The 'look'!

Sydney has recently been trying out 'the look'.  While there are many types of 'looks' one can give, in this case I am refering to the look that women can give other people to easily beat them into submission.  The look that can drop the temperature in the room, and make the hair on the back of your neck stand on end :)  She must have seen someone else doing this, because she has figured out a way to crinkle her eye brows and deliver a complimentary stare at the same time.  I think it's just a matter of her developmental and physical aging...and that uncovering new facial expressions and trying them out is natural.

Although I do believe it is interwoven into the genetic structure of every human female, I do think there is also a shared environmental teaching that brings this look to it's full and damaging reality.  This is a powerful weapon, and most women wield it responsibly.  When certain situations arise, this one look can convey a million messages without uttering a word.  For obvious reasons, we do not have any pictures of Sydney completing this act.  After the first few days of this, we decided that when she showed her 'look' we would make a silly face at her.  Sure enough, and without a doubt, you could slowly see the edges of her mouth start to turn up, her brows release, and a smile comes out.  She just couldn't resist smiling and giggling a little about it.  I think she must have thought this whole expereince was a fun game.

Fortunately, I think this was just a short lived period in Sydney's infant/toddler life.  She is now back to her giggly, smiley, happy self.  So, hopefully we won't see 'the look' again...or at least until her teen years....haha!

In other news, Sydney is still trying to prep for her big trip to Australia.  She's got her passport, and she'll be looking into getting a travel visa in the next few weeks.

Included in this post are a few more shots taken by Rebecca Brethauer at our last photo session :)

Have a great weekend everyone!!!