Ishaan's Friends

Ishaan has always been very friendly, he likes to have a lots of friends. He like being with other kids and makes an effort to get close to them and play with them. We have seen him approaching a new friend and sharing his toys several times. Similarly he is also very comfortable with our friends, he would sit and speak to them just like we do and he remembers their names and keeps asking about them. He knows few of my school friends whom he has never met because I tell him about my friends and compare them with his friend, its really fun.

His first friend that I could remember is Max, he was in his first day care since when Ishaan was just 3 months old, when he left that day care at the age of 2 yrs he use to talk about Max and I got a call from Max's mother saying he misses Ishaan and talks about him every night before he sleeps.

Ishaan's all time best friend is Rishab, although Rishab is 2 yrs older than Ishaan but Ishaan likes him a lot, he like copying Rishab. If we leave both of them, they speak and discuss all sort of things, they also take important decisions like who's house should they go now, in which car they should sit etc. If there is a 3rd kid who tries to play with them, he would be badly ignored and bullied, both Adu and Anshi have tried it several times but its very tough to come between Ishaan and Rishab. Rishab will fight with anyone to get Ishaan his toy back and at times he has been emotional if for a change Ishaan played with anyone else and ignored Rishab. Ishaan has said several times that he can leave his Mumma and Daddy and go with Rishab to his house, after every get together he would hold Rohit uncle's hand and would be ready to go to their house with Rishab and he would cry to leave Rishab, as if this is the last time they are meeting. Ishaan will do anything to meet Rishab, he clearly remembers the route to Rishabs house and will get excited even if we are anywhere closer to his house. Rishab is his partner for Ice skating, Soccer, counting cars and throwing stones in water. Its really nice to see them together and to know that they both give such an importance to each other in their life.

Ishaan also loves talking about Ian and Nicholas, his 2 classmates from his old school. When you ask him what he did at the school each and everything that he will tell he did will have Ian and Nicholas involved, as if those are the only 2 kids in the whole class. Its been 3 months since we left the old school but he still remembers them and asks about them, whenever we go to the old area he would get excited to see his school and will say this is my old school, Ian and Nicholas are in there, can we go and meet them ? May be some day I will take his to his old school to meet his old friends, he will be very happy to meet them.
Similar to Ian and Nicholas he made 2 new friends in his new school, trojon and Warren. He likes playing with them and talks a lot about them but they are so far not as close as Ian and Nicholas.

Khushi holds a very important position in Ishaan's life as she is the only girl with whom Ishaan loves to play, she was our neighbour for 1 yr and is 2 years older to Ishaan. In winters, when there is no outdoor activity they both use to play together for hours. Everyday evening Ishaan use to ask to go to Khushi's place and it was convenient for us as she lived just next door. When they both met, their favorite activity was jumping on the bed. Ishaan use to call her Fooshi and later when she got a younger sister, he started calling the little one, Baby Fooshi and her parents became Fooshi Aunty and Fooshi uncle so that's how he got close to the whole Fooshi Family.

After moving to our new house Ishaan has made a lot of friends in the community, they all come out in the evening with their scooters and play on slides, they also do a race with their scooters in the community. When I ask him about his new friends he talks about Aarav, Vivan, Navneet as his best friends, he keeps asking if we can go to Aarav's house to play with him.

In last few months Ishaan has also got comfortable with Anshi and Aadu both of them are 1 yr younger to him. Anshi lives in New Jersey and earlier when we use to meet him, Ishaan rarely played with him but now he talks a lot about Anshi and when they meet they both have a lot of fun. Ishaan also remembers Aadu and asks if he is still in India. Baby Mahika is his official girlfriend and we joke about them, when we ask Ishaan if he likes Baby Mahika he says No because she keeps sleeping and never plays with him (thats because she is just 7 months old Ishaan). We were surprised to see him playing comfortably with 9 yr old Tanuj and after he met him for that whole week he use to ask about Tanuj everyday.

So thats about all his friends, am not sure if he will remember any of them when he will grow up but these memories are precious and I would like to keep them on this blog so that when he grows and reads about his friends he might be able to remember few of them.