Veer Says...

One day, I showed up at Veer’s daycare in gym pants and a t-shirt. The weather permits me to wear a jacket and hence I could get away with the t-shirt. As soon as I enter Veer’s class –

Veer: Mamma why are you wearing gym pants?

Me: Because I came from home baby.

A while later, in the car on the ride home

Veer: For my birthday party you can wear gym pants.

Me: But I want to wear jeans papa.

Veer: You can wear a saree.  You can look pretty in a saree mamma.

We went to a friend’s birthday party this weekend. The little girl I am assuming was tired at the end of the party…

Me: Thank S for the party Veer.

Veer: Thank you S.

We got home and Veer was reporting the party to dad.

Veer: Naana, S didn’t say your welcome to me.

We are just getting over a stomach bug which involved many sleepless nights, multiple doctor visits and an emergency room visit. On the first day back to school I was telling Veer about the benefits of washing his hands to avoid going to the doctor again.

Me: Veer amma, you must wash your hands when you go pee pee or potty.

My Mom (On Phone): Veer wash your hands when you come back from playing and before eating food

(Basically, my mom and I were bombarding him with instructions)

Veer: Mamma, I am wearing a diaper today, I don’t need to wash my hands when I go pee pee.

I want to be an engineer too

The other day Veer & D visited me in the office and he finally saw that his mom works in the “office” just like his dad does. (I suspect he thought that I just kinda wandered around after dropping him at daycare) Now on an aside, two people that Veer absolutely adores is D’s brother (Dr. Karthik) and for some strange reason his pediatrician Dr.Monica. We have spent many evenings where I am getting a shot and Band-Aid because Dr.Veer is “being Dr.Monica”.  This has lead me to believe that Veer always wanted to be a doctor. So the other day, that Veer visited me in the office we were chatting about what Mamma and Naana did. I told him that we were both engineers. And all of a sudden he went – I want to be an engineer like Mamma & Naana!! I thought that this was just a passing phase where he learnt a new word. So a few days later, I asked him again:

Me: Veer, what do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor like Peddanana, Dr. Monica and tata or a lawyer like the other tata or an engineer like Mamma & Naana.

V: I want to be an engineer like Mamma & Naana.

I am of course immensely proud because he wants to grow up like his mom and dad. Both my husband and I chose to be engineers and actually had to negotiate a bit with our respective families to become engineers. I am sure that when the time comes Veer will chose his career and I will fondly remember this interesting conversation that my little baby and I had.