Episode 14

Christmas is coming early for Sachin this year. We decided that he has no idea what the day really means/stands for so instead of bombarding him on Christmas Day, we are giving him his presents earlier so he can enjoy them. So Andy was the first to go...he got him a Elmo Live, which I first thought was a waste of money and just falling into advertising but when I saw Sachin's face and reaction to it, I caved. He just lit up and hugged and kissed him, so we knew he was going home with us.

Then my cousin Mandy (who is visiting) gave him his present early (abc magnets). The toy sings the ABC song and then helps you pronounce the letter correctly. Sachin as already picked up quite a few letters by listening to it over...and over...and over again.

Finally Grandma and Grandpi (Andy's mom and dad) got Sachin a pretend kitchen. He recently started to pretend "cook" with my real pots and pans, so we knew he would love something that was more his size. We were right. He loves it. So we are getting "juice and pancakes" on a regular basis from El Restaurant De Sachin (I don't even know if that is even a proper sentence).

Today Sachin had a play date with his friend Abhi and they were hugging like two old men or as if they haven't see each other in weeks, it was very cute. Then we got them to settle down and pose for a picture by the tree.

The funniest thing about the two of them is that they don't really play "together" they play as if there is a 5 second delay. What I mean by this is, if Sachin is rocking in the rocking chair, Abhi will then go and rock. If Abhi is on the slide, then Sachin will go on the slide...etc...etc. The good thing is that don't fight (yet) for toys.