A day late, but better late than never, right?
Louisa is now 6 weeks old and weighed 10 pounds, 14 ounces yesterday afternoon. She has already outgrown some of the "newborn" sized clothes that she was wearing when we brought her home from the hospital, mostly in the torso. She's gotten a lot longer, but I don't have a measurement of exactly how long. She hasn't lost any of her hair, but it is getting lighter. Her eyes have darkened to a bluish grey, so I suspect that they might turn hazel (like mine).
Behavior-wise, she's MUCH more observant than she was even just a week ago. She's looking around a lot and will even look into your eyes (instead of staring at your forehead or chin). Her focus is getting better, too. She loves staring up at the exposed beams of our ceiling--I think because the beams are dark brown and the ceiling is white so there's a nice contrast/pattern there. She also likes staring at trees and out the window, too. We are encouraging lots of tummy-time on her playmat to strengthen those neck muscles and hopefully start turning over earlier.
And, she's just almost ready to smile, I think. She certainly responds when you smile at her--her eyes crinkle at the edges and her mouth moves, but it's not a full-blown smile...yet!
She's a total snuggle-bunny, too. She loves to be held against your chest, esp where she can hear your heartbeat. She can take naps for as long as 4-5 hours, but it's not a regular occurrence. Walter and I are lucky if we get a four hour stretch at night followed by a couple of three hour naps. Hopefully that will get better as time goes by.
