The most exciting phase of watching babies grow is the toddling. For a few months after birth, all we can do is let him have a low angle shot of your face. Then from turning over to creeping on his tummy and crawling – one follows the other and you follow the baby all over. But the best part of the deal is seeing him pull himself to his feet and take his first steps.
No matter what the ads and the feel-good pictures say about it – there isn’t actually a first step. There are many attempts that progressively leading to the walk. Standing up is in itself exciting. From his sit-down position, he uses a piece of furniture for support and pulls himself up. The next step is when he tires to disentangle from the furniture and attempt to remain hovering above the floor. Even before we can round our mouths with a collective wow, there is a thud and he is sitting on the floor with a surprised expression. It is some time before he attempts such an adventure again, but after several such attempts, finally he gains enough balance to remain standing without support. This is a crucial time for any parent. Depending on their classification the parental responses vary. There is the coochie coo group that rushes to their dear darling and ooohmyshweet baby your feetu will paining paining? Then there is the enterprising go-getting group that rushes inside to fetch the camera-tape-batteries, all ready for that mammoth event – the first step, come on let’s move it. The third is the group that holds their breath and you can trace the outline of their face movements in sync with the baby’s swaying. By the time the baby’s done, they usually need a Relispray for their neck! The fourth is the paparazzi; they call up their family, neighbours, friends and relatives and announce that the baby’s now ready for the marathon. The most entertaining parental group is the one that is waiting for the baby to fall “ayyaayyoo, he’s going to bump his head, bump his hand, bump his bump….”; entertaining to all, including the baby. Usually, most parents end up having affiliations to each group at a different time.
However, there is only one type of baby. The type that analyzes what is going on around him, bewildered and then carries on with his work. It’s a strange world he probably says to himself, guess I’ll have to straighten them out quite a bit, so let me get cracking. Finally, at a time when most parents have stopped watching and are in an ah, so he’s standing… phase, that is the time he strikes. And before you know it, he’s taken those first steps. All the groups of parents, conglomerate into just one, one that is looking for the perfect shoe for their little baby!
No matter what the ads and the feel-good pictures say about it – there isn’t actually a first step. There are many attempts that progressively leading to the walk. Standing up is in itself exciting. From his sit-down position, he uses a piece of furniture for support and pulls himself up. The next step is when he tires to disentangle from the furniture and attempt to remain hovering above the floor. Even before we can round our mouths with a collective wow, there is a thud and he is sitting on the floor with a surprised expression. It is some time before he attempts such an adventure again, but after several such attempts, finally he gains enough balance to remain standing without support. This is a crucial time for any parent. Depending on their classification the parental responses vary. There is the coochie coo group that rushes to their dear darling and ooohmyshweet baby your feetu will paining paining? Then there is the enterprising go-getting group that rushes inside to fetch the camera-tape-batteries, all ready for that mammoth event – the first step, come on let’s move it. The third is the group that holds their breath and you can trace the outline of their face movements in sync with the baby’s swaying. By the time the baby’s done, they usually need a Relispray for their neck! The fourth is the paparazzi; they call up their family, neighbours, friends and relatives and announce that the baby’s now ready for the marathon. The most entertaining parental group is the one that is waiting for the baby to fall “ayyaayyoo, he’s going to bump his head, bump his hand, bump his bump….”; entertaining to all, including the baby. Usually, most parents end up having affiliations to each group at a different time.
However, there is only one type of baby. The type that analyzes what is going on around him, bewildered and then carries on with his work. It’s a strange world he probably says to himself, guess I’ll have to straighten them out quite a bit, so let me get cracking. Finally, at a time when most parents have stopped watching and are in an ah, so he’s standing… phase, that is the time he strikes. And before you know it, he’s taken those first steps. All the groups of parents, conglomerate into just one, one that is looking for the perfect shoe for their little baby!
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