What’s your baby really thinking?

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Daphne Sashin, CNN
1 minute read
Updated 12:02 PM EST, Fri February 14, 2014
Adelaide Antoinette James, 5 months, shows her serious side before going out for a stroll.
Inside the minds of babes —
Adelaide Antoinette James, 5 months, shows her serious side before going out for a stroll.
"Eat your peas! They aren't as bad as they say." -- Rishaan Singh, age 6 months
"Eat your peas! They aren't as bad as they say." —
"Eat your peas! They aren't as bad as they say." -- Rishaan Singh, age 6 months
Courtesy Abhinav Prakash Singh
"Kathy Griffin! Stop picking on Anderson!" -- Jackson Skinner, age 10 months, just before demanding his parents switch from CNN to New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on ABC.
"Kathy Griffin! Stop picking on Anderson!" —
"Kathy Griffin! Stop picking on Anderson!" -- Jackson Skinner, age 10 months, just before demanding his parents switch from CNN to New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on ABC.
Courtesy Brittany Gibson
"How do I touch that thing that we look at that gives off all that light and heat with the moving pictures? How do I pull that black thing from out in front of Mommy's face that flashes and makes my eyes hurt and see dots?" -- Collin Nguyen, age 20 months, apparently had a lot on his mind.
Too many thoughts to count —
"How do I touch that thing that we look at that gives off all that light and heat with the moving pictures? How do I pull that black thing from out in front of Mommy's face that flashes and makes my eyes hurt and see dots?" -- Collin Nguyen, age 20 months, apparently had a lot on his mind.
Courtesy Diane Nguyen
"Oh please don't let it be more squash flavored baby food!" -- Mia Lockett, age 11 months, has a sophisticated palate.
"Don't let it be more squash ..." —
"Oh please don't let it be more squash flavored baby food!" -- Mia Lockett, age 11 months, has a sophisticated palate.
Courtesy Talia Day
"Be afraid. Be very afraid." -- Brooke Bradshaw, age 2, after moving all of the kitchen chairs into the living room and carefully placing a doll on each chair. Mom, Lauren Bradshaw, admits there's "something a little creepy about this photo bomb."
"Be afraid. Be very afraid." —
"Be afraid. Be very afraid." -- Brooke Bradshaw, age 2, after moving all of the kitchen chairs into the living room and carefully placing a doll on each chair. Mom, Lauren Bradshaw, admits there's "something a little creepy about this photo bomb."
Courtesy Lauren Bradshaw
"What?! You want me to work overtime?!" -- Ethan Fox Chau, age 4 months, at the end of a long week.
"What?! You want me to work overtime?!" —
"What?! You want me to work overtime?!" -- Ethan Fox Chau, age 4 months, at the end of a long week.
Courtesy Allison Lee
"High five! Hey, don't leave me hangin' here!" -- Lydia Brown, age 1, couldn't get any takers for a high five at her first birthday party.
"Don't leave me hangin'!" —
"High five! Hey, don't leave me hangin' here!" -- Lydia Brown, age 1, couldn't get any takers for a high five at her first birthday party.
Courtesy Cindy Schultz
"Push-ups are harder than I thought. Please, Mom, flip me over." -- Rick Cordsen, age 6 weeks. He's 35 now, and still isn't a fan.
"Push-ups are harder than I thought." —
"Push-ups are harder than I thought. Please, Mom, flip me over." -- Rick Cordsen, age 6 weeks. He's 35 now, and still isn't a fan.
Courtesy Kathi Cordsen
"Just like Mommy" -- Tess Barret, age 18 months, liked to put her baby to bed before going to sleep herself. She's now 14, and still has a lot in common with her mom, like music, shopping, travel ( although she always insists on the window seat).
"Just like Mommy" —
"Just like Mommy" -- Tess Barret, age 18 months, liked to put her baby to bed before going to sleep herself. She's now 14, and still has a lot in common with her mom, like music, shopping, travel ( although she always insists on the window seat).
Courtesy Beth Barret
"I don't know what's happening, but it's exciting!" -- Jaxson Soto, 13 months, was pretty pumped about his first train ride through Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas.
"I don't know what's happening ..." —
"I don't know what's happening, but it's exciting!" -- Jaxson Soto, 13 months, was pretty pumped about his first train ride through Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas.
"Hey Mom ... I am picking some fresh greens for salad today" -- Rhea Purohit, age 9 months, forages in New Jersey's Liberty State Park.
"How about some greens for lunch?" —
"Hey Mom ... I am picking some fresh greens for salad today" -- Rhea Purohit, age 9 months, forages in New Jersey's Liberty State Park.
Courtesy Pankaj Purohit
"I'm out of gas! Can someone give me a push?" -- Owen Flemming Banks, age 11 months, hopes to get a push from 4-year-old brother, Mason.
"I'm out of gas!" —
"I'm out of gas! Can someone give me a push?" -- Owen Flemming Banks, age 11 months, hopes to get a push from 4-year-old brother, Mason.
Courtesy Marie Sager
"Are my legs made of rubber?" -- Krisi Hernandez, age 11 months, takes her very first step before falling down.
"Are my legs made of rubber?" —
"Are my legs made of rubber?" -- Krisi Hernandez, age 11 months, takes her very first step before falling down.
Courtesy Kathi Cordsen
"Who is that beautiful girl? I really need that crown." -- Sofia Mulder, age 2, loves looking in the mirror, but she never realizes it's her.
"Who is that beautiful girl?" —
"Who is that beautiful girl? I really need that crown." -- Sofia Mulder, age 2, loves looking in the mirror, but she never realizes it's her.
Courtesy Sara Mulder
"I didn't do it ..." -- Derek Mestas, age 16 months, always clasps his hands or puts them in his mouth when he gets caught doing something naughty -- like pulling all of the clothes out of Mom's dresser drawers.
"I didn't do it ..." —
"I didn't do it ..." -- Derek Mestas, age 16 months, always clasps his hands or puts them in his mouth when he gets caught doing something naughty -- like pulling all of the clothes out of Mom's dresser drawers.
Courtesy Valerie Mestas
"They think I'm a celebrity" -- Daniela Rodriguez, age 10 months, graciously handles a gaggle of family photographers on Christmas Eve.
"They think I'm a celebrity!" —
"They think I'm a celebrity" -- Daniela Rodriguez, age 10 months, graciously handles a gaggle of family photographers on Christmas Eve.
Courtesy Oscar Rodriguez
"Wow, my day was exhausting!" -- Poor Evangeline Monaco, 4 months, could barely lift her head to finish a meal.
"Wow, my day was exhausting!" —
"Wow, my day was exhausting!" -- Poor Evangeline Monaco, 4 months, could barely lift her head to finish a meal.
Courtesy Elena Monaco
"Pop! Goes the Weasel. I don't know why that's so funny... It just is!" -- Wilson Kinder (son of AC360 producer Gabriel Kinder), age 5 months. We hear ya, kid!
"I don't know why that's so funny ... It just is!" —
"Pop! Goes the Weasel. I don't know why that's so funny... It just is!" -- Wilson Kinder (son of AC360 producer Gabriel Kinder), age 5 months. We hear ya, kid!
Gabriel Kinder/CNN
"Bows are NOT my thing, Mom!" -- Sidney Esser, age 11 months, is not amused.
"Bows are NOT my thing, mom!" —
"Bows are NOT my thing, Mom!" -- Sidney Esser, age 11 months, is not amused.
Courtesy Keisha Esser
Inside the minds of babes

Tune in to AC360° Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night at 8 p.m. for a three-part series, “Baby Brains: What Are They Really Thinking?”

Anderson Cooper digs deeper into the subject in a Google+ Hangout with CNN Digital Correspondent Kelly Wallace along with Paul Bloom author of “Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil.” Click here to watch.

Story highlights

Tune in to AC360° this week for a special on babies' brains

Think you know what's on your baby's mind?

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CNN  — 

Dawn Soto often looks at her toddler’s expressive face and tries to decipher his inner monologue. She wonders, “What goes through their little minds with all these new experiences?”

Any parent of a young child imagines what their baby is thinking about. Recently, Anderson Cooper traveled to the Infant Cognition Center at Yale University where he watched babies take part in a series of tests aimed at answering the question: “Are we born knowing right from wrong?” He explores that question and other aspects of babies’ inner thoughts in a three-part special this week on baby brains.

In that spirit, iReport invited parents to share photos of their babies and guess what they were thinking at that moment.

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