4.7.15 - Morning baby

At 9am Clara seemed awake but not hungry and I really needed to pump, so I asked Jack to watch her until I was done and then I'd take her so he could get some more sleep. She ended up falling asleep on his chest (always adorable) so it wasn't too big of an issue.

When I went to get her about half and hour later she stretched and stretched and seemed to be waking up. I don't like to shove a bottle in her mouth unasked, so while I was waiting for her to show signs of hunger I started singing to her. Before I started singing she had been kind of squirmy and grunty (not upset, just active), and when I started singing she held still and focused on me. At her age, focusing on anything is an accomplishment, so that was pretty cute. Then I was singing "Kiss the Girl" (Little Mermaid) and she gave me two huge open-mouthed grins! If only I'd had a video of it! I tell you what, her smiles just delight me. Maybe it's just in my head, but it does seem like she smiled more often when I sing to her, and I love the thought of it.

She's also started cooing more and having more of a range of noises she makes, which is cute.

Then we did some tummy time on the boppy pillow, and not only did she do a few good head lifts, at one point she lifted her whole upper body up on her elbows. It's definitely a joy to watch her develop. I like to think she's pretty excited about her new found super power of holding herself up for a few seconds. :) Love my little one.

This smile is not as big as the grins she gave me today, but it's still pretty darn cute.