At 3 years and almost 2 months

Both seem to have got boundless energy. Rishabh talks, talks and talks. He has forgotten his "what is this". He tries to speak in English. Some times he just makes up some words, we are left wondering what he is talking. He is like a commentator who comments on everything he sees. He even tells me how to drive. Tells me to hold the steering in both hands at it sides. Even if I move one hand to the top of Steering or when I hold the gear lever, he promptly tells me to drive properly holding the steering at the sides with both hands. What a fellow!!!

Right now he is attached to my brother in law, he prefers to play with him, when he comes back. When they (sis and BIL) moved to their new home, he seems to understand they have to anyhow move.

He has picked up lot of songs from Hudugata movie whereas rhymes from school isn’t as exciting.

He has developed a second skin in form of Jeans pant. He has to wear it always. Flashback I used to do he same in II PUC. What a change, it was Rishica was making a big fuss over dressing. Now it is him.

He harasses Rishica to no end, hitting her, snatching things from her. It seems she has mellowed down a bit. She is not as aggressive as she was.

He has started to remember his dreams, he was describing a Lion roaring he being a big boy and Rishica being a small girl. Guess he was playing a protective brother??

Rishica as I mentioned is softer now, but she plays, yells and screams as much. She still cant speak fluently, but she sings songs along with him. After the Krishna Janmastami, she has developed liking for frock and juttu. She likes nail polish; she paints her nails with pencil seeing her aunt, mom and ajji. It was for couple of weeks, she is back to her preferred pink night dress.

Us parents got to see their report cards, Rishabh's assessment was more of teacher playing safe with Bs and few A. Rishcia's was a pretty good assessment by teacher. She likes writing, painting, she has started to make few friends. She still has to learn to respond to people's questions. We still do not know a single name of her friend. We meet Rishica's teacher again this month, she told us Rishi has a gang who always are laughing in the class, Signs of giggling girls?? She told us she has suddenly lost interest in coloring. She showed us her work book. She has done a pretty good job of tracing and writing alphabets.

She is still more caring about people. Sister has moved to her house Rishica woke up started feeling bad that Attae and Raju mama were not at home.

First Swimming experience

I took them out to BITS club they have a nice children pool about 1 - 1.5 feet. Had taken them once they had enjoyed dipping their feet in the pool. So bought them nice swimming shorts. Those tiny short are loose fitting.
Rishabh quickly enter the pool and stood. But he was not willing to let go of me. within a few minutes he started feeling better. I made him walk around bit. after that he started splashing water on bigger kids. He enjoyed when the kid splashed on him.
Rishica took much longer, she refused to enter though she was willing to dip her feet. Her thatha somehow managed make her enter the pool. Once she stood on the ground she quickly started moving about pretty confidently playing started playing with other kids. Rishabh was very hungry after 1/2 hour. He started eating the baby corn Manchurian which was another first for him.
We took them to pool after sometime again. This time both of them freaked out. I enter the larger pool. They some instinctively realize the pool was deeper. they hugged me tightly not letting me go.
The image that is with me is of Rishabh trying to avoid shivering by bending low keeping only is head above the water and moving about. Rishica splashing water about and licking the pool edge.
Both of them once each went under water and did not realize that they just had to stand up to come out of water. They had to be pulled out. There is still an amount of danger for them. We have to be careful especially with me be against aids like tubes. I feel children wont learn swimming if they have the those aids.

First movie

Took them to their first movie on 1st may.They are as crazy about mungaru male songs as I am. I was sure they were going enjoy the movie. I dragged mom along as she was the only one willing to come the second time. BTW it was also my second time.
I took them to vybhav theatre close to home. As soon they saw the poster both of them started screaming MM much to the amusement of onlookers. After the movie started, Rishica started saying MM point to Ganesh, then I realized she was under the impression that Ganesha was MM. They remember the seen when Ganesh falls into the drain. Rishabh was feeling very bad till he was pulled out. When the song onde ondu started both were awestruck with the bigness of screen and loudness of the music, then were watching stunned. Rishica was bored pretty quickly compared to Rishabh.
Rishabh was very angry when Ganesh was beaten up by villains. he started saying oye oye in a threatening tone. The dialogues bored them without they being able o follow. Whenever the songs started they were interested. Rishica started crying for amma so I called home and rishica feel better. By mid of second half they were totally irritated and probably hungry too. We were forced to leave 1/2 hour early.
Rishica started screaming and crying by the time I could get the vehicle out of parking. Refusing to be with my mom. I decided I will not take them to another movie for alteast 2 years because they are too young to relate to what is happening.