Thank God

Now this may look like a really cute funny face, but some serious business was going on when this picture was taken.
So last friday at bath time we had something that I have been dreading for a long time now. When Gauri was in the middle of her water fun in her bath tub, she suddenly announced - "Mumma I need to go elmo potty". I thought I didnt hear her correctly so I confirmed "You need to go potty?" and then she literally screamed "Emmo Pooppuuuuuuuuu".....
Oh shoot she was not kidding she wanted to go and I had just put shampoo on her head and she was all covered with soap, I quickly scooped her out of the tub and put her on her emmo potty and there you go..... (you can imagine what - right?)
2 seconds later she said "Mumma its hot" - "hot?" I thought to myself and then I noticed goose pumps all over her wet body. Oh she meant she was cold (somehow she does not say cold - only hot). I quickly wrapped her in the towel and let her do her business.

Once warm and done with her P business, she staretd acting all silly and that when I took these funny pictures.

Later I thanked her for informing me in a timely manner. Can't be more thankful to her, because had she not told me, I cant even begin to imagine what a mess it would have been in that bath tub!! She is truly wonderful, always helping her mommy!!

I thought this was too funny (although the thought of her not being able to tell me in time still scares me at times during the bath time)

Gauri's Current Favorites

With less than 3 weeks to go for the second birthday, I was trying to think of her last Birthday and all the changes she has had since past one year. She is such a “complete” person right now with likes, dislikes and a VERY Good Vocabulary to express her feelings. So I am trying to capture here some of her latest Likes…..

Here are some of Gauri’s current favorites:

Favorite Sport – anything to do with Water…splashing water

Favorite Pass time – Book reading, walking the stuffed animals in her doll stroller

Favorite Book – Read and Grow with Pepper (I have to admit I am completely tired of that book now!!), Elmo flip Book

Fun activity – Making Bubbles, Horse Riding (Baba the horse)

Favorite Character – Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe

Favorite TV show – Curious George, Sid the science Kid

Favorite Poem –Baba Black sheep, 8 Silly Monkeys

Favorite Song – Ring Around the Rosy

Favorite Fruit – Strawberry, Banana

Favorite Food item – Cheese (Amul Slice Only), Sticky Rice

Favorite Drink – Strawberry Milk (In elmo cup Only)

Favorite Animal – Mo-mo (the Cow), Mew Mew (the Cat)

Favorite Insect – Ant (Thanks to the song - Ants go marching…)

Favorite Dress – flower Dress, lengha Chooli (Indian long skirt and top)

Favorite Shoe – White Flower Sandals, and big Boots

Favorite Toy – Red Dog (the Baby), Jojo the monkey

Favorite "pretend play": Fetch Coffee for Mumma and baba, going out shopping for the house.

Favorite Parent: Baba of course (The kind can tell from his footsteps if its him and hugs him for hours when he returns back from work trips)

Least favorite things: Getting hair done, going to the grocery store with Mumma (OK that may be Mumma's least Favorite thing to do. Who wants to go grocery shopping with an always-on-the-go, pick-up-random-stuff-and-put-in-your-shopping-card toddler??).