1 Month Old

Our little Miss Jacquelyn turned 1 month this past Thursday. She's already growing so much. I was going through pictures and was surprised at how big she is already! She's a sweet little girl, but I have a feeling we're going to have our hands full. She's already got a mind of her own and can be a little stubborn. I kept thinking everything would be like when Everett was a baby, but nope, they're not! They're different in so many ways! But we've enjoyed this past month of having her in our home. She's getting to where she can really follow and pick up on voices and she's cooing and talking a little more.

Her little brother is being quite the big brother. He likes to go up and touch her and help rock her. Unfortunately for her his term for rocking is more like getting whip lash! We keep reinforcing that he needs to be nice and gentle. Then we'll show him how to be gentle. He's gotten lots better at patting her back nicely. He's even started sharing with her. He has a blanket that he has grown quite attached to that he has let her use. For a brief period, but he let her use it none the less. Todd will tease Everett by using it and the minute Everett sees it on Todd he goes and grabs it. So that's an improvement! And the other day he decided to share his snack with his sister. I was folding laundry and when I looked over I saw this orange thing sticking out of Jacquelyn's mouth. It was the tail of a goldfish. He thought he was being quite nice!

This is when she is known as One eyed Willie. When she was first born she would only open her one eye. It was as if she was looking to see if it was worth getting up for. She still does it on occasion. Here I think she was thinking "come on lady let's get this over with."