First independent walk to the shop

So today Ms. Pyari is old enough to walk to the shop right outside our society to get Paneer. So Papa is usually the designated person to go get last minute stuff at home. But today he wasn’t home so Ami volunteered. I gave her 80 bucks for the paneer and 10 extra to pick whatever chocolate or gum she wanted to get for herself. She got ready to go- covered with mask and overalls.

First independent walk- check!

Movie Date: Penguins of Madagascar

Just another normal Tuesday became slightly special for my baby girl as she had her first movie date at home. We called her friends home to watch a movie with her... We did it in full style. Popcorn, tickets, and the whole jing-bang! Tickets were issued... 

Ami helped Mumma pack a little something to give away to all her friends. 

Mumma's little helper, personally did all the bee stamps on these small return gifts. 

We then made some popcorn and lemonade & waited for Ami's friends to come...

All kids settled down and the first 50 minutes were quiet and was super fun except for request for more popcorn!  But as we soon realised their attention span was not much longer after that and they wanted to move around and play rather than sit in one place and watch a movie... :) 

Getting them together for a group shot in the end was an event in itself! Phewww!!! 

Beautiful evening, spent with friends, watching a lovely movie- Aha! First Movie Date- Check! Laughter & Giggles- Priceless!!! :)

Green Drive- Plant a Tree!

Vatika and Art of Living together organised a Green Drive this weekend and encouraged kids to come and plant trees... 

So Ami (geared with her watering can) along with her three friends, went and planted two trees each... Watered them... And had a ball of a time. 

The organiser was kind enough to explain to them how the trees would grow along with them and how each of them now own those two trees and should come and check it out time-to-time. My kid for one took it to heart and Ami is now the proud owner of two jamun trees!!! ;)

Story Session

So Ami went for her first Story telling session today. Well let me explain that again, its not like she hasn't heard a story before; but it was the first event where we went out for it. :) (Gotta love Gurgaon for giving us these opportunities. Not many cities get it, so am thankful! :)) 

Bucko & Books buddy had organised a story telling session with Pooja Gehani (whom I had previously also, heard so much about in the forum) and this time the book was "Three Little Pigs"- a book Ami can relate to as its her favorite read with Dadima. :) So off we went for it, also roping Utsavi & Aditi into our plan. 

It was a good decision to take them... The kids had such a ball of a time. Ami loves the book and was ready with answers, participating and engrossed in a way I have never seen her before. :) It was such a pleasure to watch my child open up like that to a new person and situation. 

Oink Oink! Snort...!

The story telling session was not your usual open a book and read the story out... It was an enactment with Stick puppets in a very likable, animated way that kept kids entertained and involved. :)

As for Pooja, there are no words to explain how kids connected with her, she made them so comfortable, instantly... She was just amazing... Kept the kids totally engrossed. Ami for one is such a shy child (especially with strangers) but by the end of the session she was sitting on Pooja's lap. ;) 

The book session ended with some activities- "match the cards to the story strip" and then colouring to make 2D Puppets for themselves. 

What a fun hour spent in such a productive manner. Simply, A Beautiful Sunday... :) And to celebrate the same we ended the morning on a sweet note..! :P

Happy Spa Date...! Yay!!!!

So if someone had told me when Ami came into my life that she'll have her first Spa Date at 3 & a half, I'd have found that "you-are-joking-right?-funny..!" But today happened to be her first Spa date and boy did she have fun...? :)

This is what happened... We went to her friend Dia's house for a Spa Playdate and the five girls (along with two sweet little boys) had a ball of a time. They really did have a complete deal...Bubble-dipped-Pedicures... Face packs... Nail Polishes... :) It was just sooo much fun! 

Ofcourse splashing water was sooo much fun too! ;)

Not very happy about the face pack, ehh?

We made cupcakes for all her friends with "Happy Spa Day" tags on them... And needless to say, it really did turn out to be a 'Happy' Spa Day! :)

Potty training... The things you experience! ;)

No this is not another gory post on how easy or difficult it was to potty train my baby... It is to share the funny side of it! So let me start by saying- my baby is finally potty trained (at least I hope she is now :)). Its been a constant learning for last 3 weeks and now she only wears Diaper while sleeping! :)

The side effect of this being now when we are out or travelling long distance, and want her to urinate in her diaper, she refuses to do it. The outcome of that being...

   

...yes we had to stop the car on Yamuna Expressway, remove madam's pottyseat, so she could do it! :P It is definitely one of life's funny experiences... A typical 'my bunny's funny' moment! :)

First Nail Polish: Check

Hello Girls... 

Guess who's just realised she likes girlish things too? Ami! So here's what happened today- Vidhi Mami put nail polish... Then nanni put nail polish... So my pixie goes like "Ami ko bhi Nail polish lagao Mumma please." I was so surprised coz she has never been keen on such things before but here goes... Today mark's the first time my daughter got her nail polish put. Memories... Memories...! :)

Holi with the play group :)

Ami enjoyed Holi party with new friends today... The kids had fun throwing flower petals at each other instead of water... :) it was fun watching them get together even though they hardly knew each other :)

The adults had fun too... High without Bhaang! ;)

First Annual Day Function- Check!

It was a proud moment for us as parents... Ami had been chosen for her first dance performance on Stage. She was going to be a rabbit in the Jungle Safari themed Annual Day and dance to Bum bum bole. 

She has been humming & singing the first line of this song for two weeks now... All I knew was I am supposed to get her ready in her costume (according to the list of Dos & Donts provided by the school) and deposit her at 2:30... 

Now lets talk about her day... She woke up at 7:30, had milk, got ready & we went to get her passport size photographs clicked... Then took her to the park where she met the toddlers of the walking group for the first time. (My pixie was the oldest). She played ther and after a photo session of sorts was tired... 

So I brought her cranky-self back home to put her to sleep b4 the function... She hardly slept for an hour when I had to wake her up to get ready... Rush... Rush... Rush.... Change...Cry... Cry... Cry... Eat... And got her to the school only 10 mins late. Phew!

Went back home... Grabbed a bite... Changed... And rushed back to school. Waited patiently for my baby's performance... And then bum bum bole started... 

First thing I noticed was Ami was not wearing her head gear... Uh oh! She was in 'the' mood! Next I realised she was just standing... Not moving at all, as wer most kids in the performance. 

Princi actually made them dance a 2nd time... But nope! My kid was definitely-stubbornly among the kids who didn't groove or dance to the beat. 

There was this one moment on stage when Ami recognised us in the audience and we witnessed a shy smile. :) 

Umang feels she is more like him & will never enjoy limelight on the stage. My deepest hope is he is wrong and that she gets out of this phase & displays her talents to the world. Coz thers no doubt in my mind that she is talented- I have seen glimpses of that at home. Oh my baby is just shy... And I do hope she can overcome this shyness soon. :)

First Picnic from Play School- Check!

So today La Petite had organised a picnic for Ami's class. Naturally my baby joined in and went to Leisure Valley with all her school friends. She came home to say she had fun in the sun with her friends and two-two mams. 

Awww the spirit of independence is so evident in her these days... Her world and experiences will not always clash with mine going forward. All I can do is stand back and smile and wish her all the best to experience life her-style.. May Huzur Radhasoami Dayal always keep an eye out for her. :)

Gosh! But isn't she growing super fast? Sob sob!

First adventure ride- Check!

We were at Ambience Mall tonight when a rides space (generally avoided by us) came into focus 'coz Ami wanted to try it. So we checked where the ticket counter was and picked the fun card and Ami & I tried the rotating saucers which became Ami's first ride ever..! :)

Initially my baby was scared and not sure about it but by 2nd round she held my hand and started enjoying the ride. She was a natural. Enjoying & ready to explore :) It was really fun watching her blossom. 

Here she is taking a ride at the animal-ship!