Who is Your Favorite Family Member to Eat?

What a weird question, you might think. Apparently not so for Aadi. Let me explain ....

This weekend was highly unusual … the kids slept in late. It was past 8:30am and I had started to wonder if I was indeed daydreaming. I opened one eye, checked the watch, pinched my cheek and went back to sleep – count (and exploit) your blessings while you can.

Soon enough I heard rustling (instead of screaming – how strange !) and I found Diya padding in with Aadi in tow …. complete with blanket, pillow and a miniature Lightning McQueen. The kids wanted to cuddle and laze around a little while longer … who am I to counter God’s will?

We (I) pretended to ignore the stinky diaper and foul breaths and decided to soak in some quality time with kids in the morning. But, I guess, our growling stomachs took over our subconscious minds and Diya and I started singing – “I like to eat eat, apples and bananas”. Aadi joined in as well but was having trouble saying “bananas”. So I tried to break the word up for him into “baba” (means Father) and “nana” (Grandfather) both of which he speaks easily. We practiced saying baba and nana several times. Once Aadi was comfortable we started the sing along again. All three of us chorused – “ I like to eat eat apples and ________ (here Diya and I paused to give Aadi the spotlight and finish the line”. He took a breath, gave me his brightest smile and yelled “MAMMA” and launched himself in my arms for a hug and a slobbery kiss !!

I guess Baba and Nana were not delicious enough for him, he wants to eat his Mamma. :)