Backout Plan

Gone are the days when the baby in the house would be driven by curiosity and new found mobility. She would stumble upon naughtiness, least realizing it; and certainly not meaning it. Now are the days when little Miss Haana is in the bold territory of fully realizing what would be naughty, but would still embark on the said curious and completely fearless pursuits. Parental warnings and no-s are usually drowned out by just pure ambition. The result is maddening (for us parents). 

And she has a blackout plan too.

These days when she gets into trouble, and I get upset, she immediately transforms from the feisty tiger to a purring kitty-cat. She leans forward to hug me; grabs my arm and kisses it ever so sweetly! And then falls into hugging me again. The first time this happened, I couldn't help but melt away; anger evaporated- I conceded, smiled and gave her kisses and hugged her back. The next time, same result. And the next too. Actually, I have to admit, it's been a very good track record for her! And I'm not even complaining. 

:)

Ps- she is a such good little kid. :) 

I've been lucky, but that can only take you so far. Suhaana has now learnt the no word. And she uses it aplenty! But the best part is, even when she says no to the things I rather she said yes to, I can't help but laugh out loud. Let me explain:

Mom: Suhaana do you want to have dinner?
Suhaana: (Shaking her head in negation) No (Short, definitive)
Mom: Suhaana, do you want duddu (Baby talk for 'Milk')?
Suhaana: (Eyes are gleaming with naughtiness now. Again shaking her head.) Nooo (The no is getting longer)
Mom: Suhaana, do you want mammam (baby talk for 'water')?
Suhaana: (Smiling now - Mom has played this game before. Twitching her nose now - who would want to have water!) Nooooo.
Mom: Suhaana, do you want a diaper change?
Suhaana: Noo.ooooo.oooooooo.. (Same long sing-song as "Miaaaooowww")
Suhaana: (Giggling at the shared joke)
Mom: (Laughing out loud, makes an attempt to catch the little girl into a big hug and sloppy kisses. Little girl knew what was coming and scuttles away beyond arms' length).
Smart kitten!

This Sunday Morning

It's sunday today and I was up pretty early. Suhaana was still asleep when I got up. I shook Raj from his slumber - wake up! No response. This is a great thing, i thought. It's weekend, the little girl is asleep. The house is quiet. Why not fix a relaxing cup of bed tea?!

I went downstairs to fix tea (tea is a rarity for me these days, let alone having it in bed). Then, I came upstairs to have my tea - on the bed, in peace and quiet. (It was still kind of dark outside). As I was just about to get in, I glanced over Suhaana's crib (we have her crib in our room and are debating if we should move it to her room presently). So, I glance over, and my eyes met a pair of tiny awake eyes in the crib. Doing peekaboo! Not running around - just yet. There was still a small flicker of hope for my tea and peace and quiet. I did the only logical thing to do - make no noise, and pretended like I didn't even see her. Like we're all just going to go back to sleep.

I settled in the bed. Hopeful and eager for my hot cuppa tea. I glanced back towards the crib again confident that the little girl must have drifted off to lala-land. What do I find? The baby eyes are staring back at me, standing up in the crib, wide awake, holding the crib rails. Tiny tracking system located pacifier nearby and deployed it. Then, located the little doll (crib mate). Picked her up, and gave her a big sloppy good-morning hug.

At this point- it was just too much cuteness going around to ignore for me. I needed my own little doll to pick up and give one big hug to..

Best birthday ever!

Last week was my birthday. Raj and I took off from work to spend some time with each other. We stepped out to get brunch while Suhaana was home, her nanny watching her.

When we got back, I got the best birthday present ever.. A little baby running towards me to give me one big sweet hug. Mummy and Suhaana spent the afternoon playing games.
Best birthday ever!

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