I can’t believe we’re already 20 weeks old. Who knew that 140 days could pass by so quickly…
The big news for this week is that you’re growing hair! Your cute bald spots are rapidly disappearing as new light brown hair is beginning to cover your sweet head. Your eyes have remained a grey color, although some days it seems like we can see a bit of brown in them. Your eyelashes and eyebrows have grown in and have darkened…your features are definitely beginning to take shape!
You continue to be so vocal these days. You and your daddy have developed a new game where your daddy will make a sound rolling his g’s and you imitate the sound back to him. It’s so precious and something I never tire of watching.
You are also so alert in taking in your surroundings. We went to a Christmas party at our neighbor’s house last weekend. The plan was for you to be asleep in your stroller when we went, but you, of course, never do anything by plan. Instead you were awake and alert throughout the first half of the party, looking around at all the people and the noise. You charm everyone you meet by flashing a sweet smile and showing off your dimples.
Speaking of those dimples, you’ve learned to use them to captivate your teachers at school too. Every morning when we drop you off you smile at Miss Leslie. Throughout the day your teachers tell us that you’re happy and content. When your daddy picked you up from school on Friday, you were laying on the ground with all of the other babies around you in a circle. I’m a little worried that you might be already be a flirt and what this might mean for us as you grow up.
Rice cereal is going over much better these days and you’re up to one tablespoon twice a day. You still get it all over your face and, because your hands are constantly in your mouth, your hands end up covered in cereal as well.
Because you’ve been changing so rapidly each day, lately I’ve been especially cognizant of the fact that I only get this one opportunity to spend each day with you. You’ll never be 20 weeks and 1 day again or 20 weeks and 2 days again, which means I’ll never get a second chance to spend that time with you. With this in mind, I’ve been trying very hard to live in each moment. To take in your smells, your smiles, your touch. To just hold you and squeeze you tight. It’s such an important life lesson that you’ve taught me without even realizing it.
Love,
Mommy
PS…still no progress in the rolling over front. In fact, I think you’re content to just be on your back forever.
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