Baby Bliss

There are a few things going on this week with our baby girl that I just adore. I want to write about them because they are seemingly small things that could easily be forgotten, yet they are special to G and me. In the past few weeks, Emmy has really discovered laughter. Sure she has been laughing here and there for a while now, but now she has daily periods of uncontrollable, chest-heaving laughter. It is awesome! She thinks everything is soooo funny. Daddy's face, the porch, me saying "chicky chicky," her pink towel, Eeyore, our dog, you name it- hillarious! She has even been laughing in her sleep! BG has been so joyful of late that she wakes up startled, with hands waving in the air and a smile on her face just by the sheer pleasure of being alive. What a beautiful way to live, a way of being that we must forget as we age. I try to see the world through this 6 month old's eyes, and I get glimpses of pure joy from the little, every day things in life, too. For example, early this morning we were swinging on the front porch (like we do all day, every day- we are professional porch swingers!), and it was raining. Every time the wind would blow the leaves with any force she would smile and laugh, and it was beautiful yet something you might not even pay attention to unless you had a small, child guide to reintroduce you to the beauty of the ordinary. What a wonderful time in this little girl's life... I can only hope that this happiness or at least some of it stays with her throughout her days. Her dad and I are not the most exuberant people in the world, so we are not sure where she got such a joyful personality, but we are sure glad she did!