My people in 2007

My People in 2008

I am now 5 years old. My circle has grown a lot since you last saw me - I mean from the time when I was 3 months old. From my Papa and Mom, Baabaa and Ammaa, Buaa, Naanaa and Naanee, Maamaa and Maamee, now it has grown a lot. In fact both my Naanaa and Naanee and Maamaa and Maamee live in India, so I have not even seen them.

First inclusion in my family was my one cousin who came to my Maamaa's house in August 2004. I have not seen him yet, as they first lived in India, and now, since August 2006, they have been living in Arizona. My Papa and Mom say that their house is very far from ours, but I would like to meet him surely.

Next I got my new little brother also, in November 2004. I was only 2 years old at that time. He was a cute little guy. When I first saw him, I wanted to play with him, especially by touching him his eyes, because his eyes used to glitter like diamond, but my Ammaa was very careful that I should not touch him there. He used to lie in a swing and I wanted to give him a swing but my Ammaa said "You are shaking him too hard, give him only a gentle swing, but I did not understand how to give him a gentle swing, so I could not go near him at all. But now we play together, eat together, watch television together. Sometimes we quarrel on small issues also.

I had already started going to Daycare Center when I was 1 1/2 years old, so I made some friends there. First they pushed me, but then I also learnt to play with them. I loved to go there, but I did not like to be there whole the day. I did not like it at all when my Papa got late to pick me up.

Besides, we had a little parties in our house in which my parents' friends used to come. They also had children - some of them were of our age, some younger and some a little older. But I used to play with all of them. I had learnt talking so I used to talk to their parents also. It was fun. It seemed everybody loved me. I had learnt a few English poems, and Hindi songs which I used to sing for them and they expressed surprise at hearing them.