I keep saying that a Bub update is pending and ab toh paani sar ke upar se jaa chuka hai! The title is so because The Bub thinks she is some kinda princess / Queen Bee and expects to be treated so much to her disappointment most of the times! ;) But she also does get a lot of attention in general is quite happy with it as long as you don't try to pick her up or touch her in any way till She lets you! :)
What? I thought you wear new White clothes and then roll on the floor! No. you say?!
It will be almost 2 years since Bub came into our lives and one thing I can say without thinking twice - it has been interesting! (One of our friends' told me recently that Interesting can mean many things, when I pointed out that he uses the word way too often!;) So, going by that definition/s here folks.
Run baby, run! :)
We have not even been paying too much attention to her physical milestones. Call it the second born syndrome, if you will.
She has been walking and running for a while now. She is also adept at going up and down the steps - both feet on the same step stage right now. She refuses to take our help if there is a railing / wall that she can hold on to and seems to be gaining mastery in getting on to escalators now!
Pretending to eat the Onam sadya!
She is talking nineteen to a dozen and then some more. Tries to repeat pretty much everything we say. Is forming her own short sentences and is pretty much able to tell what she wants. Of course not everyone understands what she is saying (even though as proud parents we think she speaks quite clearly;), but we get it mostly.
The biker girl! ;)
Unlike Cub, who always spoke very clearly, Bub does not get quite a few sounds right - typically K and L etc. So her best friend Paakhi is Paathi! :D It is cute and am sure she will be crystal clear within no time, so might as well enjoy this phase.
Having been to fair amount of birthday parties already, she loves singing Happy Birthday in her own tune. She recognizes a birthday scene in any book she sees. She loves balloons though she was quite traumatized when she had to see three of them burst within a span of few minutes one of the days. For the longest time she would look at one - real / printed and go - "Baoon - Phoott gaya! Dhamm!" Need I say it was hilarious. She seems to have gotten over that bit now.
She has started recognizing fair number of animals from books she has and the zoo trip was fun. With Cub, we showed him stuff and sang rhymes to him etc ever so often. Poor Bub just does not get that kind of obsessive attention, but still keeps learning whatever she is told.
As she approaches the terrible twos, she is already doing practice runs. The worst bit is eating of course. She still LOVES junk and getting normal khaana in is a major task! Every time she sees my face, she says "Mumma Bitti de do, chottet de do" and when she gets none of these she says "Chyanpaash de do" which is Bub speak for Chyavanprash! Yes, it is quite a favourite with her. She has this horrid habit of stuffing her mouth and refusing to chew her food. The healthy variety obviously. She loves to ruminate like a cow. Sigh! It is very annoying to say the least.
Creating her own messy art out of rangoli! :p
She still has a delightfully wicked and naughty smile and it is difficult to stay angry with her - esp for the father who find pretty much everything she does very funny and amusing! :p She loves dancing and does hand and hip shaking routine at any fun music she gets to hear.
Rockstar - one shoe (brother's), no pajamas and cheap guitar! What else do you need?!
We have not even started potty training her. I have been seriously wondering what happens if you do not train them? They will figure it out once they reach a certain age, isn't it? Any theories? Yes, I am obviously feeling very lazy and bored with this whole business. But, when she does agree to sit on the pot, it is for a book and expects to be shown pictures for the entire duration.
The BFFs! :)
This update possibly cannot be complete without mentioning her absolute love for her BFF Paakhi! :) She lives right next door and is just 2 months older than Bub. Right now they want to spend every waking hour with each other. It starts from 8am and goes on till 8pm. They spend hours at each others' homes and still cry and throw tantrums when they are taken to their own homes. Every single day. It is crazy. They raise hell and wreak havoc with double the mischief and M thinks he has lost a few years since! ;) But seriously, knock on the wood! It is lovely to see them together and Bub starting to make friends at such young age. Cub has no avenues when he was at this age.
Turning the charm on!
She is also VERY loud!
God! That girl can shout a house down. She is also a major drama queen and is extremely quick on take when you are doing something funny or silly.
She gets the joke quickly and will try to turn it on you pretty much immediately.
Just yesterday she actually tried to have a proper conversation on phone with her grand parents and what a delight that was. Not that they could understand much, but it was priceless anyway.
eating a little bit of black poster colour is all you need to get a perfect Goth look!
She is also very naughty and if you do not hear her for a while you can safely assume that something bad is happening in some corner of the house. She has been known to flood the kitchen, draw on walls and eat paint and crayons when not paid attention to for few minutes!
So that is the Bub for you! A little bit of everything and huge dollops of cuteness! And a very smart little mind of her own.
God bless you our darling little girl. You are an absolute delight! :)
The Pujo hogging! :)
Dressed for Dassera! :) 
Mera haath pakdo bhaiyya! :)
