Time is flying by us now and Noa turned one month old this week. Friends had warned us that the second one goes through the usual physical milestones much faster but I didn't think it would happen this fast.
Noa is now SMILING! When we coo to her or make funny faces at her she rewards us with her own goofy grin. I'm sure Gi didn't give us smiles until she was at least 8 weeks old and the first predictable and big ones came a month after that. Maybe we just have a happy-go-lucky baby on our hands this time. She certainly is a better sleeper and less easily startled kid. For one thing, she can be crying in her car seat but as soon as we hit the rode it's like a magic "off" switch appears and she's out for the duration of the ride. Many of you will recall how stressed out we were as parents of a newborn Gi who not only refused to nap in her car seat but would scream bloody murder until her face became splotched with angry red hives. She was like that on any length trip and just getting to the grocery store 5 miles away was a painful lesson in endurance. But not for Noa! I finally understand what all those other parents were telling me: "just put her in the car and go for a ride if you need some sleep", "she'll eat when she's hungry," "give her a bottle and go out for some mommy time alone". I CAN DO ALL THIS AND MORE! I feel like I have done my penance for whatever sins I committed in a past life and now God has rewarded me with the Easy Baby. Hallelujah! It's enough to make me want to start going to church again.
And here's your reward for reading this celebratory post, a video of our bundle of cuteness!
