Babies have their choices

Babies have something that makes your day without you spending money. Their toothless smiles. Their eager eyes that talk to you minus the words. Their superb ability to make you chuck your inhibitions and dance. My three and half month old nephew has come visiting.

While he can do all of this, he surprised us a little more. His mother casually told him `Up' after the hourly feed and held his tiny hands. The toothless wonder actually put all of his weight on his tummy and managed to sit up. Am told it's something babies don't do before they turn four months.

He has his choice of filmy numbers that play on TV too. A Tamil dappaangoothu we elders would otherwise cringe at for its cheap lyrics is actually his anthem. Mr Baby cries and cries when he is irritated. Play the song on the mobile and he turns silent. Switch it off and he bawls again. 

He has not taken a liking yet to soft music. Dance numbers are his choice.

For all our fears of what he would do on travel, he loves it, by bus, train, autorickshaw, taxi...not even the deafening sound of a passing train scares him much. The only minute I saw him break into a wail was when the local train stopped. All of us came home and dropped dead, while the guy continued playing between his spells of sleep.

Hugh! Today's babies did they say!