Filling out and up

One of the cute things that Sonia does is click her tongue. She started doing this shortly after we brought her home. Tammy is the one who noticed that she seems to do it more when she is hungry. Usually it is after she cries to let me know she is hungry and we have started the proceedings (changing her diaper, getting a bib, finding a place to sit down). I have started to click back at her when she is nursing. It would pretty nice if she clicked to tell us she is hungry instead of crying, wouldn't it? Do not worry, I am not getting my hopes up. Like most babies, she has multiple ways of telling us it is time to fill her belly. One of her favorites is to eat our shoulders as she is doing to her dad in this photo.



My dad and Sandy came to visit and marveled at how big Sonia is. It is amazing how she is tipping the scales, now weighing about twice what she did when she was born, when she usually only nurses for 10 minutes every two to three hours. All the books say fifteen to twenty is the norm, so I am assuming she has gone from the remedial program to an advanced class. Looking at her so closely everyday, I sometimes lose the big picture and forget how far she has come in two and a half months. My dad and Sandy could not stop talking about her progress. Here are pictures of them looking absolutely enthralled with their grand baby.




(Photo credits go to Sandy for the ones of Alan and Ron with Sonia)

One development we are particularly excited about recently is that Sonia has started focusing farther in the distance. As is typical for newborns, she used to just look at our faces or other things going on within one to two feet of her face. The past week, I noticed that when we went into her nursery, she was actually looking at the ceiling. If I took her to a different part of the room, she would even look at little startled at first until she got used to what she was looking at. I can't blame her though, as her ceiling does have a lot to take in:



Well, I hope I have given you enough to take in for the day. This week is not so busy, so I may be blogging more often. Thanks to Jeff and Phyllis for responding to my plea for comments!