig
Daddy pig
Evie
Marie
Vesan (Vesna)
Ann
Shali (Vaishali)
Sonia
Giacomo
Button (bestemor)
Janet
Didi
Keira
Kim
Jeff
Ada (Keira's cat)
Ada mat (Ada's food)
Last night you also added
Red car
Siyer car (Silver car)
Button (Bamse)
Starne (Star)
Gazo (Gruffalo)
Two teppe
Dummy
Park
Big buggy
:)
Love,
Mummy
Sunday 16 September 2012
Too soon
Dear Poppy,
You will be two in a couple of days. Tomorrow we have a birthday party for some of your little friends at Gymboree. I thought it was a good time to summarise some of what has been going on in your world over the last 6 months.
In April 2012, you became very fond of your shapes - circle, oval, star. And the number 2 and 5 (fem).
We went to Grenada in the Caribbean in May and we spent a couple of hoursdrawing the above 5 in the sand. You would ask for them repeatedly!
In Grenada, you also for the first time showed a respectfull wariness of the sea. You much preferred the pool which you absolutely loved. You would sing 'badu, baadu, baaadu' while frolicking around in the pool. You wern't crazy about the sand either in Grenada. The moment, you got a few specks on your palm, you would look very distressed and hold your hands out for me to wipe the sand off. You also learnt to tip toe around to get as little sand on your little feet :)
India, in June was hot. Gujarat and Mumbbai were unbearable but you were a happy bunny throughout. You bceame very fond of nana and nani and mausi and didi and long after you came to London, you would ask for them. In fact, many times a day you said nana phone and that is to see nana's photos on papa's phone. In due time though, although you asked for nana phone, you would spend ages looking at your own videos on the phone!
In July we went to the Hytta in Norway. You loved it. You loved the wild strawberries and cleaning the little pool. You went crab fishing with pappa and enjoyed the hammock and being wheeled around in a wheelbarrow by bestemor.
In Norway, we did something drastic. Because you have always been not an easy eater, way back I started giving you your meals in front of the tv. Soon you got hooked to Shapashap and Peppa. You wanted Night garden not only at 6.20 but all day.You now wanted Shapa for breakfast, lunch and dinner and in between. When we went to Norway we decided to go cold turkey on animation. You asked for them and would whine and moan. You went to bed mumbling shapa, peppa, iggle,upsy daisy, makka makka. It was hard for you and for us. It felt like we have taken away the loves of your life. It has been a month now but you still remember your night garden friends very often.
In the last week, you finally have begun to realise that not all cars are boo (blue). You now know black, blue and red. You get mixed up around orange, pink and yellow.
You can count till 10, but not in the right order and you start with two. There is some Norwegian interspersed in between.
You miss Evie, Marie and Keira when they are not around. You absolutely love your buggy and you have loved it for 6 months now. You dont want to leave the house without it and recently you climb stairs with the buggy.
You know which lap top is papa's and which is mamma's. You do not like it when mamma uses pappa's lap top and the other way around. It makes you very upset. I guess it is too confusing. The world makes sense as long as there are rules, isnt it Arna.
About three weeks ago, we FINALLY got rid of your night milk. We have been very bad for continuing for this long. It was so easy. In three ngihts, you had stopped asking for it altogether! And here we were, dreading it.
The tooth brushing is a BIG challenge., You cry hysterically. Potty training is next.
Its fun times, all the way.
You are calling me and insisting on getting a star on your chart. Here I come
Shipra
You will be two in a couple of days. Tomorrow we have a birthday party for some of your little friends at Gymboree. I thought it was a good time to summarise some of what has been going on in your world over the last 6 months.
In April 2012, you became very fond of your shapes - circle, oval, star. And the number 2 and 5 (fem).
We went to Grenada in the Caribbean in May and we spent a couple of hoursdrawing the above 5 in the sand. You would ask for them repeatedly!
In Grenada, you also for the first time showed a respectfull wariness of the sea. You much preferred the pool which you absolutely loved. You would sing 'badu, baadu, baaadu' while frolicking around in the pool. You wern't crazy about the sand either in Grenada. The moment, you got a few specks on your palm, you would look very distressed and hold your hands out for me to wipe the sand off. You also learnt to tip toe around to get as little sand on your little feet :)
India, in June was hot. Gujarat and Mumbbai were unbearable but you were a happy bunny throughout. You bceame very fond of nana and nani and mausi and didi and long after you came to London, you would ask for them. In fact, many times a day you said nana phone and that is to see nana's photos on papa's phone. In due time though, although you asked for nana phone, you would spend ages looking at your own videos on the phone!
In July we went to the Hytta in Norway. You loved it. You loved the wild strawberries and cleaning the little pool. You went crab fishing with pappa and enjoyed the hammock and being wheeled around in a wheelbarrow by bestemor.
In Norway, we did something drastic. Because you have always been not an easy eater, way back I started giving you your meals in front of the tv. Soon you got hooked to Shapashap and Peppa. You wanted Night garden not only at 6.20 but all day.You now wanted Shapa for breakfast, lunch and dinner and in between. When we went to Norway we decided to go cold turkey on animation. You asked for them and would whine and moan. You went to bed mumbling shapa, peppa, iggle,upsy daisy, makka makka. It was hard for you and for us. It felt like we have taken away the loves of your life. It has been a month now but you still remember your night garden friends very often.
In the last week, you finally have begun to realise that not all cars are boo (blue). You now know black, blue and red. You get mixed up around orange, pink and yellow.
You can count till 10, but not in the right order and you start with two. There is some Norwegian interspersed in between.
You miss Evie, Marie and Keira when they are not around. You absolutely love your buggy and you have loved it for 6 months now. You dont want to leave the house without it and recently you climb stairs with the buggy.
You know which lap top is papa's and which is mamma's. You do not like it when mamma uses pappa's lap top and the other way around. It makes you very upset. I guess it is too confusing. The world makes sense as long as there are rules, isnt it Arna.
About three weeks ago, we FINALLY got rid of your night milk. We have been very bad for continuing for this long. It was so easy. In three ngihts, you had stopped asking for it altogether! And here we were, dreading it.
The tooth brushing is a BIG challenge., You cry hysterically. Potty training is next.
Its fun times, all the way.
You are calling me and insisting on getting a star on your chart. Here I come
Shipra
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