Few days back I ended up dropping D in the day care as H had some production issues with a client and slept just after 5:00am. The care taker says D has been singing the saga – My mummy says I am a big girl now – for the past few days.

It all started when I decided to p-t(potty-train) her, which I have been trying on and off for the past 9 – 10 months. Starting last month I tried telling her she is a big girl now and needs to stop wearing diapers, Only babies wear diapers. Also got her some cute underwears, it worked. She is p-t now. What an achievement!!

She is backfiring with “I am a big girl now” every time I ask her not to touch or do things she is not supposed to. The other day she wants to see Thomas train in the laptop. Thanks to youtube, she is gotten used to watching videos On-demand. I try and restrict 1 hour of TV/video, works for the most part..

D1: I want to see green Thomas train.. that snow man.. where Baad uncle spill dirty on Percy face.. becomes dirty.. like black black..
Me: (Wondering which episode she is referring to). I search for Thomas train in youtube and show her the results so that she can point me to the one she wants to watch.
D1: Glances through the page and says. ‘This all wrong wrong mummy. I will so(show) you which one I want’ and reaches to the laptop keyboard.
Me: I told you not to touch mummy’s laptop, you have already pulled few keys out of the keyboard.
D1: I big girl now Mummy. I can do it myself. I will not do bamshi (badmashi)
Me: ok..(reluctantly, but curious to see what she would do.. )
D1: Types few letters and hits Enter(H has taught her to hit the Enter key after she finishes typing. )
Nothing happpens.
Me: What happened D?
D1: Maybe there is no volume. Hits on the volume key some twenty times.. Its not working Mummy. I think battery gone. I will get Papa’s laptop…

Few days back we are at a departmental store. I picked up stuff and came to the billing counter. Swiped the card and was about to sign. D sitting in the cart, tries to reach up and says ‘Mummy, I can drok(draw), I big girl now’. The lady couldnt stop laughing. ‘He is co cute. How old is he’. I had to correct her that D is a girl

I am getting contractions(pregnant with D2) every now and then, D is getting used to my mom and H telling her ‘Mummy is not feeling well. Be gentle with her’. Couple of days back, she managed to get a bottle of benadryl and a spoon, approaches me and says. ‘Letu(Lie down) 5 minis(minutes), I will give you medicine. You will be ok after’. I tell her that she will not be able to open it. Well.. she says.. I big girl now, mummy. I can open. Tries frantically for few mins, get angry and throws the bottle. Thank god that was a plastic bottle.

Yesterday evening, H wants to go running. As soon as D realised, she grabbed her socks/shoes/jacket and was all set to go. H sat her down and said Papa is going to run, Its very cold outside and you are too young to run. D says, ‘No papa, I can run. You want see how. See..’ and hops around the living room. H is quitely sitting there not knowing what to say next

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