A Tiny Smile

Babies are scrumptious, are they not? However, newborns all seem rather alike until one little thing sets them apart...that first smile.

That first smile, be it crooked and off to one side or full-faced and beaming, has the power to change that tiny infant into his or her own person in a matter of seconds. It's as if that little twitch of muscles brings to the surface a personality that has remained a mystery until that very moment.

This past Sunday, I had the privelage of glimpsing a tiny bit of my son's emerging personality as a wee little half smile graced his face. I had been cooing and jabbering and talking that lovely motherease that only mamas can do properly when his eyes began to dance and his tiny, perfect little mouth turned up at the edge. And just so I would know it was for real, he did it a second time, much to his mama's delight!

Since then, the smiles have become grins and nearly everyone in the household has had the pleasure of being on the receiving end of one. I have yet to capture it on camera for the simple fact that I have no desire to pull myself away from basking in his gaze long enough to reach for the camera.

What a delight those tiny first smiles are! Bliss...pure bliss.