three weeks new

You were growing and changing so much.

You had already outgrown some of your tiniest babygrows,

which was incredible as you still seemed so tiny and new to us.

But at the same time

we couldn't really imagine life without you now,

it was as if you had always been part of the family.

You were increasingly more and more alert and awake

and everybody commented on it

as well as how content you were.

The health visitor was amazed at how much you were focusing on things

and tracking things that moved.

You liked to watch our fingers wriggle in front of your face,

and of course to watch your big brother running around.

You had been born with really big hands

and you seemed to be really expressive with them.

You loved being snuggled up in a blanket

but you did like to have your hands free to wave around.

We wondered whether you might end up being a thumb sucker

because you had found your thumbs on a few occasions

and enjoyed a good chew.

We were dressing you in proper clothes during the day

and it made you looks so much more grown up to see you out of your white babygrows.

It was a learning curve for Daddy

as he tried to work out little girl clothes and outfits.

But Mummy was enjoying getting you some new clothes

and making you look very cute and trendy.

You were starting to enjoy your baths more

and now that you were sharing your baths with your big brother

you were being shown all sorts of bath toys

as well as getting your feet tickled under the water.

We had started doing some baby massage with you as well

and seemed to really enjoy it,

as your body would go very still and relaxed when we were doing it

and then you would wriggle with excitement.