9 weeks

9 weeks old. this is what maddie can do now.

- she usually balls up her hands into a fist but lately she can stick out her pointer fingers
- discovered her ears
- laughed
- copy you when you stick out your tongue
- try to sit up on her own
- coo and "talk" back
- started to go longer between feedings this week
- we skipped the crib for the naps and went for the swing instead. she is also going longer at each nap.

the only bad thing is, she has bad gas. she wakes up at the buttcrack of dawn every morning crying. she kicks her legs and grunts and whines and cries until she poops or farts. poor baby. this makes feeding time extra long since she will grunt and kick and take herself off the boob when shes in discomfort. pediatrician says its a phase at this age and will pass....

what i enjoy everyday:

- when she wakes up. she looks around and i go into her face and she smiles. its really cute
- our playtime. after every feeding, we play. shes so responsive.
- bathtime. she loves this and shes always so calm.

what i dont enjoy:
-sleeplessness. i was never a person who was good on no sleep. i become cranky irritable and my patience is very very thin. i find myself thinking bad angry thought at 3 am in the morning. but by morning time, im a different person. i cant wait till she sleeps through the night.
- crankiness...crying. i cant take either.
- monotony. im bored. a lot. i miss outdoors, i miss people.