Innocent Laughter

My son is now almost three months old. He has changed so much within the past couple of weeks. He has learned to coo, play with his hands and feet, and best of all to laugh hysterically. Although he will not do it often, it is so cute when he does laugh uncontrollably. He laughed for the very first time last week and I must say that it was the most beautiful moment that I have ever witnessed. My husband and I have developed a routine. He bathes the baby while I prepare the baby's last bottle. So, last week I was preparing the baby's last bottle, when I suddenly heard the most beautiful and intriguing noise I have ever heard. I rushed to my son's room to see what was going on. My husband was playing with his cheeks and the baby must have thought that it was really funny because his giggles could be heard throughout the house. It was really loud and uncoordinated. The baby still has not learned to laugh properly, and although it sounded funny, I could not help but get tears in my eyes. Who would have thought that the little eight pound seven ounce baby that I had almost three months ago, would be doing all of those wonderful things? At that very moment, I stopped and just admired how much he had grown and how innocent his laughter was. I could see his almond shaped eyes get bigger with excitement, as he glazed into his father's eyes. It was amazing to see how innocent and naive my son was. I wished I could be that naive and be able to laugh at things like he did. The more my husband talked to him, the more he would laugh. His little fists would get tighter and his feet would move faster, as he wiggled on his changing table. It was such a pure moment- like a piece of land untouched by humankind, like water flowing from a waterfall. Filled with joy, I returned to the kitchen and finished what I was doing. I could not have asked for a better ending to my day.