9 week status report

The Critter Girl is 9 weeks old today. Amazing.

She is really starting show herself more and more. The smiles are more frequent, which honestly, makes everything yucky totally worth it. I think she will be an observer though, versus a really outgoing girl, as she will just watch before trying to engage. Much like her mom, to be honest. But the smiles, when you get one, whoosh, it totally melts me every time. I feel like I've earned it.

She is also sleeping like a champ. She has begun to miss/sleep through her 2nd night feed (an early morning one around 4-5am) and just does her 1-2am. So sleeping from 7 til 1-2, feed, then through til 7-8am. Wow. It's like she is growing up right before my eyes. "No Mom, I don't need that newborn baby feed anymore. And by the way, can I borrow the car tonight for my date with Butch?" Ahhhh!

This week should be interesting, Mr. P is going away on business early Tuesday AM through late Thursday night. That will be the longest me and Critter Girl have been on our own. I am hoping we can stay on routine, and the Critter doesn't get too out of whack without Daddy. He is an important part of our nighttime/sleepytime routine, so she may miss him. Fingers crossed for us.