She has got a brand new-bicycle and a brand new-helmet and was
all set to go for her first bicycle ride with her papa. She was so excited that she got up early at 8:00 AM (she generally gets up at 10)!
Once her helmet was on
nice and snug, she held on tight to the handlebars and begun her
maiden ride. I was so thrilled and surprised to see how well Gianna was
maintaining her balance and pedaling faster on her very first go! Gianna
completed her first ride with a smile on her face, “thank you for helping me
learn to ride my bicycle” she said to her papa.
It looks like yesterday when Gianna went to the playschool
with all tears in her eyes. And today was her first day to preschool. Time
flies! She was happy to go to school and meet her friends and teachers, but,
she kept saying to me, “mumma! I am going to miss you”. Not much of my effort
was gone to console her unlike last year when she was so scared of being away
from me that she would wake up during midnights and cry for me.
On the
second day, Gianna tried her best not to go to school, but was happy with the
idea of playing in the play area in the school. I think that the long summer
break of almost two and a half months is the reason behind all those
tantrums. It’s been a week now and
Gianna feels happy to be back in her school.
There has never been a single day passed when Gianna has not
spoken to her baby sister (still in my
tummy)! When I got pregnant and I told Gianna that I have a little baby
inside me, she would always say, “mumma, I want a baby sister”. She was so
happy to know that her wish has come true. Since then, our baby has always been
there in Gianna’s talks. Gianna has become so attached to the baby, that if she
hits my tummy by mistake, she says sorry to the baby. She enjoys pressing her
hands against my tummy for feeling her movements and finds this whole
experience really funny. She tells to her papa, “papa, we are girls’ team, and
you are out!” She often asks me about how much time is left for the baby to come
out. She shows her love to her li’l
sister by kissing my tummy and hugging it many a times in a day. Whenever
Gianna wants to go somewhere (be it to the park, or for shopping, or to school,
or for playing outside), she ensures to check with me if the baby is accompanying
her in all those places.
The fight is over (deciding) the name of the
baby. As per Gianna, baby’s name would be “baby Gianna” and not anything else. The
reason behind this name is that it’s Gianna’s baby not mumma-papa’s. She starts
crying if we tell her other names. This whole conversation is very cute and
innocent but I feel that it will take a lot of samjhana bujhana to Gianna. I
love every bit of Gianna’s protective behavior towards her baby sister and
believes that it will continue even after Gianna’s little sister is born. I
know that Gianna is going to be the best sister that our baby would have.
