The many faces of JP...

I’ve always made fun of all of Jacob’s faces. He makes a face when he thinks I’m being crazy. He makes a face when he’s concentrating. Another when he is trying not to smile. Another when he has a lot to say, but won’t say it. One when he is perturbed. Even one for scrubbing (dishes, the car, the floor, etc.). There are tons of them. And he has had them all of his life it seems. I have looked back through pictures of his childhood and see the same faces based on whatever situation is in the picture. While so many people think he is shy or “hard to read,” I have found that if you know the faces, you know what’s going on inside.

But there is a new face that I only realized today… the second time I saw the face. It happened when the doctor placed the Doppler on my stomach. He was midsentence in a discussion with Jacob about a subject other than the baby. The Doppler touched-down and the heartbeat came across loud and clear. I looked over at Jacob and saw it, for the second time. It was the same face I got on February 12th when we heard our baby’s heart beating for the first time. Complete elation only begins to describe it.

I have prided myself on naming these faces and pointing them out to him when they appear. He always laughs or rolls his eyes. And even though I have given him a hard time our entire relationship about all of his faces…this one is amazing. This one is indescribable. This one…we love.