A few weeks ago, my sweet October 07 mommies were discussing where their children showed the most emotion: eyes, mouth, eyebrows, etc. I thought and thought about it, and I couldn't figure out where it was with Dakin.
Lately Dakin has been trying his darndest to make mad faces at people. And every time he does all I can do is laugh...it is all anyone can do, because his face is not set up for an expression like that. Some children are made to frown or scowl. I have discovered in the last few days that Dakin is not one of them. His face is joy: his whole visage expresses it. The mad look or mean look on his face is so alien to him that it is literally laughable.
And I am truly glad about that. He is happy. He is inherently, deeply, naturally happy. There are not a lot of people who can claim that...it is a gift and for it I am grateful.
So I figured out that with Dakin, it is his whole face that expresses his emotion. And, strangely, I think I have known this all along: from the time he was tiny his nickname has been 'Face'-short for sweet face, silly face, mad face, whatever face he happened to be making at that moment.
Sweet Dakin (it rhymes with bacon!) Boy
Here's our sweet little one. He is an inspiration and a joy to us every day. His courage is astonishing.
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2 comments:
I agree, his face is joy :)
Being naturally happy is a great thing.
I was totally going to say his Smile. It does light up his whole face. It makes the day brighter to see a child with that much JOY on his face.
He would make a wonderful CLown:)
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