I had the amazing blessing of seeing Charlie's first smile today. A real smile, not that gas nonsense.
He was propped up in his little doughnut, calmly surveying his realm when I came around to the opposite side of the crib.
He looked at me, made eye contact and smiled. I laughed and said
"Are you smiling at me?"
To reward me for being so smart, he gave me another one, broader this time.
I did not capture the moment electronically..I soaked it into my very soul. This picture was taken a moment later and I think a good caption would be. "Well, that worked just the way I planned it. She's mine now."
Back in July of 1980 I scored another first smile from Colin (Jake saved his for his Dad) ...this time Jimmy grabbed the moment.
3 comments:
Some things just get imprinted on our hearts...no camera needed.
priceless!
i remember, yes. Such INCREDIBLE
validation of humanity...the connection
of eyes and then that blessing.
Thank you for telling us this. Makes
my day softer and more gentle...
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