First Smile

Thaddeus smiled at me for the first time today! I told my mom about it and she said he smiled at her yesterday! So Mom got the first smile and didn't even know it. He has been smiling in his sleep for about a week and the other day he even gave a little chuckle (oh, melt my heart!), but I don't really feel like it counts as a first smile if he's not even conscious. I dunno, call me silly. Anyway, today he was laying on Callia's bed while I packed her suitcase to go to MeMaw's house, so I was chatting with her and he was largely being ignored. When we were done I went over and picked him up and smiled down at those bright eyes and he smiled back. He couldn't have given me a sweeter gift.