Yesterday was 'Triplets Kerala' pirannal (third). Kumbham 1st. The day turned out to be eventful- not very pleasant events either.
My father had a slight fever day before yesterday. Yesterday at 5.00 am he got and was going to charge his cell phone when he fainted and fell under the staircase, and the back of his head hit the stair edge, cutting the skin and causing some bleeding. We got real frightened, Ramesh and mother took him to the hospital, got the cuts stitched and dressed and they came back after some time. I took leave and stayed at home. He was doing all right till the evening, when suddenly his left leg started hurting. By midnight the pain was too much and we got scared about neurological concussions. Early morning they went to the hospital again and learned that it was a displaced bone, and got it bandaged too. The whole house is upset, we have a temple function next week (of which I shall write then), and father wants to be present for that. Cannot predict how everything will turn out.
On lighter note, triplets have started referring to themselves as 'I' most of the time, instead of the usual name. Instead of saying 'Balu will get it', Balu says 'I will get it'.
Communication between them has improved considerably. Until now they used language with each other just to show off their knowledge of handling language, as a means to prove superiority. Noe that all three have achieved pretty good handle of it, they have started to actually communicate with language. Very cute to hear. Also the way they take the dolls, make up stories and tell that. Refereeing is one major effort now, as they start throwing tantrums all of a sudden, throwing toys at each other's face, pushing each other forcefully, sometimes even biting each other, or hitting each other- sometimes in play, sometimes in a fight. It is really scary at times and requires all our alertness. The game gets dangerous all too soon.
If anyone starts to scold, Raman has a habit of running to his grandmom and crying and complaining to her, or if she is not available, running to the bedroom and lying on the bed sucking his thumb (no, he still has not got rid of it). Today he bit Balu for which Ramesh started to give a mock punishment, when he ran to the bedroom, saw it was closed because his granddad was resting inside. He ran to the kitchen, found no one there, and passed us and ran to the living room. The way he was running looking for a shoulder or pillow to cry was so funny that Ramesh started laughing and called him to come and cry on his shoulder. Next moment we saw Raman come in carrying a big cushion from the living room sofa which he placed on the floor before Ramesh, lay on it and started to weep. But by now, his grief was forgotten and he too started grinning!
Balu does all the intelligent plays now, filling a tin with different sized balls and blocks in different combinations, and trying to close it etc. He can pour water from one jug to another without spilling it. Kutty is polishing her role playing skills daily. :)
