What we've learned
As she grows bigger and older, we are learning more and more each day about our Baby and her personality. Now that she's reached 10 weeks, I can make the following conclusions.
Life is primarily about eating, sleeping, and growing. She seems to be in a constant growth spurt. She often has a couple days of nothing but eating (which is not much fun for me), followed by a couple days of nothing but sleeping (during which she is presumably growing). Take today, for example. Last night she slept 7 hours (10:00 pm to 5:00 am), woke up to eat a bit, went back to sleep 'til 7:00 am, ate a bit more (and played with Daddy for a few minutes), then took a 3.5 hour nap! Here she is working really hard at growing during this morning's nap.
She is a social butterfly. Seriously, she gets bored of me after being home with me all day. We MUST do some socializing each day, or else we both go a little bonkers. She likes to be the center of attention at all times (hmmm... who does this sound like...) and doesn't mind being passed around to be held by all her admirers. Last week, at a coffee gathering with my "spouses" group (organized through Kirk's work), at least 6 different women held her and she LOVED it! She even likes to smile at strangers who talk to her while she's riding around the city in her stroller. Here she is with our friends Jeff and Marlis (her best friend) at a BBQ last night. A happy girl!
As a baby, there's a lot to think about. Although she does give us the occasional smile, she is generally a serious baby. She is often very pensive, with a furrowed brow, looking as if she's contemplating the troubles of the world (hmmm... who does this sounds like...).
She likes animals. OK, perhaps it's a bit too early to reach this conclusion. But she doesn't seem to mind sharing her bedroom with an aging, albeit handsome, 70-pound black lab. And she really likes staring at the animals in her mobile while lying in her crib. Sometimes she even talks to them! I'm sure she'll enjoy the Basel zoo as much as her Mom does... if I ever get around to taking her there!
She also has a couple very important dislikes that are worth mentioning. So far, she refuses to take a bottle, and is not too crazy about being carried around in the Baby Bjorn. I keep telling her that I'm not giving up on either one, so she might as well give in. But she's a bit of a stubborn girl who, at least so far, is not into negotiating. Imagine that, a girl with her own independent mind.
Life is primarily about eating, sleeping, and growing. She seems to be in a constant growth spurt. She often has a couple days of nothing but eating (which is not much fun for me), followed by a couple days of nothing but sleeping (during which she is presumably growing). Take today, for example. Last night she slept 7 hours (10:00 pm to 5:00 am), woke up to eat a bit, went back to sleep 'til 7:00 am, ate a bit more (and played with Daddy for a few minutes), then took a 3.5 hour nap! Here she is working really hard at growing during this morning's nap.
She is a social butterfly. Seriously, she gets bored of me after being home with me all day. We MUST do some socializing each day, or else we both go a little bonkers. She likes to be the center of attention at all times (hmmm... who does this sound like...) and doesn't mind being passed around to be held by all her admirers. Last week, at a coffee gathering with my "spouses" group (organized through Kirk's work), at least 6 different women held her and she LOVED it! She even likes to smile at strangers who talk to her while she's riding around the city in her stroller. Here she is with our friends Jeff and Marlis (her best friend) at a BBQ last night. A happy girl!
As a baby, there's a lot to think about. Although she does give us the occasional smile, she is generally a serious baby. She is often very pensive, with a furrowed brow, looking as if she's contemplating the troubles of the world (hmmm... who does this sounds like...).
She likes animals. OK, perhaps it's a bit too early to reach this conclusion. But she doesn't seem to mind sharing her bedroom with an aging, albeit handsome, 70-pound black lab. And she really likes staring at the animals in her mobile while lying in her crib. Sometimes she even talks to them! I'm sure she'll enjoy the Basel zoo as much as her Mom does... if I ever get around to taking her there!
She also has a couple very important dislikes that are worth mentioning. So far, she refuses to take a bottle, and is not too crazy about being carried around in the Baby Bjorn. I keep telling her that I'm not giving up on either one, so she might as well give in. But she's a bit of a stubborn girl who, at least so far, is not into negotiating. Imagine that, a girl with her own independent mind.
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