My 4-month-old starting to grab things and SMILE and I'm losing it

Dec 181 min read

Okay so I think I'm finally getting the whole dad thing. My daughter has been slowly developing personality since she was born but the past week she's been doing these actual intentional grabs at toys, smiling when she sees us, and yesterday she LAUGHED. Like really laughed. And something just... shifted. I was holding her and she pulled my glasses off her face and I looked at her and felt this weird rush of emotions I can't even describe.

I know I'm probably late to this party and other dads felt this earlier but I'm so grateful it's finally hitting. This is the stuff people were talking about.

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Comments(6)

SSam P.RegularDec 18

The intentional stuff is the best. Sounds dumb but when they first grab at something instead of just flailing into it, it's like proof they're not just a blob. Congrats on your daughter being officially sentient lol

BBob M.RegularDec 19

lol the smile thing gets me every time. 4 months in and you're already realizing she has preferences and opinions. Wait til she laughs, you're gonna lose it completely.

RRaj P.RegularDec 19

Welcome to the part where parenting actually starts to feel rewarding instead of terrifying. Enjoy it because in like 2 months she'll be rolling and then everything is chaos.

DDex J.New DadDec 19

Your wife probably felt this way weeks ago but it's cool that you're having the moment now. That 'oh wow there's actually a person in here' realization is so good.

PPete D.RegularDec 20

This is such a good phase. The first 3-4 months are survival mode and then suddenly they're interactive and it's like OH this is why people have kids

NNick J.RegularDec 20

Those intentional grabs hit different. Suddenly she's not just a tiny human who exists, she's a person in there. It's wild.