A newborn holding up her head — one of those milestones we all know about. When L was first born, her head bobbled back and forth, giving cause for alarm a couple of times: when you have an energetic baby who still doesn’t have control over many of her body’s muscles, you get some literally breathtakingly jerky motions.

L has been holding her head up for a moment here, a moment there, for a couple of weeks. The other night I got a couple of good shots when she was in a good belly mood.