Three fresh Pixie photos up at Flickr. She was three weeks old yesterday!
We had dinner with our friends, whom we have decided to designate as Emergency Backup Parents instead of godparents. We realize it’s a bulkier term to say, but we enjoy the cute humor (if you’ve ever read Dave Barry you will appreciate it), and it’s more accurate. M cooked a yummy pasta dinner. K held Claire to get her baby fix (M got a turn too).
By being with other people who aren’t flustered when Claire begins to fuss, I felt more relaxed with it too. This morning (up at 6 a.m., with her alone until 12:30 p.m.), was peaceful and pleasurable, with a little fussing sprinkled in. I’m also getting better at doing things one-handed — like making my morning coffee or getting a bottle for Claire. (Turns out that she hates the Infantino sling. She wants to be upright and to see stuff, although her neck isn’t strong enough to hold her head up.
I yearn for a nap and may take one since Husband is now up and cuddling with The Bean. I may just join them on the sofa in the loft and doze. Later we’ll take her out in the stroller for a walk.
If your little one wants to be up and able to observe you might want to check out the baby bjjorn baby carrier. I used it with both of my children and they loved being able to see the world. When they were newborns the carrier held them close to my heart and that seemed to soothe them to sleep. It was great for me because I could have both hands free and I knew they were safe and sound.
Peace!
I sort of thought that babies couldn’t see much at this age (although I can still imagine that they have preferences for posture and variety of stimuli). interesting that yours seems so “opinionated” — 🙂
ACM, I don’t think she can see much, but she sure likes to look! The variation of light and shadow and color is probably what she seeks, as well as the posture/position. It was fun this evening playing with her rattle. There’s a photo on Flickr of me and her. She’s begun to track it with her eyes if it’s close enough.
Barbara, we’ll be researching the Baby Bjorn among others. My challenge is I’m only 5’2″ (with a short torso) and very round up front. Some friends have advised me to stay clear of Ergo and Baby Bjorn because of my body type. I’ll be trying them on first if possible. 🙂