Why I can live with someone who poops in her own pants
Muffin's smile absolutely slays her father and I. She does not just grin, she opens her mouth so wide, with such delight, that I wonder if her head will split open and collapse on itself. When she bestows one of these smiles upon you, it's as if you have just said the funniest thing in the entire history of funny things, and for a moment, nothing can ever be wrong.
posted by Muffin's Mom at 10:36 PM
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What's so amazing about having a child is how it expands your capacity to love. This can manifest itself in so many ways, like having to wake up in the middle of the night to a screaming baby and actually enjoying it (slightly) because it means spending more time with him/her. Or, more apropos to your posting, realizing that making your little one smile trumps all other things you used to think were important, like not making a fool of yourself in public. Sometimes when we go out to eat, I like to play peek-a-boo with Muffin's little cousin cause it makes him smile. Now that he's getting good at it, he's developed a little comedic timing. I put a napkin or burp cloth on my head and say "Where's daddy?" fully expecting him to pull it off my head immediately. He's learned to pause and make me say "Where's daddy?" a couple of more times as those at neighboring tables start to notice. When he finally does pull the napkin off my head, he laughs with such bravado, it's almost as if he's trying to draw even more attention to our little game and the goofy antics of his crazy daddy. To his credit, his histrionics have been quite affective -- there are more than a couple of people roaming around the Illinois/Wisconsin boarder with funny stories to tell about some crazy dad and his cute little boy. But as you said in your posting, when he laughs, it's as if "for a moment, nothing can ever be wrong."
Oh, I love how Lil C milks it! He knows how cute he is and wants all eyes on him.
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