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Sunday, May 27, 2007 Standing in the shade at the Central Park Zoo this morning, watching my husband and Felix enjoy the sea lion feeding (11:30, 2:00, and 4:00 daily, in case you're interested), I had a chance to think about how so many people-- notably the ones who don't have small children handy-- seem to be so much more fascinated by infants than toddlers. Why was I not up in front, watching the sea lion swan diving antics? I'll tell you why. I was carrying a sleeping Sebastian in a sling and I was worried that he would get too much sun. I was being responsible, but sorry to be out of the action. Infants tend to keep you out of it a little bit, at least until they can hold their heads up independently, which leaves me always feeling torn. So it is confusing to me why, when I walked into a diner with both boys, Sebastian (sleeping but grunting) got all sorts of interest ("what a marvelous creature" someone said-- a marvelous creature with cradle cap and weird blotches, but a compliment is a compliment), while Felix got the more standard nod and smile. I'm sure there are just as many infants a toddlers hanging around so it can't really be novelty and for my money, a toddler is substantially more entertaining. (Sebastian is great but he has a small mostly digestion-based skill set right now that holds few surprises- and the few that do crop up are unwelcome- for his parents). I can be just about to jump out the window when the Felix, that sly fox who has been making me crazy, will suddenly switch gears and break into a tuneless rendition of a song, the title of which is unknown to me but the only lyric I can understand is: "Mom-my, I love you!" And even my black little heart softens a bit. They're insane little terrorists, but for entertainment toddlers have more than a leg up over infants, so why does the 5-week old get the lion's share of public comment? posted by Elise at 12:12 PM ........................................................ 1 Comments:  said...
I think brand-new, teeny tiny babies are just sort of a novelty. They look that way for such a short time, people want to catch the opportunities when they can. ........................................................ |
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