Growing and growing

We just can't believe how quickly little Abigail has been growing over these last three weeks. She's almost 10 pounds already and is becoming more aware of her surroundings.

She's been smiling in her sleep since day one, but now she will occasionally flash a smile at you when you talk to her.

This week we started trying out the bottle since Jennifer will be going back to work next month. Abby was really surprised at how easily the milk came out and kept looking at daddy with surprise! It was also nice for daddy to give her the first bottle since he's not had the bonding that comes with feeding her like mommy has. It still seems like she prefers "the real thing" but this will be good practice for the future. Jennifer is still trying to get a hang of the whole pumping deal as it seems to take forever to get enough milk for one feeding.

Along with the bottle we also started allowing her to use a pacifier. She is not really a fan. Most of the time she spits it out or pulls it out with her hand. This is the one and only shot that we got of her with the pacifier in her mouth.

She may be one of those babies that just doesn't take a pacifier ever, but on those days where nothing soothes her, we are hoping she might just change her mind. For her sanity and ours! All in all, we seem to be learning what she likes and doesn't like. She's sleeping very well and eating even better. We love watching her eyes dart around as she tries to absorb all of her surroundings.

We look forward to seeing her continue to develop and grow as she learns all about her world.

Much love,

Moises & Jennifer