Baby memory

A few days back we took our baby for his 6 month vaccination shots. Once inside the clinic room he started get fidgety. The moment he was laid on the bed there, he somehow figured out this was the same place he got shots a few months back ! His crying stopped only after he was placed back on his stroller after the shots.

Its amazing how he remembered the place and the bad experience he had.

Feeling good

Bright sunshine, chirping birds, pleasant weather... This was a welcome change from the bouts of cold that was sweeping over Chicago. I am least suited to cold weather and the general darkness that prevails makes it all the more depressing.

Communicating with babies

Its amazing to see how with just a few sounds babies can make us do what they want. One small cry from our 6.5 month old son is all that is needed to get us running to his side.

And recently my wife has noticed that he expresses his desire for breast-milk in a unique manner. He would repeatedly dab on her, gently, with a soft and broken whine as the background score. This is not the same way he asks for solid food. So his sounds are getting more specific these days. To reword that, his way of communication is making more sense to us grown-ups now.

And sometimes he simply bursts uttering so many things, actually blowing out so many things, is how we should put it. He would utter short syllables, pushing out a lot of air in the process.

Grandparents

Grand-parents showering love on their grand-children is a universal phenomenon. So much so that some wonder why their grand kids were not born to them (instead of us poor sons and daughters). And grand children, how much ever old they are, know of ways to attract the attention of their grand parents. My son is just 6 months old but he can make my dad forgo his cup of morning tea only to shower attention on himself (something my mom has failed to do all through her life !, i can still see my dad spreading his newspaper with a cup of chai in his hands while my mom prepares breakfast and lunch). At first a short whine, then a longer whine and if my dad does not respond even then, he simply breaks out loud. My dad quickly puts down anything he is holding on to and rushes to lift my son and konjify him. Anything for 'em, the lucky ones :-)

Hello World !

Hello World !