At 28 months

Anirud is able to:

- say 'Ayithudh' when asked for his name
- say 'shakka' when asked for his dad's name
- say 'shaauu' when asked for his mom's name
- call mom and dad by name suffixed with 'ma' and 'pa' respectively
- identify Rajinikanth whenever he appears on the telly
- identify certain film songs where ever they are played
- differentiate all the basic colours
- identify most of the vehicles, fruits, vegetables, domestic and wild animals
- mimic many of the animals
- pattern match logos of certain shops/brands
- pick out the book of his choice from a pile and ask for the story
- say that he wants to go to library to get a new set of books
- say quite a few nursery rhymes
- say NO to things he doesn't want
- drop litter in the bin whenever asked to
- demand that he be taken to the park to play
- tidy up the house to a certain extent
- follow instructions when he is in a mood to listen
- stand before God, keep his hands folded and pretend to pray
- gauge our mood before he smile/look serious
- communicate to a certain extent in Tamil and English
- get the instructions in Tamil and reply back in English (and viceversa)
- use fork to eat fruits
- say 'zha' as in 'pazham'
- demand for the right food item he wants (especially fruits)
- count up to 10 in Tamil and English
- identify lot of animation characters (Spiderman, Bob the Builder etc)
- pick out a particular dress to wear for the evening
- irritate us deliberately by shouting at the top of his voice
- announce that he has had an accident
- announce that he wants to wee-wee when he wants to
- scribble around with crayons

In the coming months, we expect him to:

- pedal his tricycle
- jump up and down
- pronounce 'r', 'ra', 'ri' (although we would be sorry to let go of that mazhalai)
- get potty trained
- learn the alphabets
- hold the pencil properly and draw a circle
- throw and catch a ball