The Carraway Seed

Many of you have already seen this little video Devin took of Laurel hanging out on the changing table last week, making faces at the mobile he made. But I thought I’d share it with those of you who haven’t, especially since there’s a big old grin at the end.

She does new little things every day, the sorts of things you mostly have to be obsessed first-time parents to care about. However, there are big(ger) things: diaper changes no longer freak her out. She loves looking around at things, and spends most of her awake-time these days staring as far off into the distance as she can. She can sort of get her fingers in her mouth, but not keep them there. Her tear ducts occasionally work, which means she sometimes has tears when she cries. She recognizes us and smiles often when she sees us. She’s got an ever-expanding vocabulary of coos and random noises, and she likes it when you repeat them back to her. She’s got pretty good control of her head, but only for a few seconds at a time. She sleeps well (and thinks we both make great furniture). She doesn’t like hot weather, but she also doesn’t like being unclothed — laying on a cold pack, on the other hand, is very comfy.

She passed one of the first major timeline milestones — she was six weeks old on Saturday. In a few weeks she’ll go back for her two-month pediatrician visit where, eek, she’ll get her first round of vaccinations. Which one of us will cry more?

– Beth