What we have learned in a week

So, today is Tuesday. Abby has been alive for one week, and boy have we learned a lot. It is surprising how many things you learn about a baby in a week.

1. She smiles when she wets her diaper. This is a key indicator that a spout of crying is about to begin because she doesn't like being wet.

2. She wakes up and searches for Nicholas when she hears his voice. She can be dead asleep in my arms, but if Nicholas comes into the room and starts talking, she wakes right up and starts moving her head as if she is going to find him (good luck, since her eye sight is really bad right now).

3. She likes to eat - a lot. When in doubt about why she wakes up, it is probably because she needs to eat. Especially if she has a dirty diaper - then she really wants to eat.

4. She smells great - just like a baby should.

5. She knows who her mom is and loves to cuddle with me.

6. She has a Pavlovian response to hearing a bottle being shaken near her. Her father can bring out the bottle to feed her and she can hear it being shaken, then she calms down and opens her mouth and give you this look that says "You are taking too long to get me my food."

7. She eats her hands. All the time.

8. She much prefers to be held and cuddled than sleep on her own. And she will let you know this as well.

9. Her lungs are just fine. Ask anyone within a mile of our house.

10. She doesn't like hats and will push them off her head.

These are just some of the things we have learned about her in this week. Isn't having a new baby a wonderful journey of discovery and fun?