Milestones

I get a lot of questions about what Annika's "latest thing" is. Example: Is she holding up her head? Yes, yes she is...but all the time? Well, I don't think so - her head is heavy (15 inches in circumference, you know). Does she do anything else?

Uh, not really. She's not even six weeks old! But as a parent, you feel a pressure to come up with something new, fantastic and smart that she is doing. I have an arsenal of things that she "does" when these questions come up - here are a sampling:

- She lays on her back really well - occassionally she turns her head from side to side to look at things!
- She is able to get her arms out of her swaddle in less than a minute. We call her Houdini.
- Annika likes music. If the music runs out on her playmat (I think it plays for about 10 minutes) she gets pissed.
- She appears to be smiling more and more...or at least making an effort to smile. We might need a third party's opinion on what constitutes a smile...

So those are exmaples. Are they exciting? Well, they are to us...but Annika's fans seem a little disappointed when this is what I report. These are my back-ups in case the above disappoints:

- She said "Mama, can I please have some more breastmilk?" Isn't that amazing?!
- She took her first step from the coffee table to the playmat! It hasn't happened since, but it's only a matter of days before she's ready to drive.
- She sewed her own dress!
- She made a donation to the Red Cross!

Annika is amazing enough - she doesn't really need the second batch of accomplishments. At least not at 5.5 weeks. The Red Cross is a noble cause though - what a nice girl!