Day 71: A Tale of Smiles
I heart smiles. I never realized how much until Abby was born. And really, not till recently when she’s all about smiles. And my favorite smiles are the waking up ones.
It just melts my heart. She could be the crankiest, hollering b/c I’m taking too long to get to her (b/c I always forget to go to the bathroom until I hear her wiggling around), but one look at me, and she just smiles!
I wonder how long this phase will last. B/c the waking up smiles are the best especially on days when I’m feeling down, thinking about the day when I go back to work or days when I’ve been up too late blogging away and I can barely open my eyes, let alone maneuver a boob to her lips. Though I wish these smiles would last forever, I know the day will come when they stop.
And this got me thinking. When was the last time I woke up with a smile on my face just to look into the eyes of another? I’m sure my mom can remember the day I stopped smiling at her when she came to wake me up. I started puberty early on (fun times for the arrival of AF when you are still in 5th grade) so I’m thinking the smiles probably stopped at least by then. And I probably gave her quite a few sarcastic smiles in the teenage years when I just didn’t want to get out of bed. (There were days when waking up by noon was me waking up early..until I got a job that is.) But I bet b/c she’s my mom, she knew not to take these smiles too seriously.
I’m sure when I started dating my husband and realized I was falling head over heals in love, that I would wake up with smiles on my face. I’m sure when we spur of the moment decided to go to the courthouse and get married, that I would wake up with smiles on my face. And I’m sure there were a few glowing days when I was pregnant, that I would wake up with a smile on my face. But now, my good morning smiles don’t come until I see Abby’s good morning smiles. (I mean I love my husband to death and all, but we’ve been together for so long and we’ve turned into an old married couple already.)
I just hope that when Abby is a teenager and is pissed at me for waking her up too early, that I will remember all the waking up smiles I’ve gotten, and brush aside the sarcasm that she is bound to inherit from me.
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She is simply beautiful.
Beautiful post! I was just thinking this morning that I needed a picture of my daughter when she wakes up and I walk in her room, ALL SMILES. It does melt my heart also. It is a look like “I am soo happy to see you and I have not seen you in like FOREVER!!” Abby is too cute!
Baby smiles are the best. It’s hard to look at your daughter and think, “In 16 years she’ll be screaming at me with that mouth.”
Oh well, guess we’ll be ready by then.
Abby is adorable.
I agree whole heartedly. Nothing can light up my day quicker than a Teva smile (and Abby’s do a pretty good job for me too). Squeeee, she’s so cute! And that hair! I could just gush and gush and gush!!!
Well said, Metta!!!
Ps…voted for you today, as I do every day. Because you and Abby are fabulous!
Such an adorable and precious smile! Heart-melting!