Kids start learning and imitating whatever they see. They will minutely observe you and then start doing it themselves. We might not even realize that we have been doing it. One fine day, you suddenly notice yourself and say, yeah we saw our girl doing it, are we imitating her?
Here is an incident of what Richie did when he was 15.5 months old. While we were having lunch one day, Richie started coughing. What we saw was wonderful!! While coughing he held his hand to his mouth. We were quite amazed. When he looked at us, he smiled. We had not taught him that explicitly. But he had seen us doing it. Guess, good habits really die hard.. We can see it in our children and we may see it for generations to come.
Richie and Dada's Day
It was Richie and dada's day. It was a Sunday. I had a project release, hence I had to be office. Richie hasn't stayed much without me at home for a long interval of time. I had come back home in 2 hours or so even when I used to run errands. Hence I was a bit concerned how the things will be.
But to tell you the truth, both the guys had a gala time. Dad told me that they had a man-to-man talk, with Richie sitting on the table and dad on his chair with their eyes meeting each other. They also played a lot with flash-cards with dada hiding them and Richie retrieving them when dada called out the name.
When I cam back from office, Richie came running to the door and gave me a big warm hug and lots of kisses. Then we had a nice chat and played together. Actually he was not ready to leave me and sat hugging me. Definitely he missed me, but he did not trouble dada by crying and asking for me. Dada said he behaved well and was a happy boy. He listened to whatever dad was telling him. I am so proud of my little boy.
I love you my boy!!
But to tell you the truth, both the guys had a gala time. Dad told me that they had a man-to-man talk, with Richie sitting on the table and dad on his chair with their eyes meeting each other. They also played a lot with flash-cards with dada hiding them and Richie retrieving them when dada called out the name.
When I cam back from office, Richie came running to the door and gave me a big warm hug and lots of kisses. Then we had a nice chat and played together. Actually he was not ready to leave me and sat hugging me. Definitely he missed me, but he did not trouble dada by crying and asking for me. Dada said he behaved well and was a happy boy. He listened to whatever dad was telling him. I am so proud of my little boy.
I love you my boy!!
Drinking from the cup
Richie started drinking milk from the cup since May 2010. He was 15.5 months old then. If he sees us drinking water or juice from the glass, he immediately points and indicates that he too wants the same.
As kids always do, initially he used to spill all over (even with a bib) and there was extra trouble of changing and washing his clothes. Actually I guess they love to mess things a lil. Must be thinking, Mama should be given trouble sometimes.. ;)Now guess what he does.... Even if we try to help him, he drives us away. He has become jouzu (japanese word for skilled) now and can manage easily.
As kids always do, initially he used to spill all over (even with a bib) and there was extra trouble of changing and washing his clothes. Actually I guess they love to mess things a lil. Must be thinking, Mama should be given trouble sometimes.. ;)Now guess what he does.... Even if we try to help him, he drives us away. He has become jouzu (japanese word for skilled) now and can manage easily.
Chasing Birdie
For Richie, weekends means park-time. Since we are both working now and Richie is in nursery, we make it a point to go to the park over weekends. He eagerly waits to go out with us. Specially, if dada starts dressing up, he gets excited and tries to put his shoes on. He will also keep an eye on dada to see whether he is still there or left without him. One day, while he was watching TV after dressing up (to go to the park),he suddenly realised dada is not around. He went searching for dada and when he found him, he heaved a sigh of relief haaaaaaaa.. literally he did that.. and we could not help laughing.
Now that he has started walking, he is having more fun running around. His favorite past-time is chasing birdies around, specially the pigeons who search for food on the ground and fly away when someone approaches them.
He also loves to sit on the Panda and go on the slide in the form of an elephant. Slide is exciting as the elephant takes him in and lets him out through his long nose. These days he sits on the swing too independently and tries to swing on his own by moving forward and backward.
Now that he has started walking, he is having more fun running around. His favorite past-time is chasing birdies around, specially the pigeons who search for food on the ground and fly away when someone approaches them.
He also loves to sit on the Panda and go on the slide in the form of an elephant. Slide is exciting as the elephant takes him in and lets him out through his long nose. These days he sits on the swing too independently and tries to swing on his own by moving forward and backward.
Shopping at 7-Eleven for obento.
It was a weekend. We had taken Richie for his HIB vaccination to the clinic. On our way back, we thought of dropping at the 7-eleven convenience store. In Japan you will find a lot of convenience stores like Am-pm, 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, Sankus, 3F etc at every nook and corner of the place. They are really convenient when you need to fetch yourself a sandwich or an ice-cream and you don't have much time at hand. In short the convenience stores are really convenient.
At the store, Richie noticed me shopping and thought of giving me a helping hand. Maybe he wanted to buy something for himself. ;) He picked up a big box of Obento(lunch box, a lil heavy for him). I told him to put it in the basket and he did so. Then he went on a lookout for more. He found something nice and at his arms reach. We checked out and it was noodles which he likes a lot,so we got it for him. Yes, he is already showing his preference for things. Then he also took cup of instant Miso soup(his favorite) and dropped it in his shopping basket. As he had observed us doing, you got to take the basket to the counter to bill the items. He lifted the basket with all his might and was trotting to the counter balancing himself.. At one point he lost balance and fell head over heels. The basket was on top of him. But luckily no harm was done and he was back to his normal self after expressing himself with sobs. Yes, actually children need to be distracted and they forget all about the bad incident which had happened. What happened next was interesting. He didn't stop at that. He ushered us to help him and then paid the bill too by taking money from dada.
At the store, Richie noticed me shopping and thought of giving me a helping hand. Maybe he wanted to buy something for himself. ;) He picked up a big box of Obento(lunch box, a lil heavy for him). I told him to put it in the basket and he did so. Then he went on a lookout for more. He found something nice and at his arms reach. We checked out and it was noodles which he likes a lot,so we got it for him. Yes, he is already showing his preference for things. Then he also took cup of instant Miso soup(his favorite) and dropped it in his shopping basket. As he had observed us doing, you got to take the basket to the counter to bill the items. He lifted the basket with all his might and was trotting to the counter balancing himself.. At one point he lost balance and fell head over heels. The basket was on top of him. But luckily no harm was done and he was back to his normal self after expressing himself with sobs. Yes, actually children need to be distracted and they forget all about the bad incident which had happened. What happened next was interesting. He didn't stop at that. He ushered us to help him and then paid the bill too by taking money from dada.
Trip to Aqua City - Odaiba, Japan
It was a while since we last went out for a short trip. Last one was for Richie's birthday. So without thinking twice, we all set out to aqua city in Odaiba-Tokyo. Aqua City is a gourment and shopping mall. There are also some lovely attractions close to it. The main attractions are:
- Odaiba Kaihin Koen (Odaiba Seaside Park)- a small, but beautiful man-made beach.
- the miniature version of the Statue of Liberty.
- the Rainbow Bridge.
They specially look beautiful in the evening when it is lighted up.
In aqua city, there is also a kid's shopping place called ToysRus. They keep various toys for kids to try out. Richie was excited seeing the new place and all the toys. He could not stop himself from having a feel of them. Richie noticed some kids pushing the push-cars and walking. As Richie is practicing walking himself, he also wanted one for himself. The moment he got one, there was no stopping him. He dashed along the walls, but soon learnt to take the reverse. He was happily cruising around with me or his dada keeping a check on him.
It was already 3pm in the afternoon, and Richie was well past his sleeping time, so we thought we should leave. But Richie was not ready to listen. He wanted more of it. We literally had to drag him out by distracting him.
You can view more information about aqua city here.
- Odaiba Kaihin Koen (Odaiba Seaside Park)- a small, but beautiful man-made beach.
- the miniature version of the Statue of Liberty.
- the Rainbow Bridge.
They specially look beautiful in the evening when it is lighted up.
In aqua city, there is also a kid's shopping place called ToysRus. They keep various toys for kids to try out. Richie was excited seeing the new place and all the toys. He could not stop himself from having a feel of them. Richie noticed some kids pushing the push-cars and walking. As Richie is practicing walking himself, he also wanted one for himself. The moment he got one, there was no stopping him. He dashed along the walls, but soon learnt to take the reverse. He was happily cruising around with me or his dada keeping a check on him.
It was already 3pm in the afternoon, and Richie was well past his sleeping time, so we thought we should leave. But Richie was not ready to listen. He wanted more of it. We literally had to drag him out by distracting him.
You can view more information about aqua city here.
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