Special Bond!

I’ve always wished for Sean and Rhea to share the special bond with Appacha and Ammachi like their cousins Joe and Tom. Of course Joe and Tom have spent all their baby and toddler years with Appacha and Ammachi and all their summer vacations thereafter. I wasn’t sure if Sean will develop that same relationship or something even close since he has hardly spent any time with achachan and mummy. The last month has been a blessing. He has been staying at home and enjoying their company. He is so close to both of them now, if he doesn’t see them for couple of minutes he’ll ask ‘Where is my Appacha?’ or ‘Where is my Ammachi?’. He couldn’t pronounce ‘Appacha’ very well initially and used to say ‘Aacha’. Now he says Appacha clearly. His eating habits have improved vastly thanks to their prodding. He now has a proper breakfast and lunch. He plays with them and also hugs them when he takes his afternoon nap. I’m hoping he will learn to understand some Malayalam while they are here. Achachan and Mummy brought so many yummy ‘Naadan’ goodies this time like Jackfruit halwa, Jackfruit cheese, Dry banana, fruit cake etc to name a few and I was hoping that Sean would enjoy them since those are things you do not get here. It seems today they had the dried banana and he loved it. I’m told that he has been downing them like they are candy and in between all the chewing he asked them '(Can) I come to your house?'. Mummy said 'You’re welcome'. He also occasionally will go and say 'I love you Appacha/Ammachi'. Mummy told me this when I called home and my heart just melted. That’s just what I wanted for him. Am just so glad that he got to spend all this quality time with them and Thank God he got close to them so fast to enjoy their love and affection and reciprocate it. I can’t wait to get home these days to listen to him animatedly go on and on about the days activities. Rhea also seems to smile away in agreement and I know she couldn’t be any more happier. I feel so happy and blessed!