I was surprised to hear Deetya recite the twelve months in a year succinctly. I wonder where she learnt it from – was it in school ? She says “No, I learnt it all by myself !”
It is such a pleasure to spend time with her – very sweet and mellow child and an elephantine memory. She can recall things/incidents she has heard or happened a month ago.
Like, we were comparing our hands and I casually mentioned that mine were dark in comparison to hers. She immediately said “Daddy, I dont lick my hands. That’s why its fair !” It took me a while to realize that I had asked her to stop licking her hands a while ago or they would turn dark like mine.
Another funny incident – she remarked “Daddy, all the red colors are Sunday” and it took me a while to understand that she was referring to the Calendar and how all Sundays are marked as Red.
She had her annual sports day meet on Sat and it struck me that she is quite tall for her age when I saw her in the middle. She had to run on the racetrack, pause to solve a jigsaw puzzle and then towards the finish line on completing it. Proud to say that she did finish.
She is a Chota Bheem fan and likes watching TV. We try to keep that slot to a minimum. I read to her children books from JustBooks, I hope she picks up the interest when she grows up. How I would love her to read Ruskin Bond books. They are a revelation to me at this age !
