Journal Excerpt

She is getting sturdier and starting to look like a real baby. She is acquiring this expression of great shrewdness. When she sees new things she becomes gravely quiet, her eyes get big, her mouth purses tightly. No messing around here. That vacuum cleaner. Looks sneaky. Those grandparents. Not sure I’ve seen them before so better be on the careful side. Unfortunately her chubby cheeks and the bald spot on the back of her head make it hard to take her entirely seriously.