Sapphie is one month today

Sapphie is a month today! We woke up in shock that the time has passed so quickly. To celebrate, we wrapped her up in the snuggly (on Kevin), and took a long walk with the dogs on the golf course. She loved the walk, fell asleep halfway through, and then continued to sleep when we got home so that I was able to take a shower, strip the bed, and do a load of laundry! What a little angel.

The last 2 weeks have been really exciting. One big event was that Sapphie has started to really focus on things – people, the dogs, her play arch, lights. She just stares and blinks slowly at anything in her face. It’s so cute! Another big event was smiles, real ones! The first one happened when I was alone with her, talking to her while I held her close to my face. Suddenly, she grabbed one of my curls and locked eyes with me, with a very serious look on her face. I said “hello!” and she stared, and then broke out into a huge smile! It made me cry and I encouraged about 10 more smiles out of her in half an hour. Of course once Kevin came home, I couldn’t get her to repeat it. Luckily, though, she was alert this morning and gave him a big smile. She continues to take her feedings very seriously, with her hands clenched into fists while she eats. LaLa calls her a “passionate sucker”…which she is! She also looks very much like a female version of Kevin, with the cutest little pixie face. The pictures don’t show how red her hair is! We’re wondering if it will stay this color.

The dogs continue to fall in love with the baby. Cooper is always on guard, very serious when we have visitors. Cabot is his usual aloof self, but he loves to lick her toes when she cries, and he’s always supervising when I change her diaper. Kevin has been amazing. On the weekends, he takes Sapphie to watch lots of TV while I nap. During the week, he has been making me breakfast in bed. Even with the new baby, we’re still managing to eat our dinners together while she stretches her legs in the bassinet.

Last weekend, we had our first big outings. On Saturday, we went to the grocery store. Sapphie stared up at the lights, with her eyes bulging with excitement. Then she fell asleep, so we went out on our first post-baby date: a perfect lunch at Fresh Market. That evening, we had dinner at the Smiths. Zoe ate her dinner in her highchair while Sapphie ate hers in mummy’s lap. Sunday, we went to Church Street and did some shopping. It was a big weekend and lots of fun to take the baby to our favorite places.

Next weekend we will have our first road trip down to Warren. It should be lots of fun!! After that, a long visit from Auntie Hannah! We’ll surely have lots more pictures to share. Enjoy xoxo