Auntie Cass here….Azi is now nearly 2.5……I'm trying to think back on the many, many times Azi has made me laugh, even if it's just a dramatic facial expression that shows exactly what she's thinking (no words needed) or very expressive hand gestures that show just how she feels.
One day she was sitting on the couch when I walked in…
Cass: Azi what you doing?
Azi: Azi relaxing (with a cheeky twinkle in her eye)
We were sitting on the grass at Bondi, and she wanted to go to the park…
Cass: We can go just as soon as I finish my salad
Azi: ok (puts here hand up in a stop motion), finish salad…chew niiiicely!
Azi preceding to take her jumper off….."Azi SO boiling"
She often says: "Anywaaaaay", "That's perfect"
She's also very independent, so if someone offers help, she usually says these days "I'm FINE"
Azi was hanging out at my house, and she asked if we could paint her nails
Cass: No Az, mummy will say it will hurt you (i.e. it's toxic)
Azi: No it's FINE. It SO safe!
These days she is making proper sentences with actual joining words…E.g.
Cass: Where's grandpa?
Azi: He's in his office (not just "in office")
Cass: Where's Sush?
Azi: She's with grandpa
It's very hard to adequately capture all her mannerisms, because it's all about her tone, facial expressions and hand gestures….Like if I'm sitting with Sush, she's comes over and, in a high pitched voice, says "Sush so cute, she's your baby".
She really gets it and always knows what we're talking about, so she adjust her pitch and tone accordingly
My favourite thing she says lately is "You're welcome" whenever someone says thank you….OR if she says thank you and you forget to say anything, she chimes in "You're welcome"
She's also very aware of how she affects other people and her surroundings….so if she think's she has bumped me or Sush or something, she straightaway, in the most genuine, sweetest tone says "Sorry!"
She loves being part of the gang, hanging out with Zaz and Ally or Zaz and her friends
But just as cute as she is, she can turn very quickly when she doesn't get her way- lots of frowning, flying arms, scrunched face, pouty lips- it's actually very entertaining and hard to get angry.
