laughing

Kate has started laughing and it is the most wonderful sound in the world.  It is so so funny to hear her chuckle.  It also makes me feel good that I am getting a reaction from her about all the stupid faces and noises I make to her everyday in hopes that it makes her happy.  There is a pin on pinterest I see every once in a while that is a picture of a bunch of women standing around in a circle looking over a baby with googily eyes.  I laugh every time I see this picture because it is so true.  I feel like a complete dumbass sometimes when i'm standing over Kate sticking my tounge out at her or babbling at her like an idiot, but I now know that my efforts are being recieved and now I am being rewarded.  It has been amazing to watch her grow from a tiny little thing that had no facial expression, to a bit bigger tiny thing that smiled at me every once in a while, and now a 14 pound infant that smiles, laughs, and cacks at me because i'm making her happy with my stupid faces and noises. 

Her first laugh made me laugh, and almost cry.  We were over hanging out with my mother in law and sister in law that day.  My mother in law is just a great grandma and is always making Kate smile.  She was doing something along the lines of saying "i'm gunna get this baby" and brigning her up and kissing her neck really fast and all of a sudden we hear this "huh huuhhh huuuhhh" noise.  It took me a second to realize OH MY GOSH! MY BABY IS LAUGHING! I was a super proud mama. 

The little act of laughing or smiling or learning a new sign (which by the way we are totally going to be awesome signing parents) has made me realize how proud I am going to be.  I am going to be one of those annoying parents that is proud of any tiny little thing my kids do.  I haven't ever had a problem with those kinds of parents before, but I assume I will probably annoy people.  I will here by promise to try to keep my proudness undercontrol in public.  I just know that I will be so excited when any little accomplishments are made.  I know there are kids out there that have parents that are never proud of them and I vowed when Kate was born that I would never be one of those parents. I have a daughter. She laughed and I am proud of her.

-K