Wikipedia reads : An infant (from the Latin word infans,
meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless") is the very
young offspring of a human or animal.
Vira is now ‘able to speak’ and so , technically, is no longer an infant
. Aren’t we proud … You may THINK - how
come only speech is the differentiator ? Isn’t that a very small thing ? But if you have kids around you will KNOW –
that speech is a huge HUGE indicator of progress . I do think Facial Expression
should also be considered …
So the story of evolution of Vira is that she has started
experimenting and enjoying the sound of her own voice .
Along with the multiple repetitions of 2 lettered words … da
da da daaa ddaa da daaa da dada … pa pa ppaa papa paaa aa aaaaa, there is this
fierce enthusiasm to be heard. So the volume of rendering this ‘alap’ is very
loud. And the pace differs too . This extempore delivery is often punctuated by
random screeching .
So the activity cycle of Vira’s world now consist of
1.
Eat
2.
Sleep
3.
Run
4.
Bump (into furniture)
5.
Scatter (toys , newspapers)
6.
Blabber (the ‘alap’ mentioned above)
7.
Screech
Wow … a formidable list for a 12 month old
.
The other good news is that the hair on her
head has started growing . All of a sudden , there no of hair follicles per sq
cm on her head seems to have multiplied. What a relief !! I was quite worried
that she was practically bald till now .
This month has been good , with so many
agreeable surprises .
