Gowri turns 2

Writing the title sent goosebumps all over... Whoa my little baby who I thought was born yesterday is already 2?
I can't come blose to believing this. But, Pawan and I still feel she is still a baby. She still acts like one. You should hear her cry to believe me. You can't tell it's a 2 year old crying.

I have a yardstick to compare and measure her with - Amu - I can bet Amuktha was so much more mature at this age. She even had a sibling and she was handling it great. Gowri can not even come close to her sister. She cuddles with me when she sleeps and is a true baby. Maybe, she will be one forever.

Gowri had no clue it was her birthday, whereas Amuktha knew she was going to have one at this stage and was alle eagerly waiting for it. Oh little Gowri don't grow up so soon.

Surprisingly Amuktha was mature about Gowri's birthday. I was expecting big sissy to say it is my birthday like she would say whenever we went to a birthday party, but she did not. She kept saying it was Gowri's special day and even was helpign Gowri blow the candles out. She is an amazing older sister.

Why do I get all emotional when I write about my girls???

Amu's operetta & Gowri growing up

Amuktha had her second operetta ( a light music opera) yesterday!
She was a peasant girl in the chorus.
I had to make her apron and I did stitch it with Swapna's help. The apron fit perfectly and she looked really cute in her outfit.
I couldn't believe she knew so many songs as she kept singing with everyone else.
My little girl has grown up. I was all proud of her. Why does it go by so fast?

Gowri is an independent soul. Does not like anyone influencing her at all. She is self-disciplined but very adamant. Does not do anything unless she is in the mood for it. If she resolves not to eat, that's it, nothing can ever make her eat.

The other day we were at a restaurant( Sweet tomatoes). I put a plate of Salad in front of her and she cleared it up all clean.
I was amazed. Amuktha was dilly dallying while Gowri just sat there and finished her meal.

Sometimes I wonder how different they can be.

Gundu Gowri

We had the head tonsuring ceremony for Gowri on our India trip this time. She was ok inititally and then she got really hard to hold on to.
Her nanna, mama and the guy shaving her had to hold her still.

I got my share of pictures.

I think gundu suits her a lot more than hair. Sometimes I think I should just have her in this hairstyle for ever :)





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Amu's witty replies

Amu and I were watching Television and she was poking her elbow into me.
I took it out twice and she kept poking it into my thigh.
I could not take it any more and told her in telugu ' Amu you are poking me"
She replied after thinking " but amma I don't have any thorns, how can I poke you???"

Well, she does this all the time. She talks so much, I get tired listening to it. She has imaginary friends everywhere.
She knows everything about everything and especially understands what we are talking about.
We need to be careful about our conversations from now on as she is not the baby who does not understand it any more.
Most of all, she is all interested in what we are saying is always paying attention.

Amuktha and School

When Amu started her preschool, both Pawan and I were very happy. The fact that she never shed a tear or refrained from going there was a big relief. But after six months, I was concerned when her teacher told me that Amu does not talk to her.
She is shy in general but I thought 6 months was a good enough time for her to open up.  We enrolled her in a dance class at school and she does not completely follow the dance teacher's instructions.
I got all concerned and expressed them to Pawan but he pushed them away saying she knows what she was doing.
Finally, I had a one-on-one talk to her. I told her this was not going to work. At that time I was not sure if I did the right thing. But it seems to be working. She seems to be better at school and is opening up a little more.
I am very happy about it.

Gowri the little imp

Gowri recently had a haircut and finaly, we are able to see her eyes as they are without any hair covering them up or the hassles of putting a clip/tying it into a pony.
It took me some time but she actually looks good in it. She looks like the perfect imp that she is.
I must also add that he vocabulary has increased so much that it amazes me. Two months back she was not able to say Gurram (horse), she would say gu and now she says gunnam - that's huge progress on her part.

Also, she repeats everything you say or tries to. But one thing has me thinking, she never repeats her name "Gowri" she conveniently ignores it, wonder why?

Gowri is talking

When I say that, I really mean talking. She tries to repeat everything we say and it comes out very funny sometimes. It is hilarious.
Thatha is her confidante. She tries to tell him everything about everything. She has started with 3 letter words. She says ammamma. Sometimes she says ammammamma and smiles realizing what she said was wrong :) The other surprising thing is she picks up the phone and says pani ( Phani). She is the activity centre of the house.

Her favorite words are

Doggie
Ammamma
Amu
Papa kakaye
Kala ( kavali)
Pani
and everything ending in nnnnnnini

To my utmost surprise she tells all the numbers from 1-10 ( she skips 7 ofcourse) and even says some alphabet. It is amazing how much she learns from and imitates her sister.

Then comes her swiping skills. Whatever is in the hands of Amu she just takes it off in one swipe even before Amu has time to think or react. Very quickly.

But like always, the sad part is they are growing up so fast.