Gummy Smiles
Published May 14th, 2004 in Photos
Just the other day I was one half of a happy DINK household, living the carefree life which was all that I had ever known. Today, I am the proud father of a four-month-and-two-days-old baby boy. “Just the other day” seems like so long ago…
…and yet four months have gone by in the blink of an eye. The other day, Simon could only cry. Today, at four months, he can cry and make goo goo monkey noises like he’s trying to make words. The other day, if I placed him face-down on the floor he would…lie there. Today, he pushes up with his little hands and stays there for minutes (minutes!) at a time, with an expectant look that seems to say “OK, Dad, let’s get this show on the road! I want to go thataway!” Once he had the extensive repertoire of moods known as Sleepy, Hungry and Upset. Now he moves fluidly between Sleepy, Hungry, Upset, Excited, and Happy.
Happy, of course, is the best one. The one with the gummy smiles. I’ll miss them, I think, once he grows teeth. There’s something sweet and special about Simon’s big toothless grins, a smile of complete innocence. One of my favorite time-wasters these days is to watch Simon look at his Mommy, and the smiles that brings to his face.
It’s hard to put all this into words. So let’s look at some photos, instead.
I have finally found some pictures where he looks like his daddy. The fourth picture in this gallery depicts “Scott Jr.” He looks like quite the handsome little gentleman.
I’ve been trying to capture Megan’s gummy smiles, but as you mention, she gets too distracted by the camera. I need to get that camcorder so I can capture her early attempts at conversation. She’s been a chatterbox lately.
Megan’s first tooth is breaking through, with a couple more to follow.