Emily’s Musings

It seems I may have misrepresented our child.  You see, our friends, Daniel and Lydia, have requested more pictures of Dallin awake.  So far, they have only seen him sleeping, and they would like to see his eyes.

Yeah.  Okay.

When Dallin isn’t sleeping, he looks like this:



Or some form of this picture anyway.  He is has two moods.  He is either sleeping, or screaming, and since we prefer his sleeping mood, that is when he gets photographed.

I must make one tiny disclaimer, (and trust me, this is tiny) every once in a while, Dallin ACTUALLY SMILES.  We have to give the poor baby a break. He suffers from Acid Reflux, and the medication the doctor gave him has helped him somewhat.  Instead of screaming ALL THE TIME, he just screams most of the time he is awake.  He must be held at all times in an upright position, so he hangs out in the Snugli on my person, AT ALL TIMES.  It is amazing what you can do with a baby on you all the time.  I can make sandwiches, do laundry, email, take my dogs to the potty, and take pictures with my baby hanging on me like a baby Kanga.



Once a day, and once during the night, Dallin will smile.  And when he smiles during the night, it’s like he’s saying, “Hey, I’m gonna make this night worth it to you.  If you just keep feeding me, and changing my diaper every hour, I will smile for 12 seconds.”

When he smiles, the moment is so fleeting, that I haven’t dared to grab the camera and miss the 10 seconds he is happy and content.  However, for your reading enjoyment, I did grab the camera and take a few pictures.





So he’s not smiling here, but he is awake and not crying.  This was a moment to document.



Dallin’s million dollar smile!!!

Please, enjoy these pictures because I sacrificed A LOT to capture him smiling.