Now I know my A B C !

Well, Everything started in ABC song. When Thamizhini was around 2 to 3months, we used to talk with her always. Yeah, simply we try to interact with her. If we simply sit idle or if we don't talk to her she will start crying. And mainly while giving bath, I must be active to talk than to give bath. 

Amma, I'm gonna play on this!

I used to talk anything which comes to my mind and I'm sure that will not have to be related to previous topic. Only thing is that she wants to listen something. Some times I sing songs to her. She loves "Mukundha Mukundha" from Dasavatharam very much. She would be very active, in the sense, she would be smiling at me and she would throw her legs very fast, when I sing this song to her. And later I started singing ABC song and after sometimes started saying one, two three by showing my fingers. She will just see my fingers and my mouth. :-)

I know how to use books.

Now as she grown up, she knows how to play her ABCD toy to sing a song for her and she likes to play with alphabets too. We have alphabets and initially she likes to play on that, play in the sense, just open the box then drop them top down. She never tires to arrange it at all, but later we started showing her alphabets board where she can keep them in their respective place.

Whenever she gets bored of herself, she used to go and get her board, then play on her own. I hope you would have watched, how Thamizhini uses books. She just turns page as if a Pro, who have read more than hundred books. I like that style and she handles  books nicely. But sometimes, when she gets angry or when she feels naughty, she used to throw or stand on the book.

Amma, Look at it, I'm done.

As it became her usual game, she started knowing the alphabets, and now she knows min of 15 letters. She does not know in order, but when she sing the song, she does it. But while playing, she picks any alphabet and places it on the board. She knows where to place the alphabet, even if she does not know what alphabet is that. When we ask an alphabet which she does not know where to place it, she looks at the alphabet in my hand, then looks at the board and compares with the image, finally she places on the correct place.

Library Visit

It has been a quite long time plan that I wanted to take Thamizhini to  Anna Centenary Library. We were thinking for each week end, but one or the other thing will disturb the plan. But we made it this weekend finally. But how? We did not plan for it. We used to see and cross the library whenever we go to Hospital to meet Thamizhini's Pediatrician. And as usual we had to wait long time to meet Dr. So we thought of going to library after booking the appointment and we did it.

Oh! Thanniiiiiii.....

The Library was huge in size and also in quality. It was planned properly and made it in the way that every one can use / access it. As we had very little time, we just spent time on Children's section only. The area is decorated with artificial tree and fun filled theme every where. There are cartoon characters, animal pictures and lot more as a feast to our  eyes. I could see lot of children taking books and reading under the artificial tree and parents were supporting them. 

Nursery Rhymes book

Thamizhini was so excited to see books in shelves. She was like going and taking books and giving it to me to read for her. And she gets distracted in next minute and going for other book... Grrr.... Lot of books, No, I must say Tons and Tons of books for kids, Yes just for kids. Hard board books, story books, kids level science books, Activity books and lot more. There might be more stuffs for kids, but I'm yet to explore all things.

At last I like this book only...

I must say this library is one of the need for all ages and I could see people floating now and then. But I felt shame on myself that I have missed this long and still find some reasons for not making it frequently. May be once Thamizhini turns two, I have to make "going to library" is a must task for me.

Amma... Banana!!!

I liked Chennai mainly for two reasons. One is the book fair that happens every year in January month and the next one is this Library. Any time in future, if I leave Chennai, I'm sure I'm gonna miss these two.

Who is Lion?

Check out the below video to know who is Lion? There are two parts, good and bad!

Thamizhini's most attracted and interested book is Animals & Birds, she likes to see the picture and used to ask about the animal / birds. And we would say her like, this is Dog and barks like "Bow Bow", this is Cow and makes "Mmmmaaaaaaaaaaaa" and so on. Likewise her Dad had told, "This is Lion" and told how it makes sound. I don't know how to write that sound, but I'm sure you would have heard from the video.  Also her Dad had told that, "This is Appa" and he used to ask her, "Appa Yaaru" and my sweetie points out the Lion picture and says "Lion... Singam". Before she started speaking she used to point out picture, but now as she could speak, she tells always "Appa Singam" and "Athu Lion, Appa", even though there is no book to point out. I'm sure she is used to for that question. And as you all know, there is no doubt that this is the good part!

Now coming to opposite side of the first part: While explaining the animals and their sounds, he came across "Monkey (orangutan)" and told "This is Amma". And ofcourse she is attached to it. Whenever the monkey page comes she points out orangutan and says "Amma... Amma..." :-( Nalin feels bad that he could not capture this funny moment. :-D

Fun time with Daddy

Dads are always famous for rough playing and Nalin is no different from them. He does / tries all the ways to make Thamizhini laugh. He sometimes makes loud and scary noises just to get a mad laugh from her. It is all for ONE reason that he wants to make a tight bond with his daughter. And there's no doubt that our little one is fascinated to see him playing roughly! Check out the video to know how they both play.

These days Thamizhini is much attracted to books. She gets her book in hand and talks something with that. She has "Brown Bear Brown Bear, What do you See?" and this is the one, her Dad must read to her whenever she wants. Because the book is very much Picture Perfect and It is made up of bold colored collage of animals.

I'm Born with this book!

She likes to see Green Frog, Gold Fish and White Dog much. Her dad asks questions like "Where's the dog?" or "Where's the eyes of Frog?" and shows her where it is. So next time when we move to the same page, she voluteriley tells us the parts that we have shown her last time. There is Gold Fish in the book and we taught her like "inge oru fish and ange oru fish" by showing our hand to the neighbors house as they have small fish tank. Thamizhini use to see that whenever we cross the house. So next time when she sees the Fish in book, she used show her hand to the neighbors house too! Yeah! she remembers it!

Appa, See long legs...!!!

Also her Daddy plays differently from me, so Thamizhini enjoys more and she knows that each one has their own play styles and she expects as per that. Whatever it is, but I can say that Thamizhini enjoys reading, whether we sit down with a picture book or read the same book over and over again.

Amma, tell me what story you want, I will read for you!!!

Sometimes she alone takes some book, sees picture on her own and tell about the picture to us. We always try to capture these kinda moments, but she never caught in! Anyhow check out the below video

Checking Astrology!

Yeah! Thamizhini started seeing Astrology! Whoever wants to know their future, can approach Thamizhini with their horoscope! Check out the video for more details! 

Hmm... In fact we were very happy to see her patience while looking at the book and when turning the pages. She was able to hold the book properly and she turns the pages as a Pro. And she searches some pages and looks deeply in to the page as she is actually spending time to Read. Book worm!!!