Baby, you no Superman!

The baby at home is now our favourite channel of entertainment. The last two weeks, the sole objective of Mehr's life has been to turn over - which after quite some persistent effort, she has pretty much mastered. The latest challenge in her life though - I wonder how she sets up these challenges for herself - is to propel herself forward. Its quite hilarious watching her strenuous efforts at locomotion.

She quickly turns over from her back to her tummy and then she gets into what is called in Yoga as "Dhanurasan" position - the shape of a bow. With both hands in the air and both legs also in the air - there is a desperate attempt at moving forward, which culminates in a lot of baby grunting, crying and finally slumping in exhaustion & pooping off. Poor girl, she still does not know Newtons third law of physics - that to move forward, she needs to push at something. In the process though, she looks like a baby superman, trying to take flight.

Heres an ode inspired by her efforts:

Sorry to break the news kid,
But you no superman.
No matter much you kick and scream,
You not flying nowhere!

Ok heres the inside dope kid,
You got to crawl, before you walk.
That’s the best we chimps managed,
Till the Wright bros came along.

Today you struggle, tomorrow you crawl,
And soon you will totter along.
Along the way, you will scrape your knees,
But eventually you will walk.

A step a time – that’s about enough,
To make it in this world,
Just as day turns night, as seasons change,
Easy does it now,
Easy will do it forever.