How to build a smile!

My favorite time with Madeleine is first thing in the morning. This is where you can start to construct "the perfect smile". In order to build a perfect smile, you it's always essential to start first thing in the morning and preferably after she's been fed.

You typically start by baby-talking to her and like all children who respond to reverse-psychology, you in a very polite and baby-talk manner, ask her not to smile.



She will respond immediately by pondering what you've said. But, you must be insistent that she not smile...

It's at this point that she might notice you...



Then she will decide that maybe she should smile...so she again ponders this...



Once she has the energy collected to give a good smile, she let's it rip!!!



If you did a good job in getting the smile, it could even turn into a giggle!