Reply #11: my first daughter

[dweller]

for 24 hours or so she was a wide eyed, blue-eyed baby that (being the first for her mom and i) was a totally unique experience. She arrived 9am after a whole wide awake nite of labor and then the whole day she and mom slept,fed,slept some more and late ( i mean like 3-4 am) i was still awake and found her awake, so i took her to the living room with me, and was holding her and talking to her. Mostly non-sensical stuff, baby talk i guess. And out of the blue, she gave me a sweet, serene smile that i have never forgotten. I knew then she recognized my voice, knew who i was, and would always be able to get whatever she wanted with that smile.

She's 19 now, still kicks my butt with her smile, her wit, and sometimes still acts like a child....

her sister otoh, she's more like me. She stares me down and rebuts my every arguement quite effectively. Independent and stubborn. My mirror.... but that's another story. And she smiles like the sun, always.

dp