My daughter is 6 weeks old and this morning she smiled at me for the first time. Not one of those gas smiles either, a real genuine smile. I know they say it's a milestone that happens around this age but wow man nothing prepares you for how good that feels. My wife got a video of it. I must've watched it 50 times already. Best day ever honestly.
Dude. Six weeks and already smiling at you? That's incredible. I'm still in the fog with my son at two months wondering when this happens. Did she do it again or was it a one time thing?
My wife and I both cried the first time our youngest smiled at us. It's wild how much that changes how you feel about the sleep deprivation and everything else. Enjoy this moment.
That's the stuff right there. Forget the gas smiles, a real smile from your daughter at 6 weeks is special. You're doing great, man.
Dude, that first real smile is everything. I got that same moment a few weeks ago and it's literally the best feeling. You're gonna want to remember this one forever.
Congrats! That's such an amazing milestone. At 3 months with my little one now and those genuine smiles are what get me through the sleepless nights, no joke.
The best feeling right? My daughter just did the same thing last week and I literally teared up. Everyone says it gets better from here and honestly they're right.
That's awesome! Just wait until she laughs for the first time. You're about 4-6 weeks away from that and it's going to be the best sound you've ever heard.
That's everything right there. Those early smiles are so different from the gas ones. My daughter is 8 months now and I still think back to that first real smile like it happened yesterday. Congrats man that's such a moment.
Man that first real smile hits different. Congratulations! Those early weeks go by so fast so take a lot of pictures of moments like this. You'll want to remember everything.
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Best feeling in the world right? Everything hard about the first six weeks suddenly feels worth it when they give you that real smile. You're going to want to capture that on video because you'll never get tired of watching it.