Teddy Teddy Teddy

Abigail has now entered into her "teddy-age". She loves her Teddy and her doll, Ammu. But her farvouite is Teddy. She plays with her Teddy a lot, so much so that many days I and my hubby have got envious of her Teddy.

The first thing that she does after every sleep/nap is to pick up Teddy, hold it close to her nose and say "Thithi thihi thithi!", as if saying "Teddy Teddy did you have a good sleep?"! She would then hold her Teddy in her arms and roam about (re-)introducing Teddy to her butterfly and all other toys. Sometimes she would console her Teddy - just like we pacify her - by saying "Teddy Teddy don't cry! Keep smiling."

Many times she would ask me to feed her Teddy. Other times, she would use real utensils, prepare an elaborate meal. I was surprised to note the extent of her observation of my manner of cooking; she knows how to prepare rice (saadham vadikkurathu) - including holding the hot pot with a cloth, prepare chapathi with the plate, roller and dry wheat powder, filtering tea from a pot into a glass - all this using empty vessels or just water. She would then pick a cup and spoon and feed her Teddy.

She would take her Teddy on her back (giving a piggy back ride). She would place Teddy on the chair by her side and both would sit and enjoy. She would tell rhymes to her Teddy. She would read books to her Teddy, when they are playing and before going to sleep. She would put Teddy to sleep by singing the following:

Thaache thaache Teddy thaache
Thaache thaache Kutty thaache
Thaache thaache Ammu thaache
Thaache thaache Appa thaache
Thaache thaache Amma thaache
Thaache thaache Abigail thaache
Thaache thaache thaache...