Smiles May Be The Best Thing Ever…
Aubrey has now reached that 6 week mark. It felt in some ways like it went far too fast. Like she should still curl herself up into that little ball that I can only assume is how she liked to be in the womb. Then I have a night like last night where she slept five hours straight, then up for half an hour, then another three hours straight, and it makes me think that this getting older thing is not so bad!
I feel like I forgot how quickly babies change (I spent a lot of time with my sisters kids when they were babies) it seems like she is an entirely different baby. Last week I had to retire her Newborn sized clothes which was quite sad, although I felt pretty impressed she last that long in them since my sisters babies barely fit in them in the first place. That makes me feel like we won a contest since if it could be one I am sure my family would make it one.
She also started to stay awake a lot more in a day. Which is nice to see her becoming a bit more active and aware of her surroundings. When we pass her to other people to hold she will open her eyes long enough to check out who has her now then settles back into a restful sleep. BUT the best thing she does is smiles!! Aww when she throws one of them at me it totally melts me. She does this really cute thing where she really scrunches her nose up when her smile is really big. Her eyes also squint, much like mine do when I smile. She seems a bit unsure of the whole smiling thing though. One of her first really big smiles part ways through she stopped and looked like she wanted to cry because she wasn’t sure what was happening.
The only thing that might pass the smile is when she discovers her laugh. Both Ben and I are anxiously awaiting that day. I don’t think I ever realized how powerful something like a smile truly is. Not until you see it happen for the first time.
Peace!
Hey Kelly. Sweet blog, and yeah its definitely true that she has changed a ton. Because I see her about once a week, it seems like she has grown each time, and i still cant get over this person in miniature. Itll be interesting to see her get more and more expressive, but for now I think its awesome she’s comfortable enough that anyone can make a sweet pillow
Thanks Damien! I can’t wait to see her and Rowan together! Aubrey will look like a giant for sure by then!
Well it is my kid we’re talking about
She may be doomed to always be littler than her little cousin. Lord knows I heard that joke plenty from my uncles kids when I towered over them though much younger.
And yeah I think its awesome Aubrey and Rowan will get to be so close together, and all of that.