Our little baby is doing great. To make a long story short (and vague), the specialist feels confident that she is just fine and she will grow out of the things we have been concerned about. :) It will take a few weeks to get her off the medications and respiratory monitor but we'll get there soon. Onto other random baby news...
Baby quit sleeping. We've begun weaning her off the medications and suddenly she spends a lot more time awake. Her eyes are so beautiful! She stares at me with such intensity that she seems to read my thoughts. Her eyes are a dark sapphire blue at the outer most edge, transitioning to a silvery blue on the inside edge.
She does not like to lie flat on her back. She gets upset near instantly, even when asleep. So we let her sleep propped up, in a semi-reclining position. When awake, she wants to be held up so she can look around and observe her surroundings. I'm amazed at the strength she has to hold her head up. She was trying to do it even the same night she was born! We teased her she had to wait until she was at least a few days old. But now she loves to sit, nestled into my arm, holding her head up and watching her sisters play. Or even better, staring at the ceiling fan.
She's such a good baby and puts up with a lot from her big sisters. I thought that the novelty of a baby would wear off to a more manageable level but it hasn't happened yet. But Butterfly especially is my big helper and such a good girl. She's so eager to help me and always wants to pat the baby, cuddle her, kiss her or hold her hands.
Baby doesn't get fussy very often but she's mastered the deafening "I need you now!" cry. Most the time, her cry still sounds like a newborn, more gentle and quiet but utterly broken-hearted. This is usually when she senses she's been left alone or she simply can't settle down. She reserves the earth-shattering scream for when she's really mad at me (usually because she's wet or hungry, she has no patience for either).
I love my little "tree frog". She cuddles up onto my chest, nuzzling her head in against my shoulder and neck. She rests her arms and hands against me, close against her body and tucks her feet up under her. She looks like a little frog as she clings to me and makes me melt with her adorable warmth.
More attention for baby has left more time for Ladybug to get into trouble. Her new favorite mischief is to take the dvd discs out of their case and either stack them all in a pile or mix them up and put them away in the wrong cases. It's like she intuitively knows this is one of my pet peeves.
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