Changing Times of Sonny

Before we embarked on our India trip, we were hopeful that sonny would open up and expand his vocab beyond the few words that he babbles. While talking still seems some distance away, sonny has learn t this:

• He grabs his grand-father’s hand off the computer mouse and marches off with him outside the house for a stroll.
• No matter how long we are outside the house – he wants to go out again
• Just the sound of the door opening, is enough to get sonny from any corner of the house running to the door.
• He bats his eyelids, pulls onto her kurta and generally follows the house-help around the house. Mind you, this is the same house-help, who, he was petrified of, when we got here.
• The mirror is his new friend. He can spend many minutes smiling at his image, making faces and licking the mirror (yeah go figure that one)
• He is fascinated by the fan. Just the sound of the fan whirring is enough to get him all excited. He’ll stand under it and stare at it non-stop.
• Stranger anxiety is a thing of the past. Lil Master Flirty bats his lashes and offers a hand-shake at anyone who proffers a smile.
• He just has to get into corners – the dirtier the better.
• He’s learnt to lock the door (o dear god!)
• He loves kids his age – he can play catch till he drops down completely tired.
• He seems terribly interested in what we're eating - and will take a bite no matter how full he is.
• He's realized that he is an individual too - so temper tantrums and digging heels into the ground are fairly common
  

And some things are still the same:

• He is still afraid of water being poured on his head during a bath.
• He still wants his Ma to feed him and put him to sleep
• He still cant self-feed.
• He still babbles - a lot more than before - but still no clear words.