Katarina Smiles

One of the wonderful privileges of Motherhood is seeing my baby's first few smiles. On Tuesday as I was admiring her eye color, Katarina almost smiled at me. Wednesday night when I picked her up and held her, she looked at me and smiled as if to say, "I recognize you, and I like you!" Thursday after she finished nursing, she looked up at me and smiled again. In those brief moments, I felt an even more intimate connection with my baby.

Today after a nap, Katarina happily looked at the toys dangling above her bassinet. I finally caught a few small smiles on camera, although they were not as miraculous as her smiles for me.