A baby's existence for the first three months is a one-way street. One person is doing all the work and the other is crying, sleeping and pooping. So the first moment when you're actually able to do something and they acknowledge your presence, that's a big deal. A very big deal.
“One of my problems is that I'm very honest and direct. You pay a price for that.”
“After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style.”