Monkey See, Monkey Do

Children are simply fascinating to watch. I am daily astounded at how much my girls take in....each on their own levels.

I caught this moment one day. How does my active little 11 month old know what to do with a brush?? I haven't used that brush on her hair. But yet she knows exactly what it's for and how to use it, with no prompting from anyone. Amazing how intricately their brains and bodies are formed together.

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made..."

Psalm 139:13-14

6 Weeks

Our sweet Caitlyn is 6 weeks old today! I love this little one so much! It's been so much fun to have a baby around again to kiss on and love. I really wish that I could have had a "third baby mentality" with my other ones......I think that I would have enjoyed these early stages more! But, I guess that's all part of the process, isn't it?

Caitlyn loves to be held (which is sometimes tricky considering her birth order!). She nurses every 3 hours....give or take. And she has gone up to about 7 hours in between feedings at night. So far, she hates getting a bath and screams the entire time! She really likes to snooze on her belly, so I let her nap that way during the day. At night, she still sleeps in the cradle in our room. In fact, the cradle seems to be, in part, responsible for Caitlyn's increasingly receding hair line! I found a patch of hair on the bumper pad in the cradle!! Just in the past week, she has started to grin in response to people or her surroundings.....not just in her dreams.

This sweet girl has a busy few weeks ahead of her. I pray that she does well with all of the chaos around her!!