Toddler-talk

It is one of those precious moments when your little one starts to form words and sentences. I have been waiting for my little one to start talking from even before he was born. It is an amazing experience when you listen to those little ones explain with their wide eyes with all the wonder in the world.

Once they start talking, it is easier for the parents to share the progress of the kids with their near and dear ones. And so begins the fun part of prompting their children to spell out all they know - alphabet, numbers, rhymes etc. etc.. Especially on the phone, imagine the person at the other end waiting patiently for those cute words pop out when our little hero decides to zip his mouth. It is after a while that the persistent parents are willing to give up in the hands of a stubborn toddler. Remember the times when our parents pained us to sing/dance/or whatever for an audience? I still roll my eyes thinking of those moments! But as a parent, I don't really mind being exactly the way our parents were :-) Go figure!

But there are times when kids become talkative. My little one is going through one of those phases now. He is fascinated with the telephone - not his toy one, mind you! It is probably not so much the coversation that interests him as much as holding the receiver to his ear and pacing teh room while mumbling 'hmm's and 'yah's. It is very cute when he is telling his grandparents that he wants a 'helicopter car' or a 'baby computer'. But when you have something important to talk or if it is an international call, try telling him a minute of his talk is enough!

Kids, huh?!!