Beckett helps me experience two types of Eurekas. The First kinds are my own whereas the Second kinds are hers.
Let me give you a few examples:
My Eurekas:
1. She may enjoy listening to music. Let's try a few Bollywood songs. Result: Smiles galore from Beckett. Overly terrified Missus petrified that Beckett will go deaf.
2. I should try teaching her numbers (at 4 months). Result: Beckett: What are those wriggly things attached to the end of your palm?
3. How will she react if I hold her upside down by her legs? Result: Missus: 'You are going to give my child Shaken Baby Syndrome, you brute! Do you have any idea how much effort I've put in to bring her into this world?' Beckett: Wow! Once more please! The view from down under is so awesome!'
4. Lets read to her. Doesn't matter if it is 'Tuesdays with Morrie' or 'Jack & the bean stalk' or 'Polar bear Polar bear'. It should help build her vocabulary. Result: Beckett: You can have my attention for 10 seconds with Tuesdays, but after that I need to see stuff or touch things to be kept busy.
5. Lets see if she can shape sort or identify people. Result: Bekett: Of course I can identify people, but I don't get the point of shape sorting. Why put pegs in holes when they are so much fun to chew on or to throw.
Beckett's Eurekas:
1. I might enjoy eating this. Result: Mostly both Missus and I get mini heart attacks whenever she finds something new to eat (eg: tearing out the rexine off the sofa, one of our flip flops, a fork, paper, the wall, phone chargers, phones, the list can go on and on) and thereafter our energies get concentrated in ensuring that the entire repository of these objects are out of her reach.
2. I should cry when things are not going as per my will. Result: Mostly deception & distraction and sometimes giving in to demands that are genuine. Sometimes fierce fights between Missus and yours truly about what course to take.
3. I should smile when I want things to go according to my will. Result: Lots of 'awww...s' and smiles and melting hearts and Beckett getting what she wants.
4. Eurekas of Movement: If I push hard enough with my left hand while turning my left leg over, I'm able to turn over; if I push hard enough with my knee and elbows, I'm able to move forward, if I do a split and tumble forward while sitting, I'm able to go from a sitting to sleeping position. Result: 'Achievement Unlocked' euphoria followed by baby proofing precautions for each of the achievements unlocked.
5. Identification: Each of these aliens and each of the things that are here have some sort of identification code. The guy with the beard is called 'Pappa', the lady who sticks her boobs in my mouth every time I cry is called 'Mummy', the lady with white hair is called 'Baa'. The big round orb is called Ball, the sticker on the wall is called 'Snow White', the colourful long thing is 'caterpillar', and the black & white thing is 'Panda'. And the Aliens are amused whenever I identify these things. Result: 'Aarvi, where's mummy, where's Panda, where's Pappa?' And many a times Beckett trolls me by pointing to a chair, or a pillow or the remote control when asked, 'Where's Pappa?' and to console me, Missus cooks up a ridiculous explanation - 'She sees Pappa in everything !'
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