Saturday, August 28, 2010

Smile or Scowl

Robbie has this obsession with babies who scowl. He loves it when a baby will not smile back regardless of how hard someone works to make them smile. (Abbie Bonham won his heart for this exact reason and that started their special bond.)
My mom was just in town and brought up a hard drive of pictures from our childhood. In them were a few of Robbie's pictures since we made our wedding video down there. I quickly realized why Robbie has this obsession:

That is right! He was (and for those who still know him, still can be) a total scowler!
I on the other hand....
had (let's be honest... still have) huge cheeks, so all of the pictures are of this gummy big smile.
I can't help but wonder what our baby (debuting February 2011) is going to look like. Will he/she be a smiler or a scowler? We shall see whose genes are stronger! I am happy with either one!
Robbie did point out there was one picture of him smiling... so he wasn't glaring at the camera all the time! (In reality, Robbie's mom said Robbie was a really happy baby.)

All of my pictures just look the same. Baby Woods, we can't wait to meet you!

16 comments:

Brad said...

I can't wait to see my new niece or nephew either Melinda! I love kids, and like Robbie am a bit of a scowler. I guess it runs in the family! Our kids sure aren't though! We love you two and are so excited that you will soon be three!

Brad

brooklyn said...

How exciting! Congrats. Hope you keep us all posted on the blog. And you were such a cute baby!

[Morgan] said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Cherice said...

HORRAY!!!!!! Baby Woods!!!!!
I can't wait! congrats you guys!
Let me know boy or girl :) either we will have a BFF for my girl or a BFF hubby for her :)
So exciting! I was just thinking about you and wanted to send you an email....hope all is good. How are you feeling?

Dustin and Kellie said...

I think the one thing we can all agree on is that baby Woods will be absolutely ADORABLE! We are so excited for you guys, and can't wait to see that smile/scowl. Congratulations again!

The Richards Family said...

Oh my goodness oh my goodness. I am so so so so so excited for you! So happy! You are going to make the best mommy ever! Lunch soon!!

aSHleY said...

I need February to hurry up, I can't wait to see this little baby. So happy for you guys, love you both and Baby W on the way!

The Milligan Blog said...

Hey Melinda!!!! OMG Congratulations!!! You must be so excited!! :) I am so glad I checked your blog to find out the great news!! :) It's been forever since we've been in touch :) I was just stopping by to say hello :) Hope you are doing and feeling good!! Good luck with everything!

Nate and Jamie said...

I can't wait either!!

Kathryn e. said...

I am so excited for both of you! Congratulations! I am with Brooklyn...keep us posted on the blog.

The Hull Family said...

Oh Melinda, I am SOOOO excited for you guys!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your baby will be beautiful!! You are going to be the most wonderful mommy!!
I guess the only downside is, you might have to get rid of your beautiful glass coffee table...just kidding! :)

The Mortons said...

YEAH!!!! you are prego! i have been waiting for this day FOREVER!!!!!

The Mortons said...

YEAH!!!! you are prego! i have been waiting for this day FOREVER!!!!!

JaNece said...

You are going to have one beautiful baby!!! And I'm guessing he/she will be all smiles! I mean, look at the parents he/she is getting! Nothing to scowl at there. We are so happy and excited for you guys.

Hannah's mom said...

Your too funny Melinda! I am sure baby Woods is going to be sooo cute! I wonder what he/she will look like. I'm sure your baby will be cute even if she is a scowler lol!

maryAnne said...

Oh you two were so cute!! It was so fun to see those pictures, I got a piece of what your baby will look like. We are so excited for you two:) You are going to be wonderful parents. Love and miss you.