April 14 2014 - Tamil New year.
The point is, their in-born characters never seemed to have changed till now. Nobody can do anything to Oviya without her willingness. We're sure to get kicks & scratches while locking her in the car seat or making her wear a dress or while trying to hold her in public. The other way of her resisting is screaming at a high pitch or just rolling & crying in the middle of the road. Whereas Kavya is just the antonym of Oviya. Though she's naughty inside the house, pushing & fighting with Oviya, she tends to be sensitive & shy when we go outside. It takes time for her to mingle with people in a new place. Sometimes, she feels nervous & scared around noisy environment ( awww, how she misses that extra one month inside the womb :- P). I always comfort her with a tight hug when she's nervous. This helps a lot in comforting both of them. So when Kavya or Oviya gets upset or nervous, hugging them gives them the reassurance of safely secured in my arms :-).
Somehow, we were always waiting for a chance to celebrate. It was the Tamil New year this time. When we wake up early, when we distribute the prepared snacks to neighbors, when we wear new dresses, when we take pictures together, when we share our wishes, we're automatically drawn into the festive mood.
Kavya &. Oviya - I've seen them cry, smile, laugh, mad, I've seen them sleeping, wide, hyper, awake, mellow; they're always so beautiful to me, always so close to my heart... Day by day, their eagerness to become independent was dominating. A trip to the local library showed their interest in pretend - play & the trip to the zoo revealed their admiration towards animals. But, making them sit for a movie ( tried Rio-2 movie in the theatre for the first time) or do a shopping or a simple stroll in the mall would be very difficult. They needed entertainment, activities & varieties all the time :-).
Both looked like 'day' & 'night'. Oviya seems hyper-active, while Kavya is hyper-sensitive. Each has different toddler tantrums & I sometimes worry about having only 2 arms :-/.
When they were inside the womb, Kavya was the 'Baby A' & Oviya, the 'Baby B'. I was frequently told that 'Baby B' was super active, kicking & jumping inside while 'Baby A' was sleepy & shy in it's own cozy place. To add on to this, Oviya's head turned as a sign of readiness before delivery while Kavya was still in a breach position till the end without wanting to either come out or leave the way for Oviya :-). But, ready or not, they were born at 36 weeks (one month pre-mature). There was no need for the neonatal care since both of their weights were pretty good.
The point is, their in-born characters never seemed to have changed till now. Nobody can do anything to Oviya without her willingness. We're sure to get kicks & scratches while locking her in the car seat or making her wear a dress or while trying to hold her in public. The other way of her resisting is screaming at a high pitch or just rolling & crying in the middle of the road. Whereas Kavya is just the antonym of Oviya. Though she's naughty inside the house, pushing & fighting with Oviya, she tends to be sensitive & shy when we go outside. It takes time for her to mingle with people in a new place. Sometimes, she feels nervous & scared around noisy environment ( awww, how she misses that extra one month inside the womb :- P). I always comfort her with a tight hug when she's nervous. This helps a lot in comforting both of them. So when Kavya or Oviya gets upset or nervous, hugging them gives them the reassurance of safely secured in my arms :-).
A tight hug for 20 seconds is as good as eating a piece of dark chocolate which produces the 'Oxytocin', the stress releasing harmone. We have the choice of hugging a person or a pet or a teddy. Lucky me! I have all the three.
So if some one's in a bad mood, they may need some 'Oxytocin' :-P.
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