All Smiles!

Getting out of bed has always been a difficult task for me, but mornings are much easier with Dexter around. When you lean over his crib Dexter greets you with a huge grin as if to say "It's so good to see you. I know you're not very happy right now, but I love you so very much!" With a greeting like this, how could your morning be bad? He continues these smiles and grins throughout the entire morning. I was shopping with him recently and after seeing him smile a women commented "Everyone says at that age all smiles are because of gas. I don't believe them". After kindly asking Dexter to give me a smile, he did. She then said "If he's smiling because you're asking him to, then it's not gas."

Dexters vocal abilities are also starting to develop, if you count grunts. It seems as if he desperately wants to talk, but it only comes out in grunts & he does it all the time. I could understand if you're holding him with your arm across his belly- it's probably not the most comfortable position. We constantly get comments like "He must be working on something". Well, he can't be "working on something" all the time.

We recently visited some friends who have a baby one month older than Dexter. The difference one month makes is amazing. We enjoy seeing the next things he'll be doing- babbling & squealing with delight.