Babyrama
This pic's from awhile back -- less than a week after Michael was born. We recently celebrated his two-month birthday.
Already, I can understand why parents get into the habit of speaking of their children's "phases" -- a habit that continues well after the kids have grown up. Last two or three weeks could be described as the "smiley phase"; when we talk to him and smile, he smiles back -- big, delighted grins. Sometimes he accompanies these with a kind of proto-laughter, and even some bursts of pre-language.
It feels great, of course. He's happy to see me! He's responding to my presence! It's also possible, I realize, to think about this in less egocentric terms: a process of attachment-formation has swung into full gear. Smiling, opening his mouth wide, staring, complaining when Mama or Baba leaves the room, reaching out and waving his fist around are all activities designed (by God Biology) to foster "reciprocal connectedness" between child and caretaker. And between child and the rest of the world, I might add -- lot of happiness over at the paternal grandparents' house this past weekend after he uttered something that sounded like "haaaaa."
"He said hi! Did you hear that? He said hi to me! Will he do it again?" (He did).
12:13:36 PM 
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