Which seems impossible. Never mind time marching on, it seems to have broken into a bit of a trot. We are only three weeks past her due date and if she had arrived at the same time as her immediate older sister she
would only be a week old!! How bizarre is that??
Anyway at four weeks…
* She is not the best sleeper, prefering to nap and snack….
* She is a puker…oh..my goodness, we go through a lot of burp cloths and a lot of clothes…
* She enjoys some alone time…i noticed this recently when she is grumpy and fidgety in my arms if i put her down on the floor or a mat she just sorta 'chills' for a bit.
* She listens…seriously, you can tell, she just goes still and turns towards a sound and her eyes seem to fill with recognition. She knows her family sounds thats for sure.
* She has the most adorable deep blue eyes, obviously this can change but at the moment it is like looking into a deep pool of water when she fixes you with her eyes.
* She still has most of her 'at birth' hair, not loosing any yet. Still brown with a charming sort of mohawk down the top of her head.
* She has had maybe four or five baths in her four weeks of life, one of which gave both of us a scare when the girls got over zealous in the washing of baby and almost gave her a unwanted diving lesson
* I call her Matilda most of the time, most other people call her Tilly. I dont really know why, I like the name Matilda, it was never just a 'birth certificate' name for me but i have no objections to Tilly either, guess it will all develop as it will.
* I have been reminded a lot recently of the difficulty of actually feeding a baby and tending to the needs of others, there is always a request for help when im feeding the baby and its frustrating for everyone concerned no matter how i handle it!!
* She feeds well, after a bit of a slow start she is doing well now.
* Life feels chaotic but complete now. We are six.