If you carry a newborn (or very young) baby around the city in a sling instead of a stroller, so that he can see the world, this has another effect: The people can see him how he tries to see/understand them. :)
During a walk through the city I was seeing so many people smile at him that I almost felt uncomfortable and started looking elsewhere in the end. Too much attention, didn’t think that I might feel like this one day. (on the other hand, it was Vincent, that was given attention, I merely carried him) :P
It is getting more and more rewarding being with this small guy, the speed in which he develops is amazing, every day something new or something that grew or changed shape or some habit or action.. I could watch him all day long.
He recently started “communicating” with us, meaning he listens to us talking and fixates us concentrated while giving feedback to the emotions that we put in the language. That smile cannot be described with words. :)
The downside (as usual) is that I seem not to have any power left for anything. He is just “draining” us (especially Anna) sometimes. A whole day of being unhappy and squirming and complaining or a day where he only eats, everything else can be cancelled on such a day… not that I regret anything but I really miss my private moments sometimes ;)
4 of June I will attempt the “cisco sales expert” exam for my employer, the first step towards a carreer in network management and engineering. It is the first exam that I attempt since my days when I tried to study and I hope that I will not fall back into old “patterns” now – like cleaning windows and waxing the laminat floor instead of learning :)
