Nighty night...

I figured you would want your naptime/bedtime song Mama made up for you recorded, so here it is- I sing it to you while I'm swaddling you for sleep. Here you are, all tucked in your cradleboard (on loan from the Fivecrows) and a captive audience.  These moments are some of my favorite of the day, you almost always smile and coo when you are all snug.  We've yet to catch you "singing" along on video- but you do it sometimes, it melts our hearts. Next time I'll record your "I can fly" song your Daddy made up for you.

11 weeks of fun!

Everyone said time would fly- it feels like a I've been in a time-vacuum for 11 weeks.  Next Monday I go back to work, I'm feeling very sad to miss the time with you, but at the same time excited to go back and happy that you and your dad will get to spend so much time together one on one. That is something not every girl gets and it is a pretty special thing!  I have loved all the moments- the challenging ones and the happy ones and being your mom is the most amazing experience of my life thus far- every day it feels like I will burst with love when I look at you!

Who is Virginia Beth?

What fun it has been getting to know you over the last 11 weeks! There are lots of little things that make you Ginny- some of these might be "every baby" sort of things, but they are special to us!

• You are very quick to smile! You started smiling at about 4.5 weeks old and haven't stopped since.  You have a smile for everyone you meet as long as you have been fed and aren't tired!
• You have very strong opinions about wet or messy diapers- they are intolerable to you. You like to be dry and comfy.  I think you are sensitive to touch- you love soft things and being massaged too.
• When we sing to you, sometimes you coo along, it is adorable.  You won't do it for the video camera though!.  I'm thinking you are going to like music a lot as you grow.
• You like people- one of your favorite things to look at is our refrigerator door.  You get so entranced looking at all the faces of your cousins and our friends. 
• You feel like you are lighthearted and like to have fun to me, I'm excited to see how you play in the months to come!