Today once again, Ponutti proved to me that she has become a busy talker!!With Achan leaving for work, ponutti called out 'tata' and waved. Her ability to understand what we speak has increased to a manifold dimension. Not only has she become the eager talker but also the observant listener. She would wonderfully repeat what we point to her and name.Its indeed a pleasure to hear something civilised from her mouth when all this while she was talking cavemen language(which she still continues).
As much as , she wants to talk,her hunger for reading has also developed greatly or should I say obsession for books? She gets excited at the mere site of books; takes them to the bed, climbs in and begins to read. She could utter words like 'dog','egg','duck' etc and would be speaking volumes pointing at the board book. Asking her to point out to a dress or duck, or even 'head' would be answered correctly by her. Somehow I guess, she doesnt like studying about body parts. When we would come on video chat with achachan online, ponutti so eagerly points to him screaming'achacha'; to which her ammama pleads her to pay attenton to her.
One pattern I have noticed about ponutti is that she learns atleast two words per month. It all started off a week after she turned 1 year when she would point and call out any old people; 'achacha'. Then it turned to words like enta , which didnot stay for long. But by the time she was 13 months old, she began pointing vigourously to things and eventually started asking food as 'maamum'. She had also by then learned to stretch her hand and say 'taa' when she needed something. But all this was followed by a barrage of incomprehensible words.
There are these little things that may seem insignificant but are stepping stone to a higher level of growth and development. Understanding concepts is one such thing. Little insignificant instances leads to understanding that they cannot be that easily fooled.I used to give her the mobile phone telling her achacha was on the line and she would(with that serious expression on her face) yell out 'Aah'. But now that she knows Im playing with her and that there is no achacha on the other end. But she has also become hell bent in getting things done her way and demands my unremitting attention.
There was this one weird incident one morning last week, when ponutti suddenly woke up (a little earlier than her usual schedule)and got out of bed. She began walking to the hall and sat down leaning against the wall with her knees folded and brought close to her stomach. I was wondering what would happen next when the inevitable happened. As could be expected, she began to lie down on the floor and before I knew it, she was fast asleep.I had to pick her up and put her back to bed. I would like to repeat what our maid would ask her very frequently,' why are you working so hard?'.
Feigning is another character trait I guess we would observe in toddlers this age. Whenever she hits her palm or foot, she would come to me, ever so sweetly, and would show me that body part with such sweet innocence that you would have no other choice but to pamper her even more. Pretending to sleep or cough was the beginning of all this. Rolling on the floor when we do not tune into her whims and fancies has time and again proved that she is turning into a drama queen, big time!!
Whenever she starts coughing(esp after having a glass of water) ; she would point upwards to the fan or light. She would even cough a little more so that she can look up and point to it.She has also become choosy very lately esp with the glass from which she drinks milk. She has also begun developing an ardent interest to tv commercials; even when in another room' she would run to the living room to hear the ad music.
Her climbing has reached heights; but I wouldnt be surprised because she was called a ' maram keri pennu' by ammama when she was only 2 weeks old because she would climb on us when we picked her up. She would take steps higher and higher till she reaches our shoulder.She had always wanted to climb a sofa or bed since she was 9months.But the only thing she had achieved back then was , getting off the sofa. But eventually , the week after she was 1 year , she had accomplished that feat as well.It was around this time, as she grew tall, she realized she could reach out a lot of things than when she desperately tried earlier. Im nearly expecting myself to get locked one day in the bathroom.The question is, 'When?'
Ponutti , by now, has developed certain behavioural patterns like pointing to her bottom when doing potty,helping me clean up and organize things around, clapping hands while watching someone do that.At some point in time, she even gets confused as to what she wants. She is clingy but wants to get down at the same time.
Sometimes it seemed like she walked right out of babyhood; it just seems like she had learned quite a lot already, esp the concepts , that she keeps amazing me all the time.She knows the behaviour we best appreciate from and the one we dont. She sometimes does these funny actions to entertain us and if given a positive response, she is all ready to offer an encore!!
Her earlier forms of playing on her own was pretending to cook with a utensil. She developed it when she was in dubai with her grandparents at 9 months but when she got back; she began renovating it all the more ; like tasting it, giving me a spoon to taste it as well!! But I guess gradually she got a little tired of cooking because now she is checking other avenues of entertainment. There is also this differentiation with parents. When she wants to get her way with things its mom; but even reading time has been specially reserved for me. Playing indoors or outdoors; thats for dad . But definitely she demands a lot more from me maybe because her whole day revolves around me. But with what I have noticed so far; she is definitely on the road to independence and social exploration.
As much as , she wants to talk,her hunger for reading has also developed greatly or should I say obsession for books? She gets excited at the mere site of books; takes them to the bed, climbs in and begins to read. She could utter words like 'dog','egg','duck' etc and would be speaking volumes pointing at the board book. Asking her to point out to a dress or duck, or even 'head' would be answered correctly by her. Somehow I guess, she doesnt like studying about body parts. When we would come on video chat with achachan online, ponutti so eagerly points to him screaming'achacha'; to which her ammama pleads her to pay attenton to her.
One pattern I have noticed about ponutti is that she learns atleast two words per month. It all started off a week after she turned 1 year when she would point and call out any old people; 'achacha'. Then it turned to words like enta , which didnot stay for long. But by the time she was 13 months old, she began pointing vigourously to things and eventually started asking food as 'maamum'. She had also by then learned to stretch her hand and say 'taa' when she needed something. But all this was followed by a barrage of incomprehensible words.
There are these little things that may seem insignificant but are stepping stone to a higher level of growth and development. Understanding concepts is one such thing. Little insignificant instances leads to understanding that they cannot be that easily fooled.I used to give her the mobile phone telling her achacha was on the line and she would(with that serious expression on her face) yell out 'Aah'. But now that she knows Im playing with her and that there is no achacha on the other end. But she has also become hell bent in getting things done her way and demands my unremitting attention.
There was this one weird incident one morning last week, when ponutti suddenly woke up (a little earlier than her usual schedule)and got out of bed. She began walking to the hall and sat down leaning against the wall with her knees folded and brought close to her stomach. I was wondering what would happen next when the inevitable happened. As could be expected, she began to lie down on the floor and before I knew it, she was fast asleep.I had to pick her up and put her back to bed. I would like to repeat what our maid would ask her very frequently,' why are you working so hard?'.
Feigning is another character trait I guess we would observe in toddlers this age. Whenever she hits her palm or foot, she would come to me, ever so sweetly, and would show me that body part with such sweet innocence that you would have no other choice but to pamper her even more. Pretending to sleep or cough was the beginning of all this. Rolling on the floor when we do not tune into her whims and fancies has time and again proved that she is turning into a drama queen, big time!!
Whenever she starts coughing(esp after having a glass of water) ; she would point upwards to the fan or light. She would even cough a little more so that she can look up and point to it.She has also become choosy very lately esp with the glass from which she drinks milk. She has also begun developing an ardent interest to tv commercials; even when in another room' she would run to the living room to hear the ad music.
Ponutti , by now, has developed certain behavioural patterns like pointing to her bottom when doing potty,helping me clean up and organize things around, clapping hands while watching someone do that.At some point in time, she even gets confused as to what she wants. She is clingy but wants to get down at the same time.
Sometimes it seemed like she walked right out of babyhood; it just seems like she had learned quite a lot already, esp the concepts , that she keeps amazing me all the time.She knows the behaviour we best appreciate from and the one we dont. She sometimes does these funny actions to entertain us and if given a positive response, she is all ready to offer an encore!!
Her earlier forms of playing on her own was pretending to cook with a utensil. She developed it when she was in dubai with her grandparents at 9 months but when she got back; she began renovating it all the more ; like tasting it, giving me a spoon to taste it as well!! But I guess gradually she got a little tired of cooking because now she is checking other avenues of entertainment. There is also this differentiation with parents. When she wants to get her way with things its mom; but even reading time has been specially reserved for me. Playing indoors or outdoors; thats for dad . But definitely she demands a lot more from me maybe because her whole day revolves around me. But with what I have noticed so far; she is definitely on the road to independence and social exploration.
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