Growing

I am honestly amazed by her everyday. She just turned 6 weeks on Monday and I can't believe that she has been in my life that long. All days with her aren't easy but it only takes one big smile from her to melt my heart and turn a crappy day into an amazing day! There are times when she just wants her mommy, much to my parents dislike, but it makes me so happy to have her snuggle in my arms and look at me with such contentment.

Most recently I have found out that she is a cat napper. She doesn't take many naps during the day and can get pretty fussy towards the afternoon. But this makes for a very long nights sleep. She usually only wakes up once in the middle of the night and then back up at like 6 or 7 and then she can sleep again til 9 or 10. So I am very fortunate in this aspect that she can sleep through the night and so can I.

For being six weeks old, she thinks she is a lot bigger than she is. She is trying to sit herself up and is working on mastering rolling over. She is much more coordinated with her hands and enjoys putting her fist in her mouth. She seems to like her left fist more, so we will see if she becomes a lefty. Hopefully as she becomes more mobile and is able to reach for more things she will be able to entertain herself more so I can get some things done and not have her pin me down to the chair.

My mom and I went up to the Dulles Expo Center this past weekend where they have a big consignment of baby things. We were able to find some great deals on some clothes, a baby mat, toys, books and a few other odds and ends.

I have the possibility of some work in the Fairfax County Public Schools. It will be nice to get out of the house, but it is going to be very hard for me to leave her!