The other day at the temple, I was trying to feed my daughter. Next to me, was a mother and her two daughters, aged 6 and 19 months.
The 19 month old is my daughter;s age of course. When I took a break from my feeding, I noticed this mum feeding her daughter. The child was on her lap looking on curiously at the antics of my daughter, who at that moment was playing hide and seek / peek a boo furiously with my saree!
To feed my baby I had to be careful not to strip myself, reach under the palloo of my saree, pop a piece of idly in her mouth before quickly covering her up again, saying, take one mouth and hide.
when I kept the saree off her for too long once, she ran away and screamed at the top of her voice and I had to coax her back into the saree. Then she got tired of this game and ran off to peep through the railings of the fencing at the end of the dining hall.
This entertainng show was enough to keep the other 19th month old enthralled enough to stay in one place and eat.
my sis in law and I ran round the temple feeding our little one.
such different babies there are in the world.
I love both kinds of course but I must admit I have a partiality to the michevious ones who can't stay still - even if I admit it is tiring for us! children should be active and curious - not docile!
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