Newborns are amazing for many different reasons. Here are a few:
1. Their sweet, delicate smell.
2. How tiny their feet are!
3. Their nice-smelling breath (that’s because they don’t have teeth yet so no bacteria).
4. They know how to nurse, right after being born, with their eyes still closed – they just know to instinctively look for the nipple, find it and start nursing.
5. They recognize your voice almost right away and turn at your direction when they hear you.
6. How intensely they examine your face when you lean close to them.
7. The way they allow their little body to relax in your arms as they drift into sleep.
8. Their first smile or grin, directed at you.
9. How very tiny they are, so tiny that it’s easy to support their weight with just one arm.
10. How much they love to hear you talk or sing, and how intently they listen when you do so.
11. How they hate having a bath, until suddenly, one day, usually around the age of two months, you put them in the baby tub and they start splashing and loving every minute of it!
12. How small and helpless they are and so completely dependent on you for everything – much more so than any other mammal.
I’m sure there are many more… can you think of any?
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