About Alexandra: Alexandra loves walks and is much more alert. Instead of sleeping through them, she gazes out at the tree tops and looks around when there are objects at her level in the stroller, like rose bushes.
She is very predictable on sleep waking at 4:00 for a feeding. She usually goes to bed in the 11:00 hour, although last night she was asleep by 10:15. We are swaddling every night now and she seems to like it. We use the Aden + Anais blankets from Target. She wants her hands free so they work better than the velcro ones. We put her to bed at 9:00 tonight because she has been awake for many, many hours!
Speaking of eating, she does not do well at burping after a meal so mommy sits her upright for at least 15 minutes to prevent spit ups, or at least minimize them.
Alexandra is getting better at "Tummy Time," lifting her head more and moving her legs. She is also "talking" a lot, making all kinds of different noises.
What's New: Alexandra really moves her arms and legs now. She enjoys making the bouncer move even more. She seems to have a rhythm that goes with music. She is a country fan. Of course mommy and daddy love that! Here is a video of her "dancing" to Luke Bryan's "I Don't Want This Night to End."
She is really noticing things more and is very intrigued by the wall hanging from South America that we have in the media room and the fan in the living room.
While she discovered her hands early on and has been putting them in her mouth for weeks, she is starting to grab at other things, like her burp cloth. Last night she was using it like a security blanket. It was so cute!
The other day when she was playing in her bouncer, I swear I heard her laugh a few times. It does not happen all the time, but she definitely is in the early stages of laughter.
Visitors: Alexandra's Grandma Sara came to visit for Mother's Day and will be staying the week. Grantie Lorel, Great Uncle David and Lorel's mother, Edie. I went to my dermatologist this week and took her to see Charity who had really wanted to meet her. She knew about my loss and then was so excited when I got pregnant again. Alexandra also saw our neighbor Tina and neighbor's mother Judy.
Photos: Here is our little cutie at 8 weeks exactly! We color coordinate well!
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