Just look at what I get to look at everyday: The choicest bit of babyflesh one could ever ask for. Imminently smoochable. Sweet, soft and snuggly. Holy crap, I am loving life.
Television seems to have lost its appeal since the baby arrived. We are convinced that she's got Jedi mind control powers, because The Varmint and I NEVER expected to act like mooning asses over our baby. Not like this. No way.
And yet, here we are, every morning - a couple of Kilroys peering over the edge of our baby's bassinet, staring at her and giggling with the sort of glee reserved for toddlers on Christmas morning.
I don't think we could say, "Isn't she cute?!" any more often to one another. We tell stories of spit-up and diaper destruction to one another - and the listener will be rapt, often concluding the story with a "That's my girl!" or "She takes after her daddy!"
I guess what I'm saying is that I'm even making myself nauseous with this overwhelming baby adoration.
Damn those freaking instincts: However civilized we think we are, there is just no controlling our nutty monkey-behavior when it comes to something as primal and ancient as procreation.
And besides - just look at those cheeks. Irresistible.