On his eight-week birthday, Elijah lights up the world with a dimpled smile for Grandma.
Elijah on his eight-week birthday
Elijah knows nothing of adult dangers, toils, and snares — like his mother’s seven weeks of sleepless nights or the evening news that seem to erase dimples from older cheeks.
He lives completely in the moment. Today’s a really special day. The first thing Elijah saw when he opened his eyes was a different kind of dimpled smile he’d not yet seen on Mom’s face.
He and Mom are celebrating the long-suffering love that has brought them safely through the night to his eight-week birthday, the day after their first nearly full night’s sleep.
“Grandma! Look what I did!”
- Gordon C. Stewart, Chaska, MN, July 18, 2017.
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You just gotta smile back. I’m still smiling at ren minutes — a record for me in the midst of current events.
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Thanks, Dr. Affinito. I love my Mom!
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Carolyn, agreed. How can you not smile back?
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Yay, Elijah, you did it. And wow! What a handsome fellow…
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Is Elijah your first grandchild? He sure has a great smile.
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Jim, Elijah is the fourth but he’s the only one who lives closer than 500 miles. A first in that sense. What a delight to watch him grow day by day.
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Having one close is such a treasure. Have many on the E, W, and S states of this country, means we very rarely see them… our (my) youngest is in Wisconsin, and I was there for her first birthday party on Sunday…. Noah, now 21, I babysat for for about 17 months…. and enjoyed it greatly. His sister is relatively close by.
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Karin, and a wonderful grandmother you are!!!
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What a precious smile!!
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