New, New, New

New Pictures:
Martin's uploaded more pictures in the slideshow section. You'll notice a lack of pictures of me with Libby. This is because practically every time she's with me, she's suckling at the teat and modesty precludes posting pictures. Yes, I am now a 24-7 milk cow.

New News:
Libby had her first well-baby checkup at the doctor yesterday. Everything looked great! She's back up to 7 pounds, 11 ounces -- closing in on her birth weight. The way she's eaten today, I'll expect her to be up to 8 pounds by the end of the day. She's been a chowhound!

New Sleep Info:
Libby was an angel last night. She only got up twice and went back to sleep fairly quickly both times. Phew! I got at least two stretches of decent sleep for three hours or so. Ahhhh. Daddy's "shift" is from 8-midnight or so (usually her fussy period ... poor Martin), but she was sound asleep by 10. So he had a really good night's sleep!

New Tricks from Libby:
* She's started wrinkling her brow, which is my all-time-favorite newborn trick. She especially does it when she finishes feeding, and I'm trying to burp her. She wrinkles her brow, purses her lips, and gives a head-rolling bang against my shoulder. Too cute! (There's a picture of this in the slideshow, but I can't seem to get it to post here for some reason.)

* She's taken to falling asleep sooooo hard (usually after a minute or two feeding ... grrr. Wake up, girl!) that her mouth hangs open in a gaping maw of slumbering pleasure. Hilarious. The last picture in the new slideshow shows this well. (Although the picture is wrongly horizontal, so you'll have to turn your head. I'm too lazy to fix it.)

* She's started speaking full phrases in Farsi, English, and French. Martin and I really only expected her to have one language mastered by this point, but -- what can I say? -- our Libby's a cut above the rest.