Watching a baby grow up is a fascinating thing; not just as a parent, but also as an observer. A baby is born with nothing more than basic instincts - a survival instinct; an instinct to suck for food; and perhaps a faint instinct that tells him who his mother is.
And now at 11 months he already has a 'personality'. He has a mind; he has thoughts; he has preferences, he knows cause-n-effect, he has intellectual curisoity, he has a massive ego for such a tiny thing, he knows anger and fear (anger was perhaps a more easily acquired trait than fear), he has a vocabulary, and best of all, he understands love and reciprocates it.
Its like witnessing the whole breadth of human evolution in a short timespan; and it's nothing short of witnessing a miracle.
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Indeedy. I also find it fascinating to watch them learn things; be it gripping objects or object permanence: things that you and I take for granted.
it is... it seems first 7yrs is the fastest grow and then the rate slows..till teens & early 20s.. then after its down hill..;)
but I also wonder when kids starts learn about sarcasm..
:) Awww, he is going to be a year old soon! :)
God bless him.
I tell my nephew that I absolutely loved him when he was a baby, and that now he is a little devil I don't find him as adorable! Hehehehehe! I am the devil here, ain't I!
i liked the simplicity n clarity in ur description .. felt very nice :).
its like coloring a canvas with different shades of life. Canvas is what people will focus on down the line, but i wd love to give credit to the painter. You are the first one who would use the brush on it .. take care. you know better than anyone else ..(mother).:), just sending u good wishes
awww!!!! beautiful post, radha...
the other day I was with this 3 yr old (I am completely besotted by her) and she was lifting this big box (she helped me move into my new apartment recently :D) It wasn't a heavy box, just too big for her..... so I asked her, "Is it heavy, Gabby?" and she goes, "No, just awkward"
:) where do they learn all that they do from??? It's mind-boggling
radha .. you write with such soul...
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