The Tooth fairy arrives - 25 Nov 2014

Sexful

Riaan: mumma, i am going to listen to everything you say. Me: then u will be a very successful man Riaan: just like u are a very sexful lady?

HIndi Lessons

Off late we've been under pressure from our family to encourage Riaan to converse in Hindi. My way has been to let him watch and listen to Hindi programmes on the ipad or some songs etc as these are his areas of interest....and then one automatically picks up the words and starts to comprehend. Ashish on the other had, when spending time with Riaan, uses the technique - " Say your numbers in HINDI!" or "TELL ME YOUR NAME IN HINDI" The outcome.... Riaan's doing his alphabet writing and practicing his phonetics...when suddenly he tells himself, HEY LETS DO THE LETTERS IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE..HINDI. a = ek b = beep c = ceet e = eat f = feet g = geep and so on......... So good...you have learnt all your Hindi letters very well!

Kidney Stones!

This morning, usual one, where I was giving Riaan a shower before getting him ready for school. I left the bathroom for a few seconds and let him 'practice' showering himself. When I returned, he was busy spraying water into his mouth, gulping it and making LOUD BURPS! I said to him, "Riaan stop drinking the bath water..its bad for you"...... His prompt revert, "But Mumma, I have to drink lots of water, else I will get kidney stones" ! ....Need I tell you my horror! (he says he learned that at school)

First Dry night

Riaan had his first TOTAL dry night.. 1930 hours - 0730 hours! ..my baby is a big boy.

The 'Mummy Shop'

MAGIC is Riaan's latest subject of interest....especially now that Tree Foo Tom plays on the tele three times a day.


The funny part is, Riaan uses the magic, less for 'rescuing' and more for venting his frustration.....


Well wont he be frustrated? Naturally! with parents like us, who hammer the 'eat properly'; 'don't yell'; ' don't watch tv from so close'...blah blah.


So one morning at the breakfast table, the usual scenario where Ashish and I finished, and Riaan had barely started on his cereal.


Me : ' Riaan, please eat quickly'


Riaan : (ignoring me and talking to himself) '....now get into your magic pose, put your arms together, way the magic words.....abracadabra ...........(now pointing his toast at me like it was his wand).....TURN MUMMA INTO A FROG!


Me : (cracking up from the inside and trying hard to not twitch my mouth)....But if you turn me into a frog, how will i look after you. Mumma has to look after her baby..


Riaan : Don't worry mumma.....(and am thinking here's another I AM A BIG BOY line coming up)........I will bring myself ANOTHER Mumma!


Me : Really! (shocked naturally).....where from??


Riaan : The MUMMY SHOP of course! where else.


Me : Do you know where it is?


Riaan: (to Ashish) Pappi....where is the Mummy shop?


Ashish : it doesnt exist anymore. it closed down...they only sell monsters there now.


Riaan : Oh.....Magic turn my mumma frog back to Mumma!

Mad Mac

So Riaan's at the stage of pretend play. The one this even goes like this:

Riaan: Hello Sir! would you like an ice cream? (now he's the ice cream van driver)
Me : Sir is meant for men. when speaking to a lady you say M'am.
Riaan : Hello Mac! would you like an ice cream?
Me : M'am, not Mac.
Riaan : Mat?
Me : No, M'am
Riaan : Man?
Me : NO, M'AM!
Riaan : Mad?
Me : I think I am