Reassurance

"I want my mummy, I miss my mummy!"

That wasn't Sid. That was me! On a cold rainy night, just while sleeping, I declared that. Suddenly!

You know what my 4 and a half year old did at that point??
He called my mom. On an imaginary phone. "Hello Ajji..Ajji.. Ya come soon ok. Bye". Next minute he was consoling me "Mamma, she will come ok. Don't worry." Then he gave me the tightest hug ever, smiled a dazzling smile and went back to sleep!
Speechless and so so PROUD!

Life in words and pictures

Sid, who was playing with toy cars (He has developed a sudden interest in them!), dashed two of them. Since no one was watching, he excitedly said 'Mamma, see the cars dashed, shall I show you a replay?'
'Replay thorsla?' has become a favorite now. Even if he skids on a mat, he wants to show a replay.

He is also drawing away to glory too, from multi-color dog like unicorns to aliens to abstracts! Here he is, drawing on the street, in the recently held 'Open Street' in HSR Layout.

This one's him trying to be 'Mister Maker', with his own set, complete with props, colors and books!!

No two meanings about it!

We use so many words in different contexts to produce totally different meanings, that it is quite a shock when someone (read the kiddo) understands it at face value. Gives a good perspective on things and sometimes, it is funny too. Have noted down some recent conversations, that I remember, below. Damn, I should note them down immediately, else will lose them in the sands of time! ;-)

Sid negotiating something with me.
Me: Nice try!!
Sid: No Mama, bad try.

Me to Josh: You get the point don't you?
Sid (interrupting): I get more points, not you!

Niceness of it all!

Usually when I am making tea or chopping/cooking something, Sid insists he 'helps', so I make him sit on the counter top and give him important tasks. Like passing me the tea powder box or sugar box (of course, 1 spoon has to go into his tummy!) and he gives them to me and has that look of completing an important assignment! Its fun, and oh, he gets to see how to cook too!

So sometime this week, I was trying to create my own breakfast cereal mix, and Sid insisted on seeing it. I added some cranberries to store-bought wheat flakes, and he wanted it, of course. Then I started cutting walnuts, chopping almonds and he wanted them all. I gave him a few pieces and continued the chopping.
Out of the blue, he says, 'Mamma, you are a nice girl'. :-)
And for that he got a big bear hug!!