There's Nothing Like a Baby Smile

Before I had kids, I heard a friend describe how as a new mom she spent hours, days even, trying to get her baby to smile. Like a lot of things, I had no idea what this felt like until I had kids. Tessa was about four weeks old when I saw her smile for the first time. It was probably just gas, but it didn't matter. She smiled. It was such a sweet moment. I have found myself trying to get her to go back to sleep in the middle of the night after a feeding, so tired from sleep deprivation that I cannot wait for her to go back to sleep, but when she starts smiling at me, that's it, I just smile back, not even caring if she gets more stimulated, forgetting everything else but her smile.