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April 04, 2008
A Hint of Things to Come
This is not a smile. It's too early for that.
But it kind of looks like one.
One of the most interesting things about this tiny baby is how arbitrary her facial expressions seem. Over the course of a day, her face suggests an astonishing range of emotions: concern, surprise, suspicion, boredom, contemplation, reflection. Sometimes she looks coy and other times wistful, dreaming of the better days back in the womb.
Surely the underlying emotional life is not as rich as the face would suggest. Surely her face is just practicing for what will be asked of it as life marches forward and things grow ever more complicated.
For today, I'll revel in this practice smile, which lasted only moments, and hope that there are many more ahead.
Posted by bogenamp at April 4, 2008 03:27 AM