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Shaun just turned 8 weeks old on Saturday. He has changed so much in such a short amount of time. He's making eye contact now and quiets down when he hears my voice in the room. Not to mention that it seems like he's doubled in size. He no longer that tiny thing dwarfed by his carseat. The best part is that he's starting to coo and make all of the cute baby noises. I never thought it would bring tears to my eyes to hear "goooooo," he's just so amazing. I love the way his eyes get all squinty when he's about to talk and the way his mouth looks like a little cheerio when he's about to go "oooh".
I love to watch the way he is discovering everything. It is overwhelming to think that everything he is seeing is brand new and awe-inspiring to him....the things that we take for granted everyday. He loves looking at the spindles of the staircase and this huge movie poster of Rita Hayworth on the wall. If he ever has a red-headed girlfriend, I'll know where it started.
I also look at him and see the "blank slate" that he is, that whole tabula rasa concept that John Locke postulated about. He has yet to feel sadness, disappointment, rejection, guilt. It makes me feel helpless to know that these are all so inevitable for him and I can't protect him from such things.
Every day brings new excitement for the both of us.
(Ug, only a week and half before I have to go back to work. Time goes by too too fast.)
I love to watch the way he is discovering everything. It is overwhelming to think that everything he is seeing is brand new and awe-inspiring to him....the things that we take for granted everyday. He loves looking at the spindles of the staircase and this huge movie poster of Rita Hayworth on the wall. If he ever has a red-headed girlfriend, I'll know where it started.
I also look at him and see the "blank slate" that he is, that whole tabula rasa concept that John Locke postulated about. He has yet to feel sadness, disappointment, rejection, guilt. It makes me feel helpless to know that these are all so inevitable for him and I can't protect him from such things.
Every day brings new excitement for the both of us.
(Ug, only a week and half before I have to go back to work. Time goes by too too fast.)