Peregrine is a delight. He smiles all the time now; I love how his smiles start as a twinkle in his eyes, then a crinkle at the corners, then slowly spread to the rest of his face--a quiet evolution. He's begun to express himself in earnest with the cutest little coos, especially when he wants to be picked up. (He has a pretty persuasive little voice.) Another new development is that he's become a thumbsucker! I've always thought thumbsucking babies were adorable, and now I have my very own. He remains a wonderfully sound sleeper, which is a true boon. He's also rolling over from front to back. Tadhg continues to have a love for his brother that is both staunch and enthusiastic. I've turned around from doing dishes more than once to see Tadhg giving Pippin lots of affection, and Pippin staring straight at him and smiling. They're off to a good start loving each other well.
Our life is so much richer because of you, little Pip.
His cooing-oh-you've-just-gotta-pick-me-up face.
The Evolution of a Smile
(a.k.a. Mama Loves Her Boy and Thinks He Looks Cute in All the Pictures Even Though They're Similar and Is Too Tired to Figure Out Which Ones to Cut)
He makes the funniest expressions experimenting with his facial muscles. One of my favorites is the look of utter worry below; it usually comes before a smile.
Oh, the coos.
And here are a handful of photos from earlier in the month that won't be in the other blog posts I have yet to put up.
He melts me.
He still startles like a deer.
Can't resist this little bald boy.
