Social

Yesterday at church I handed Veronica off to the friend sitting next to me. He doesn't have kids, but he's great with all my girls (he is married, and he's been over to babysit). He held her for a few minutes and did what any smart person does- he sat her on the floor.


Veronica doesn't much care for sitting up. She's lazy. So, she leaned over and started chewing on her shoes.
Then she saw him across the room.

Another friend has a little boy who is exactly one month younger than 'Nica. He sat up about a month before she did, and is almost crawling. Veronica looked over at him, and she leaned over her feet to get closer. Then she screech-laughed at him. Have you heard a baby do that? the screech-laugh? It's almost like a cough, but more shrill.

The little boy looked up at 'Nica and blinked. Veronica laughed again, and the little boy blinked and then, as 'Nica's smile is super infectious, he smiled back at her. There they are, only about six months old, and 'Nica's already making friends.


I swear Veronica's middle name should be Sonrisa (which is smile in Spanish) instead of Selene. That baby smiles SO EASILY! And it isn't a little smile, it's HUGE and then she'll duck her head or even laugh!


SO, if you need a little pick-me-up, some unconditional love and good feelings, come grab my baby and whisk her away for some one-on-one smiles. I won't mind! 'Nica won't mind unless she's hungry, but even then she'll probably smile at you as she arches her back and continue to smile as she laugh-cries.

*These pictures were taken after her social interaction at church. The tights and shoes are off (post diaper change). I had just picked her up and she thought she was going to eat, not have pictures taken. That's why she's all teary-eyed. See? Smiling through the pain.