Making a baby smile is one of the most fulfilling things one can do. Something about the unbridled joy they seem to feel is so satisfying when you can get them to giggle or laugh, or even just make them grin widely. It sometimes seems so easy to do; simply jingle some keys and they can be in hysterics. Sometimes however, your best material can leave a baby blank faced with you trying your utmost to get them to crack a smile.
When you get it right however, it just warms your soul.
This dad has it down.
If fact, this loving father of an adorable baby boy can make his baby smile in its sleep. You have to be pretty funny to make your child smile when he’s not even conscious. With his phone in his hand, he explains that he’s going to tell his son that he loves him, and that alone will make him smile.
Usually you have to try a little harder than that!
When the jingling keys don’t work it can leave you reaching for kid-comedy-classics such as a some good ol’ fashioned “peekaboo”. This dad however gets away with three words, softly whispered into his kid’s ear while he sleeps.
He looks so tenderly over to his baby.
This is the face of a dad who’s very in-touch with his baby. So sure is he that he’ll be able to make his baby smile with three little words whispered quietly. You need only have patience to see that his confidence is founded.
Looking back at the camera, he’s getting ready to make magic happen.
If you’re easily overwhelmed by cuteness, now may be a good time to make sure you’re sitting, because with the cuteness that is about to ensue, it would be wise to brace yourself.
Softly he whispers those three words.
“I love you” leaves this dad’s lips with all the tenderness of a devoted parent. He whispers just softly enough to let his baby hear him, without fully waking him up. Waking a baby up suddenly is one surefire way to make it cry. This father however, is able to achieve the opposite effect.
The effect is immediate.
Dad barely has to finish whispering the phrase before his son’s face cracks into a broad, heart-melting smile. Is there anything more adorable than that? With the unadulterated joy that only babies can feel, his grin is so pure. After the instant effect Dad has to make his infant son smile so broadly, he lets out a satisfied chuckle.
If you’re not smiling from ear to ear after watching this level of cuteness, you must be dead inside. One thing is for sure, if you were in a bad mood before watching this video, I’m sure your day will quickly turn around.
What tricks do you have to make babies smile? Do you have any secrets parents should know about?
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