I was looking through a pile of old stuff this morning when I found this picture of my son when he was 6 months old. Look at the roundness! His head, his arms, his body, his legs, his feet….every last inch is ROUND. My son was slow to get moving (heck, it’s still impossible to get him to hustle), and had only just started sitting up and was kicking around the idea of crawling. Of course, crawling meant doing a G.I. Joe commando crawl on his belly across the floor, like a snake or something. But this was him at his roundest. Before he really started moving around. And have I mentioned? The boy liked his milk. He was a fantastic eater, better then than now! 
My favorite part of this picture? His eyes. Yes, the smile is adorable too but I love the way the smile reaches his eyes, making them twinkle with what could only be described as delight. That there is a happy baby. And I had a hand in making him that happy, and healthy, and comfortable. That feels really great.
Whenever I feel awful about our fertility situation (that sounds like a dreadful understatement, doesn’t it?), I look at pictures of H as a baby. And it reminds me of why I want another baby so badly. Because look at that face! Who wouldn’t want another one of those??
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Annie (2 comments.) 09.20.05 at 12:32 pm
If that picture was any cuter I would EXPLODE from the cuteness.
kiwi (37 comments.) 09.20.05 at 7:37 pm
How adorable!! I just love baby roundness!
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