The way their tiny hands wrap around your finger
And their eyes search around the room.
Watching them figure out that they have feet
And that they're funny looking.
Seeing them smile for the first time.
Watching their eyes decide what color they want to be.
Their c h u b b y legs and arms,
Their giggles.
The way they cling to you when they need to hear your heartbeat.
That's why babies are wonderful.
(Postscript: I did not have a baby, I was talking to a friend about them.
I've also been reading the blog of someone I used to know and cannot stop thinking in her syntax.)
