Week 6 and Counting1

Good day!

Little Miss Caitlin is already 6 weeks old and she is getting long. Her 0-3 month outfits are fine, but we are retiring her newborn clothes, especially the ones with feet--her feet are busting the seams. :) She is still sleeping fairly well, waking up 1 or 2 times a night to eat, then going right back to sleep. She takes a few naps during the day, but we are seeing a lot more of her (still) baby-blues.

Miss Caitlin is still doing well with her "tummy time." Recently, rather than frog-legging forward, she has started pushing herself backwards, which looks kind of like "mooncrawling." She will push back on her knees so her tush is in the air, but she hasn't coordinated her front and back end yet, thank goodness.

She has also started conversing, cooing at the trees out the window, or the ceiling fan in our room, and arguing with the ladies on daddy's show on CNBC. Unfortunately, any time mom and dad try to video her noises, she starts fussing instead--apparently she enjoys having her picture taken just as much as we do, or it makes her nervous when we "disappear" behind the camera, or her stomach is TINY. :) Interestingly, she has also started sticking her tongue out a lot, which could either be her first attempts at talking, her tasting the world, or any number of other things. Whatever she's doing, it's perfectly normal, and perfectly adorable, and while we don't have any new video, we've put up some new pictures on the site:

http://picasaweb.google.com/crazyandol/Caitlin?authkey=Gv1sRgCMPz78bN2fSO0wE&feat=directlink#

Mom had her last doctor's appointment (for a while) last week and is doing well. Caitlin's 2 month appointment is the second week of May so we won't have any official word on her growth until then, just too-short clothes and sore shoulders from carrying her--and loving every minute of it.

Last but not least, Caitlin is also tolerating her baths a lot better, taking it in with the same interest with which she absorbs all other activities-our little anthropologist. This is especially nice since Great Grandma Chris and Great Grandpa Craig will be stopping by to visit soon! It's a good thing she loves all the attention. :)