Heyy Baby!

If I have not said it before, I would like to say it now: babies are natural relationship bridges.  Wherever we go and whomever we encounter, people immediately start talking and playing with the baby.  And vice-versa.  If we see people with babies, we also take our baby to them and 'make them talk'!  But it is very nice.  It makes one think that if everyone in the world had a baby, everyone would talk to everyone and everyone would be nice to everyone.  It's just a thought.

Till one week ago, Jennifer would realise the significance of seeing other kids.  Other kids would come to talk to her, but she wouldn't know the difference between them and their parents!  However, this week, this all seems to have changed.  We went to a shop and had to wait sometime in the queue.  In front of me was another couple of their kid. Suddenly Jennifer started making these "hey" sounds while looking at the baby.  It may not be exactly like how we would say 'hey' but the message was clear: she was trying to get the baby's attention.  I was really surprised.  How does she know how to call out to people?  Who taught her that?

And that was not all.  We met some other kids these days, and Jenny immediately crawls up to them (if it is not on the street) and wants to play (which usually involves her pulling their hair!).  The main thing is that she recognises her peers now.  She feels more free with them around.  She knows she can play with them better than with grown-ups.  And all this without anyone actually having to tell her...it is by instinct...it is as if she can sense the purity and innocence in other children that match her own.

The more I get to see how children are and how much love and kindness is in their lives, the more I wonder, "Where did we change?"