New Class, New Pretend Plays

San has been promoted to the 'Big Girl' class in school. Last week was her trial period in that class, and she loved it. Why? Because they have a lot of pretend play stuff there... Cute little dolls to cuddle, plastic fruits and veggies to feed them, a little high-chair for the dolls (I loved it too!), and a little washing machine and dryer to wash doll's clothes. All that San wants is right there! In spite of that, I am more nervous than her about how she'd adjust in the new class. :-s Although, her favorite Sophia is in that class with her, I wonder how she'd cope with the new teacher, Miss Terry! I miss Miss Vera more than San does... sheesh! :-D

San likes to play 'school' at home. So whenever she's sitting idle (that happens when it's her poop time), she pretends she's the teacher and starts calling out the other kids' names. Randomly, she tells them to eat, take a nap, don't do this and that, and even gives them a timeout! :D Pssst! She even gives timeout to her crayons, wonder why! Maybe, they aren't coloring good enough! :-D

She's learned a new phrase today - 'Excuse me!' So, after every sneeze, burp, or even a hiccup, she's saying that. :-)

In Conversation with San

It was one of those days when I was whining about a white strand that I picked up while combing my hair.

Me: Mummy's hair is white! Boohoo!
San: Hair white, Mommy?
Me: Yes!
San: And teeth black, Mommy?
Me: No, San! I brushed my teeth.
San: Hair color, Mommy?
Me: Well...

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When she came back from school yesterday, I asked her the usual questions, like what she did in school, what she ate, etc.

Me: What did you have for lunch today?
San: Chips!
Me: What did Ava have?
San: Strawberries!
Me: What did Miss Vera have?
San: Bread!
Me: What did Ahaana have?
San: Chicken!
Me: Chicken? How do you know it was chicken?
San: *Blank expression*
Me: Did she tell you it was chicken?
San: Yes.

Since we're vegetarians, I had a million thoughts in mind. How did she know it was chicken? Did she ask? How would she ask? Could Ahaana reply? Maybe! Did she taste it? Uh oh! Stupid thoughts. Smart kids.

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San's latest favorite: The tea-set that we bought her this week, hoping that she'd stop using the kitchenware to cook her imaginary meals.

The Making of a Chapati-maker

San has been doing her pretend plays since quite some time now, and she'd added kitchen stuff to it too, lately. Like rolling the dough and making chapatis for us. And when one of our friends gave her an actual rolling pin and board (the mini ones) to play with, she wanted to make an actual chapati.

Here's San's chapati-making in motion! :)

Ready to roll

Roll Roll Roll the dough!

Showing off her great little chapati!

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School's going good and San is doing okay despite the frequent bouts of cold that she's going through. We blame it on the weather!

She talks in big sentences now and the grammar is almost right (going by the kids' grammar rules :D ). At times, she's a social butterfly. At times, she's a shy tortoise, not wanting to come out of her shell. I wish I could read her mind! :)

Accents, phrases, and runny noses

This week has been quite boring for San and me. We're struggling with runny noses and a stupid cough again. And it happened the same day, same time... and we're almost at the same stage of common cold. Amusing, isn't it? :-) San is missing her friends and play-dates. I too am!

I gave her some lukewarm water today, afraid that she'd find out that something's different. She took a sip and looked at me from the corner of her eye. "Mommy, honey?", she asked. "No, it's just water.", I replied. She took another sip. "Mommy, hot water?", she asked. "No, it's just plain water.", I said. She gave me the I-know-what-you-did look and took some more sips. Phew!

Here's another recent development, courtesy her School. San has started to say a couple of words in a great American accent... mostly, the words that start with 'C' and 'P'. Papa dear keeps pulling her back to a neutral accent, but then it's not gonna work. :-D

I've noticed that all parents, especially the Mommies, like to see their kids talk with an accent. It's almost like a milestone! A Mommy even told me that she wants to put her daughter in school only to see her talk with an accent, so that she can show it off back home. Hoho! Funny thoughts! I don't care till the time she's talking and talking good. :-)

"Stop that." "Don't do that." "No, it's mine." These are San's current favorite phrases. Quite rude, but she can't help it!