Because the two most magical things in the early stages of parenthood are: * when the baby consciously smiles at you for the first time (they will often smile

Because the two most magical things in the early stages of parenthood are: * when the baby consciously smiles at you for the first time (they will often smile in their sleep, but that's "only" cute); * when the baby laughs for the first time - doing something that's funny enough to them for them to vocalize their pleasure can be a challenge! Disclaimer / anecdata source: once-again father, four month old.