Assertive, silly, expressive, and reading body language!

1. Aai is in the kitchen and calls Aditya for something. "But I am playing the guitar", replies Aditya while still playing the guitar!

2. In a play date with a 8 year old girl who has been playing with him once in a while for over a year now... he became the dog and walked around on all fours with her. When they were home, the dog owner became busy with cooking something for the dog. She almost ism'ed if you looked at it from his viewpoint! "Arf arf" the dog said after a while as if to get the owner's attention!

3. In a play session with Baba he dictated the recipe of a french toast with roasted almonds on the side... once they were done writing it on the dry erase board, Baba commented that he had run out of space, then looked with excitement at another dry erase board in the room. Aditya sprang into action, understanding this was a cue to go get that board... so he could continue dictating the rest of the recipe!

Later, we made the french toast together.  Once the almonds were roasted and ready to be served, he used a marker to remove them from the toy pizza pan that we had used for roasting the almonds. As he did that he commented, "I am using this like a hockey stick". Delighted at this expression explosion, Baba began smiling and celebrating him for saying that. Then he said how he began laughing as if it was a joke. Aditya responded with a gentle look and a giggle and said, "Yeah I was being silly".

4. Every once in a while when he is talking to us about his latest imagination... the ADAX car making company that makes all kinds of environment-friendly solar and electric and water based cars.... if we look like we want to add in a comment, he asks, "what?" How beautiful!!!