Ridhima has sketched our walls so bright that we reconsidered giving them the necessary touch this Diwali. Her Mother has always been worried about the way our apartment looks the walls but I am not complaining if Ridhima is happy and learning. Ridhima in the meantime has upgraded her skills and now uses all sorts of colours now on newspapers, probably there is nothing left to do on the walls. I am a happy father watching all this, like all the creative people in the world I have never been a cleanliness freak. For me, anything that makes me move so much is not healthy.
The other good thing out of this mess is, Ridhima can write all the English letters. She can write her Mom's name, her own name and try writing my name (10+ letters) as well. The moment she opens her eyes in the morning she runs for her colours and the diary (third so far) I have given her to scribble. She can draw a cartoon - face (happy or sad one) along with multiple other things such as a boat, a mountain, a small car and narrate story around it. She knows almost everything from her 20 odd books, most of them purchased by me. She all by herself can recite all the poems she has in the poetry book. The only thing that she needs is an audiences, at least her parents. Clifford, the red big dog series are her favourite books and she goes through them at least 20 times with the same enthusiasm. Kids have their own ways.
She has not been well from last 4-5 days and we have anxiously been trying all that is in our hands to keep her from falling ill and keep her from visiting a doctor. Thankfully, she has responded well to all the home medicines, hopefully her coughing will reduce overtime.
She loves watching TV and there is nothing abnormal about it till she lets us see our own TV programms. I have almost given up watching TV completely and have upgraded myself to rather watching Youtube. There is only one show that I like to watch that comes just once a week on TV and that is Comedy Nights Bachao. This single show too is under threat. Today is Sunday and its already 10 pm I have to watch it, I have tried twice but the way she protested was really scary and I have conceded my defeat. The only hope I have to coax her either to watch Youtube instead or give her a chocolate. Wish me luck!
P.S. There is one noteworthy thing happened yesterday, for the first time I drove my car to office and came back in the evening one piece. One more mile stone, albeit a tiny one, is achieved successfully. For the first time time I exceeded the 60 kmph limit and am still feeling nice about it.
The other good thing out of this mess is, Ridhima can write all the English letters. She can write her Mom's name, her own name and try writing my name (10+ letters) as well. The moment she opens her eyes in the morning she runs for her colours and the diary (third so far) I have given her to scribble. She can draw a cartoon - face (happy or sad one) along with multiple other things such as a boat, a mountain, a small car and narrate story around it. She knows almost everything from her 20 odd books, most of them purchased by me. She all by herself can recite all the poems she has in the poetry book. The only thing that she needs is an audiences, at least her parents. Clifford, the red big dog series are her favourite books and she goes through them at least 20 times with the same enthusiasm. Kids have their own ways.
She has not been well from last 4-5 days and we have anxiously been trying all that is in our hands to keep her from falling ill and keep her from visiting a doctor. Thankfully, she has responded well to all the home medicines, hopefully her coughing will reduce overtime.
She loves watching TV and there is nothing abnormal about it till she lets us see our own TV programms. I have almost given up watching TV completely and have upgraded myself to rather watching Youtube. There is only one show that I like to watch that comes just once a week on TV and that is Comedy Nights Bachao. This single show too is under threat. Today is Sunday and its already 10 pm I have to watch it, I have tried twice but the way she protested was really scary and I have conceded my defeat. The only hope I have to coax her either to watch Youtube instead or give her a chocolate. Wish me luck!
P.S. There is one noteworthy thing happened yesterday, for the first time I drove my car to office and came back in the evening one piece. One more mile stone, albeit a tiny one, is achieved successfully. For the first time time I exceeded the 60 kmph limit and am still feeling nice about it.
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