Smile!

A week ago we thought we noticed Bethany smiling! Both of us saw it at different times and I even caught the end of one on camera last week. It is fun to see her grow and be so much more alert. She watches everything and reacts to noises and her toys hanging from her carseat and bouncy seat and swing. She is making a lot more noises when eating and sleeping... Dan thinks she is taking after me and talking in her sleep :)

Smile caught on camera at 5 weeks - sorry the picture is so close, it was hard to take while holding her and trying to get her to smile. The rest I didn't even get her face in the picture!

At last weeks one month apt Bethany weighed 7 lb 4 oz - getting bigger! Her jaundice levels were the same as I suspected and so the Dr. still wants to keep an eye on her each week with more bloodwork. Because they are mid-teens (14-16) they are a little close to the dangerous 20+ level where they worry about long term brain and liver issues so while we want them to go down we really just want to make sure they don't go up. Most likely we'll just wait it out and hopefully they'll be gone by her 2 month apt.

It is getting colder outside!! November was beautiful and I loved being home with Bethany so I could take her on walks outside. Now we go out to the mailbox quickly and back otherwise we stay inside or bring her from the house to the warm car. Those Bundle Me covers for carseats are wonderful! We are supposed to get a big snowstorm tomorrow - good day to stay inside and wrap Christmas presents!