sort of speaking

My nephew Baby C can say "da-da", he speaks gibberish, screams in delight, holds up his hand to give you a five, plays pat a cake, or is it peek a boo? He crawls so fast he looks like he's gonna run into the wall. Apparently he poses well for Christmas pictures too. 
Just call me Scrooge since I have done zero Christmas shopping. Nor have I put up the tree or dug out the Christmas decor. Yeah I know, I fail. I'm such a bad example. Why does that make me grin?