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My innocent girl!

With each day, Gianna’s curiosity about everything is growing! Her question on every character in her books and her story telling to us pleases me. She has started speaking full sentences now and I feel this is the best time because her innocent acts with some little knowledge about things adds to the flavor. Here are few things that caught my attention-

1. Gianna thinks that every toy has a life in it and it holds some understanding. She often talks to her toys and sings her favorite lullaby “rock-a-bye-baby” to make them sleep.



2. Gianna has always been too choosy about food, so it becomes really difficult to bring some new ideas every time to entertain her while she eats. Most of the time she watches rhymes and stories on youtube but when I have to make her eat chappati, I tell her to go and show each bite to “Radha-ji”. According to Gianna eating every morsel is an accomplishment and she feels glad to show this to one of her favorite deity. She says “Radha-ji dekh lo Gianna ne roti kha li”.

3. Santa Claus is every child’s favorite figure. Gianna is also fond of him. It happened at the Indian grocery store. Gianna was sitting in the shopping cart while we were busy buying groceries. After some time she muttered “Santa”. I was wondering as how come she has seen Santa in the month of April? But I was actually wrong! For Gianna, any man with a red turban, a long white beard, and a paunch would make the person “Santa”. She had mistaken Sardar-ji with Santa.:-)



4. Imagination sees no boundary! Gianna shows a liking for the pop king Michael Jackson and his song “don’t stop till you get enough”. Wherever she sees a dark skin along with some curly hair, she feels that her pop divo has come to see her.

5. We say “bless you Gianna” whenever she sneezes. Now the little girl has started saying bless you to herself whenever she sneezes.



6. Gianna knows that her nani loves to knit sweaters. She has some woolen inner wears gifted by her dear grandma. It happens that Gianna never forgets saying “Thankyou Nani” every time she wears those woolens.

7. “Nani teri morni ko mor le gaye” is a song loved by all three of us. Gianna is smart enough to replace the word “nani” with dadi, nana, mausi, depending on whom she is singing the song for.

8. We have a plant in our home and I love to water it. This is the very first plant that I am taking care of. Gianna adores it and embraces it with a good morning kiss.

9. Gianna has a unique way to express her longingness to be in her mama’s arms. She says “mu-ma go-di lelega” and I could not stop myself from hugging her.



10. Gianna has started reading books while sitting on a potty seat. I really wonder from where do these kids get such ideas?