Every morning around 6AM, actually most mornings, she gets up ready to go. She’s figured out her vocabulary of grunts and squeals and uses it quite effectively to express what she needs done. She understands when I’m up and about and am getting ready to go for a walk with her. Didi comes along on her bicycle once in a while but mostly Ria wakes up and snuggles into mamma. Takes about 1.5km to satisfy Iras’ need for her morning outing. Once done I drop her off at home, asleep most of the times, and head off for my run.
Here’s a mix I was listening to that fits in so aptly to both the girls.
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So I was googling around doing some research for a review I had to write and thought of Angels and Demons (that book by Dan Brown). That led me to think of that gave me an idea>>>> Check it out
So today Ira went out on her maiden car trip without mamma. We often wake up early morning and go down for a walk, Ira, Ria and I. Didi cycles while Ira watches from her perch. After our customary 4 rounds Ria wanted to go get some ice cream. So we came up got some cash, the driving license and the car seat for Ira and headed off. This was the first time that Ira travelled in her new car seat which Didi has so graciously given to her (it was earlier Rias’). We went to the Baskin Robins near home first as I wasn’t sure how long the peace in the rear seat would last. Then since it was closed we went to the next one about 7km away. Still no luck so we were heading off to Mac donalds when I spotted the Birdys’ shop which was open. Given a choice Ria wanted cake shop over MacD. Finished off a slice of pineapple pastry on her own (she does love a good bakery). By the time Ria was done Ira was getting cranky so we quickly paid the bill, picked up a couple of brownies for home and came back.
Looks like Ira will be comfortable in her car seat just like didi used to be and we can do this more often…. the trips without disturbing mamma when she’s sleeping in the morning.
The music was didis’ choice …very confidently madam settles into the passenger seat picks up the one CD that’s lying around and pops it into the player… “We be veterans, welcome to the ride Ira!”
Destination anywhere.... pack your bags and head outta here....
Like Ria, Ira too is turning out to be an outdoors person. She wakes up every morning at 5AM sharp and then proceeds to wake me up. The plan is to go downstairs for a walk. I usually go to sleep around 4AM but then anything for the girls. So I get up, grab a quick shower, get dressed, put on my shoes…. and she is sitting patiently quietly all through this coz she knows “he’s up”. The we head out for a ~1-2km walk. The moment she is out of the building her face lights up and she starts looking around for pigeons and other stuff. By around 1km she is again sleepy and dozes off as I’m closing in on km 2.
one of Iras' dresses hijacked by didi for her doll
Sometimes Ria comes along on her bicycle but mostly it’s just me and Ira. When I get back Ria is up and she wants to be taken out for a cycle trip or just a walk with her perched on my shoulders… so off we go again after settling Ira into her cot. Sometimes if both of them went with me I just tuck them back in and head out for a run.
Life is great with these two kids. It will only get better once they grow up enough to go running with me at 5 in the morning :))
