07/14/2026
Sometimes I find myself looking into the eyes of a six-month-old and seeing an entire lifetime.
I wonder about the first steps still to come, the first words, the first day of school, the friendships, the heartbreaks, the victories, the family they may one day build, and the legacy they will leave behind. None of it has happened yet, and yet somehow it all feels present in that tiny smile.
As pediatrician, I meet people at the very beginning of their story. It is a humbling reminder that every life-every remarkable person who has ever lived— once began just like this: held in loving arms, discovering the world one smile at a time.
