Sunday, January 25, 2009

Melted heart

Levi came down with another cold. This had me worried--did this mean the same thing that happened before (he stopped breathing) would happen again? I spoke on the phone to Levi's doctor, who assuaged some of my fears. (No, him getting another cold doesn't mean he will have the same serious reaction. Just watch for the same symptoms he had before, but don't assume it'll happen again.)

Then, my little Levi smiled right at me for the first time. It was like, "Thank you, God, for that confirmation that he is OK."

This is late for a baby to have his first smiles, which of course also had me a bit worried (is he developing OK?). I think Levi's being born a little early contributes to his smiling a little later, though.

This is what melted my heart this morning; he was cooing in addition to the smiles:

6 comments:

Sheyb said...

How adorable!! And what a wondering confirmation from the Lord!! :D

Yes... when they are born early... they are delayed... hence the reason Zoe didn't walk until she was 17 months, but she was technically 14 1/2 months. ;)

Sheyb said...

Wonderful - not wondering! ha ha!

Ricci said...

What a sweet smile, worth the wait! I'll be praying for the cold to pass quickly and relatively painlessly. Love the crafty things you've been doing too, so cute! I always look in the scrapbooking section for fabric labels that I then sew onto onsies, they are hard to find but normally pretty cute when I do!

Nannie said...

I left a comment this morning and it isn't there! Guess I still haven't learned to do it. Anyway I'm sure that smile was worth the wait and I'm sure the early birth makes him take a little longer to do thins. The picture is adorable. L&K N

Sara said...

so sweet!!!! I love the first "real" smile (not gas! Ha!) when their eyes smile too!!!

Sabrina said...

Katie he's absolutely beautiful! I am so glad to hear that he is doing so much better and that you are having some very precious moments with him!!