I was doing a top to toe check on a new baby that had come to the ward from delivery suite last night, and I had almost completed all the checks, but throughtout the check he had his eyes closed.
I was trying to encourage him to open them so I could check them, after about 5 mins of talking to him, stroking his face etc, he started to gradually try to open them, I thought at first that they were a bit sticky as he seemed to be struggling to open them.
Finally he opened them, and the look of wonder on his little face as he looked around was just brilliant. It is hard to put into words, you just had to be there to see it, but it is an experience I will never forget. I felt like saying to him 'welcome to the world little one'
