1. Ananya had her first Piano concert yesterday and it went well. She's been practicing everyday since they announced the concert. She was confident and relaxed about the concert and that's a good beginning !
2. Ananya is finishing 4th grade in style by winning "Student of the semester" for Language Arts. She's been doing really well with reading,writing and spelling right from kindergarten and it's good to see her win this award that she fully deserves.
3. Ananya is almost 10! and she is growing. :) It's great to see the confidence with which she is moving from childhood to girlhood !! From the little girl riding her Winnie Pooh Truck, to the young girl zooming by on her scooter and bike with spirit, she has definitely grown a lot !
4. Really warms the heart to see Ananya-Akshara enjoying their time together-- Ananya asking "enna kutty?" and Akshara with one hand on her hip sternly telling me "You have to be nice to Ananya"!
They are two beautiful, smart, loving and creative girls who remind me of how fortunate I am to have them both for daughters. I sometimes find it surprising to accept that I am the mother of these smart girls. :)) I am sure as they age, their would be more bonding and less bickering !
5. Akshara has been working hard on learning the numbers and letters. She is almost there ! Akshara has also made progress with her pronunciation. No more "Le-llow" and "ti-rara" !! On the whole, their is better clarity in her speech. Hopefully, she will make more progress during the summer and in preschool.
6. Akshara's menu is growing- bread toasted in ghee, Vanilla milkshake, chocolate icecream, french fries and hash browns ! She seems to have gained height and is having a blast riding her Dora bike all over our neighborhood. Really happy to see her quietly move on from stroller to bike, sippy to tumbler !
7. We did think a lot about moving to India. Though we could not go ahead immediately, we gave it a serious thought and have a better idea of what to expect in India in terms of school, allergy awareness and preparedness. Gaining an idea of what would work and what might not work for each of us is definitely progress !
2. Ananya is finishing 4th grade in style by winning "Student of the semester" for Language Arts. She's been doing really well with reading,writing and spelling right from kindergarten and it's good to see her win this award that she fully deserves.
3. Ananya is almost 10! and she is growing. :) It's great to see the confidence with which she is moving from childhood to girlhood !! From the little girl riding her Winnie Pooh Truck, to the young girl zooming by on her scooter and bike with spirit, she has definitely grown a lot !
4. Really warms the heart to see Ananya-Akshara enjoying their time together-- Ananya asking "enna kutty?" and Akshara with one hand on her hip sternly telling me "You have to be nice to Ananya"!
They are two beautiful, smart, loving and creative girls who remind me of how fortunate I am to have them both for daughters. I sometimes find it surprising to accept that I am the mother of these smart girls. :)) I am sure as they age, their would be more bonding and less bickering !
5. Akshara has been working hard on learning the numbers and letters. She is almost there ! Akshara has also made progress with her pronunciation. No more "Le-llow" and "ti-rara" !! On the whole, their is better clarity in her speech. Hopefully, she will make more progress during the summer and in preschool.
6. Akshara's menu is growing- bread toasted in ghee, Vanilla milkshake, chocolate icecream, french fries and hash browns ! She seems to have gained height and is having a blast riding her Dora bike all over our neighborhood. Really happy to see her quietly move on from stroller to bike, sippy to tumbler !
7. We did think a lot about moving to India. Though we could not go ahead immediately, we gave it a serious thought and have a better idea of what to expect in India in terms of school, allergy awareness and preparedness. Gaining an idea of what would work and what might not work for each of us is definitely progress !
