For the readers convenience, I have translated dialogues from our (baby) language to the language adults speak :)
Kesavan : Lakshya vaya vaya vaya . .
Paaduka : wuaaa... Some royalty should be coming..
Lakshya : Drr.. grr... There is a doll moving there. I have to check it out
Paaduka : Aaaw.. I am no doll. You can't poke at my eye. Well now, you can't drum on my head
Lakshya : aaar.. this is so much fun
Paaduka : aaeee, innguu, aaa
Lakshya : drr.. brr.... brrr.. oh you talk !
Paaduka : hhhaa..ii.. I talk and respond but people around smile and think it is funny. Atlast someone understands me !
Lakshya : Oh.. I know. They don't understand us. So, you should be a baby like me. awwwoo..
Lakshya : aaa.. grbrr.. I did wait for a while for people to understand me but from the time I started moving, I have been doing fun things keeping my parents on their toes.
Lakshya : There are so many delicious electric wires hanging in your house. What are you doing lying on your back? brrr aaa
Paaduka : Aaooo.. I have been trying hard to roll over for the past week. But my head wouldn't stay in place without support.
Lakshya : aawwu... Then you are a "kutti papa". Call me "akka"
Paaduka : tchh tchhh..orr.. tchhh
Lakshya : What is this that you are doing?
Paaduka : hmmm.. hmm.. delicious.. my thumb... sweetest thing...
Lakshya : Better than wires brrbrrr... no way
Kesavan : Suddha brahma payaapaya yaam...
Paaduka : hmmm... ammm...
Kesavan : Maami paayu... Paaduka is trying to turn. Come on buddy!
Paaduka : hmm.. haaaww My head is not easy to lift and awww.. my hand is stuck. But wait... There it is. My thumb. tchh mchh mch.. tasty
Kesavan : Paaduka veyal chaapayaa. hahaha
After a few hours . . .
Lakshya : aaww brr.. My Amma has buckled me in the car seat so, Paaduka, we are going home. Hey, what are you doing?
Paaduka : hmmm.. amm.. aaa
(Cheering and excitement all around)
Paaduka : What did I do? Why are things looking different now? Why is everyone so excited?
Lakshya : Brr.. drrrr... yay ! You rolled over! Do it once more
Paaduka : That's hard work for the day hhhaai.. some one help me please inngaaa....
Lakshya : zzz....zzz... Don't worry you will be picked up.
Ok, good night. Bye Paaduks will see you soon.
Paaduka : uuwaa huyu.. I will keep practising to roll over and soon I will start to move around. It will be fun when Kesavan says "vaya vaya vaya" when I come near him :)
------Curtain------
Here are some visuals from the scene :)
http://picasaweb.google.com/paaduka.rangarajan/PAdukAJune?authkey=T8T_hNZblkg
1 comment:
Dear kutti paadu
I really want to meet your elephant friend.. can u ask appa robot to send a picture of you two..your anna Dheekshu wants to tell u - this tummy position is totally 'it' - you get the bestest thaachi in that position :)
Hugs,
Kumudha mami
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