Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Sweet Grinning Boy

It's sort of shocking how fast time goes, really. Before Tate's birth, I had gotten in the habit of writing most mornings at dawn, prior to Monica waking, and during the quiet dark hours. Now I see I haven't written in almost two weeks. It's a strange kind of time warp to be in these days. But what a wonderful warp it is. Tate went to the Bay Area last weekend with his mom to see three college girlfriends, two of whom have infant boys. They gathered for a weekend of food, fun, and reminiscence, and had a great time. What was most amazing being away from the two of them for four days was that by the time they returned, Tate had learned to grin. He had grinned many times already, but they were frequently uncontrolled or uncontrollable facial expressions. Suddenly we can now make a funny noise at him or sing a song and his mouth opens up and he'll smile and gurgle--his big eyes will narrow, and you can see his familial smile lines at their corners.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a fun stage....keep up the good work, Tate. We like your smile. G&G B from LOP

Sally said...

How fun. Tate is looking pleased to be "ADMI(RED)"--now that his Grandma R finally gets it (da). I like him in his green sweatshirt too, and am glad it has been useful. Love, Grandma R.