And all your children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of your children. (Isaiah 44:3)Naomi has had a very busy month! We have taken her out far more than we expected to, but she has been a real trooper :) Some of the things that we enjoy doing with her are taking walks around Emeryville. We've strolled down to the pier as well as to Bay Street for dinner. On Richie and my 3 year anniversary, we took Mimi to the Elephant Bar and she slept through the entire meal.
Along with going to Pinole every Sunday, she's also been to her other Grandparent's house in South San Francisco. The weekend she turned 4 weeks, we took her to San Jose to celebrate her Auntie Lauren and Uncle Noel's graduation. That's when she was better able to meet with her cousins Andrea and Meleia and Alexis.
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Naomi was so tiny when she was born, but now after a month, she feels pretty solid. She probably weighs at least 8 lbs... the size that I anticipated her to be at birth. She has caught up quickly! Breastfeeding her is going extremely well. Richie and I will pray before her meals and even if she is a bit fussy, she stops to listen to us give thanks :) While she loves to eat, Mimi is a bit of a snacker/snoozer though when it comes to her meals. Many times, she will fall asleep while nursing, only to wake up 10 minutes later and want "seconds" :) Although I feel like I am feeding her around the clock, she allows me to have longer stretches at night. Richie has been working, so I have full night duty after he falls asleep. She starts off sleeping in her bassinet, but I usually keep her in the bed next to me after her first feeding around 1AM. She'll feed again briefly around 3ish. Usually before 6AM, she's wide awake, so Richie will play with her before work while I sleep until her next feeding.
She definitely recognizes her Mommy and Daddy, by both voice and looks. Above our bed, we have two large portraits of Richie and I from our engagement and the wedding. Naomi is fond of gazing at the photos as if curious how we are both in front of her and over there on the wall, too! She's also remembering other members of our family and is aware of when a new face is presented to her. Her eyes are constantly soaking in all of her surroundings. If only her eyes could speak!
Richie and I are enjoying Naomi's sweet smiles, mostly when she is partially in "dream-land"... we are still waiting for that first official laugh! Now that her sight is getting clearer, she also seems to enjoy her play gym and is beginning to try and hold her head up during tummy time. When she is awake she alternates between being super-still with wide, learning eyes and being a "wiggly worm" with her arms and legs waving with excitement. Mimi especially responds to music of all kinds. During the day, we play everything from Island Jams to Christian Rock, then at night or during naps, we play classical or lullabies to soothe her. It will be awesome to see if she takes to playing an instrument or singing when she gets older!
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