Week 14/15

Okay, I've totally blown it, skipping a week and being forced already to combine 2 weeks worth of Val updates into one. The days roll on, sometimes monotonous, sometimes not, but always with new things to report.

Most important: her stupidass heart murmur continues to not grow, while she grows like a weedlet around it. She clocked in at 12 lbs, 10 oz and a stunning 25 inches long last week.

That means her little toes are getting dangerously close to the edge of her very pink carseat. It may soon be time to bust out the so-called hideous larger seat I have waiting for her.

She's started making noises like a little dragon. Cooing is apparently growing blase, yesterday's news. She also cheered me to a really fun victory in a hockey tournament this weekend, falling asleep 5-6 minutes into each game.

A growth spurt is coming soon because she's eating everything I've got and more. It's a good thing I usually stay up late to pump extra milk for her.

Everything in her reach now goes into her mouth. Thanks to her increasing hand-eye coordination, this also means that sometimes (like right now) she can take out her pacifier, then put it back in. Or just fondle it lovingly. She also helps hold up a bottle when we let her. Which isn't very often because we're always holding her and the bottle.

I nodded at her while regaling her with exciting tales the other day and she totally nodded back. Every morning, we are greeted with a huge smile. Then a string of farts.

The mini hugs she gives when I pick her up get better and better every day. Hello, tiny person doing tiny person things!