It's been great fun watching the family unit start to form. Ellie loves her little sister. She's always so excited to see little Eva and responds with hugs, kisses and lots of affection. I'm still a wreck most of the time though. Ellie's like Bam-Bam and just doesn't know her own strength. Her hugs end up being neck squeezes or full body assaults. But most of the time, Eva responds with coos and smiles for her sister. It's still an amazing process for me to observe. Kids respond to and watch other children differently than they do adults.
Other fun Eva facts from this month. She's just recently started to grasp at objects. When we nurse, her little feet and toes play with the arms of chairs (versus just dangling). When she wakes up, she just started "talking" with sweet coos and sounds instead of crying. (It's such a nicer way to be woken up in the middle of the night) She weighed 13lbs on Jan 3 (76% percentile) and moved up to size 2 diapers and some 9 month clothes. She's rubbed off a patch of hair on the back of her head. But more, blonder hair is growing in all over. She can now sit in her excersaucer and paw at the toys. We made it through a round of colds really well!!! She still doesn't like pacifiers or bottles or formula :(
