We are possessive

Last friday, I had bathed pappa and was applying cream. Thambi ambled in and came near me and started pushing and shoving and making a big noise.  I didn’t make a big issue of it and just allowed him to come and stand near me. I then continued applying the cream and he immediately shoved pappa.  We were pretty surprised. He has never been possessive. He used to be quite happy to be around me. Need to wait and see if its truly a trait or a one off gesture.

Call operator

Pappa has become a pro at making calls. She knows my number by heart and calls me for all and sundry. Yesterday she was alone at home with the maid as her athai had gone with thambi to a friend’s house. She called me and the first thing she told was “Why did someone else answer your phone?”. She had mis-dailled earlier After a while she causually tells me that she had spoken with her Daddy, mama and athai after her attempt to call me. This surprised me as she knew only my number.  The clever little girl had noted down the numbers of all the others in a little notebook before her athai left in the morning. I was simply amazed by this.

28-9-2004 – Pappa

This morning pappa got up at 4am and wanted to play. She called me (eh…eh) and then hid her face in the pillow. If I turn and see her, she is laughing!! Hubby and myself were sooo sleepy and so I tried to make her sleep, but she started crying everytime I patted her….finally managed to make her sleep by 5.30am and then I had to get up to get ready to come to office… Pappa then slept for more than 2 hrs….

The little drama

A whimpering sound got me up and I saw thambi slowly moving about in hunger. He was still asleep. I had put him on our bed last night as he was a bit cold in his and sleeping fitfully (what the heck, I just wanted a reason to have him close ). I fed him and put him back. It was time to get up as I had to be in office early.  Having piled pillows around thambi I sneakily climbed down the bed least I wake the father or son snoring away to glory. After a quick shower, I come out quietly and thambi starts whimpering again. He has somehow felt that I was not around. The father tries to pat him to sleep, but the little one is more accustomed to the mother’s touch. So he lets out a bawl and announces to the world his preference. I was already running late. So I just go pat him, but now, he is fully awake. So I carry him out and try to pacify him. Once he is fine, I give him to the maid and move a step. The said wail is back and I hurriedly carry him again. Then, I slowly take my bag and wear my shoes and move towards the door. He is pretty excited. Now to act our piece… The maid opens the door and goes out. The little imp is excited and jumps to her. Then I go out and she carries him around a bit and quickly goes into the house before I enter the lift.  The little one searches for his mom, but since he is not able to see her, he forgets about it. He sees a toy and is fairly distracted by it. After a while, he is happy and tired and goes back to sleep peacefully.