Audrey has started smiling, and not just reflexively. I believe she has started her “social” smiles, which are great. Especially at 4 in the morning when she’s been awake for a couple hours already, ugh. Last night was rough. She didn’t want to go back to sleep. My fault for deciding to wake her for a diaper change, oh well. At least Freya no longer wakes up at night. She’s getting a solid ten or eleven hours. She is the most well-rested person in the family right now. Well, unless you consider that Audrey still sleeps half the day.

She has grown SO much since her birth five weeks ago. I can tell. It’s so different than it was with Freya. I look at this baby and just know she wasn’t that big when I gave birth to her. I don’t know her exact weight right now, I’m content to wait until her next doctor appointment next month. It’s so gratifying to know that I am completely responsible for her growing, that it’s my milk making her so big and healthy right now. I expect we will breastfeed exclusively until she is at least six to eight months old, then see how she feels about trying a couple of fruit or vegetable purees. No pressure though. And no rice cereal, either.