Sixth Tooth

Thanks to the Whole Milk, which has become a part of Anirud's diet in the last few weeks Anirud has got his sixth tooth now. Whey heyyy!!

Climb & Fall

Anirud has learnt to climb up the sofa on his own. Learning to climb the sofa also means that he would stand on the sofa. Standing on the sofa also means that he would stand in the edge. Standing in the edge also means that he would have a free fall. But, a free fall doesn't mean that he has got his lessons right. The climb-stand-fall-cry cycle continues every day.

Talk

Trr.. la la lalala... va va.. mmmm.... prrrrrr prrrrrrrr ulliioiii ulliioiii ulliioiii.... hhhhhmmmmmmmm.. hhhhhmmmmmm.... amma.. ammaa.. baa.. prrrrr.... ulliioiii ulliioiii.. vaaa vaaaaa...

5th one.. the quicker one!

Anirud has now got his 5th tooth. Getting the fifth tooth is a little quick for his age (13 mths). Before that came out, he literally bit anything that was in his reach - be it a table or books or fingers.

Never walks...

Anirud has stopped walking these days. Most of the time he runs, often pushing himself a bit more than he could. When made to walk on the grass, he stumbles but nevertheless balances himself and carries on, which is a treat to watch.

Bat & Ball

Anirud indicated in the best possible way that he needs a bat & ball. When he could get his hands on the spatula, he was treating that as a bat and found an orange for the ball to play with. Very soon, he would be getting a new bat & ball to fiddle around.

Nemesis

A half foot robot that Anirud got as his birthday gift is his current nemesis now. He do likes the robot, but only when it is muted. When it is switched on, the sound scares him a little bit that he keeps away from the path on which the robot walks or better still he pushes that away so that the robot doesn't come anywhere near him. Funny to watch him push the toy & run away from it.

Hide & Seek

Hide & Seek seems to be Anirud's favourite game. Even when he is just about to doze off, one could pull him into the game and he'll enjoy it like anything. This little blighter gets cleverer with each game that these days, he skips all the easy hideouts and checks out the more tougher ones. He even makes a quick check through the door gap before deciding whether or not to enter a particular room.

Ayushomam

Anirud's ayushomam went on well at Mahalakshmi Narayanar Temple in London on Sunday, 7th May. Throughout the homam, Anirud sat quietly without being cranky of any sorts and he is indeed happy with the presents he got that day.

Growing up phase

Anirud has started learning to be adamant these days. When he doesn't get what he wants, he rolls on the floor crying. Though he soon learns that he is not being given into, he continues to do it when he doesn't gets his next thing on his wishlist. Sure sign that he is growing up.

Happy Birthday Sonny!

Toys R His

Anirud got a car load of new toys over the weekend. He was taken to 'Toys R Us' - one of the biggest toy shops in the world and was given a free hand to choose whatever that pleases him. He is expected to spend the next few weeks in actively using & dismantling them - not necessarily in that order.

Paint it Red

One careless moment and Anirud showed what he is capable of. While everyone was busy with something else, somehow he brought down the cup that had kumkum and spread that in the carpet in no time. After more than an hour of cleaning with all possible cleaning materials, there is still a red patch in the carpet that stands as a reminder of what this little fella did that evening.

Anirud's Waterloo

Anirud exposed his big weakness on the other day. When his own voice, which was recorded over the voice recorder in the mobile phone was played to him, he got scared and started crying. He has heard that quite a few times before, but of late he is scared over that. Probably he thinks that someone is hiding inside the phone. :-)

One small step for the mankind, a giant leap for Anirud

Yes.. Anirud started walking yesterday. He walked 4 or 5 steps on his own before sitting down. It is just a matter of time before he starts walking faster & eventually start running. Another little milestone for this little bugger.

What would you do with a TV remote?

Use it to operate the TV? Anirud found a good use for that. He hits the TV screen with the remote and he is very much fond of the noise that gets generated when the metal meets the glass. He has been strictly warned not to do that, but it remains a question as when he would resume this expensive habit.

Caught red-handed

Anirud is fast becoming a big time prankster. From switching on the washing machine to turning off/on the gas knobs, from touching the hot iron to pulling the wires/cables, he is doing everything he can that it becomes a big risk to leave him alone even for a few minutes. For a few days now, he has been fiddling with the VCR. Today, his curiosity got the better of him and he put his hand in the slot where one would insert the cassette. But he couldn't get the hand out and started crying aloud as it got stuck. Within minutes of his hand being pulled out, he started towards another thing lying around.

Big enough to shop

Anirud busy shopping at Tesco.

Haircut

Anirud had his first haircut over the weekend. Traditionally, in our home we used to tonsure the head at the temple of our family deity. Since we are miles away from India at present and also because Anirud's hair is growing at lengths often touching his nose, we decided to cut the hair now. We knew that it is not feasible to do it at a barber's shop, so we cut it ourselves at our home. It was quite a drama as one of us held him close restricting his movements, while the other cut the hair with utmost care. He tried his best to free himself and be part of the action, but we didn't give up until we were satisfied. In the end, we feel that we have done a good job and he looks extra smart than how he was. We have preserved the strands of hair to offer it at the temple, whenever we go there.

First Friend

Anirud was taken to the lullaby club for the first time last week. As is his usual wont, he started crying on meeting the strangers. When few babies arrived at the venue, they too started weeping on seeing him cry. In due course, he settled down and enjoyed the innumerable toys that were there. He even warmed up to another baby girl towards the end. His first friend happens to be a girl.. hmm.