growing up

I think Libby might be going through a little growth spurt. She's been sleeping for longer stretches, and she's nursing for longer periods of time. She's also outgrown all her newborn sleepers and socks, and her newborn onesies are getting snug. Some other developments:

She seems to be finding her voice. Right now she's watching the giraffe mobile on her pack 'n play go round and round and letting out little squeals. She has always loved these "friends," and now I think she's trying to talk to them!

She's also started sucking on her hands and blowing spit bubbles. I read that these things can be a precursor to teething, even though that probably won't happen until at least 3 or 4 months (hopefully later, for the sake of this breastfeeding mom!). She's spitting up more often after she eats, too. Not much, but enough that we're plowing through the bibs and burp cloths lately. We really need to go buy some cuter bibs that match all her pink outfits.

She's showing more and more signs of recognition and happiness when we're around. Today she brightened up when I went to get her out of her crib after a short snooze. She's also been smiling and furrowing her brow inquisitively when I make funny faces and noises for her. She seems to alternate between being delighted and concerned, which is probably a pretty appropriate response to my nonsensical behavior, lol.

She seems to be happiest in the morning and little fussy in the evening, which seems typical for most babies. This makes lunch outings a little more pleasant than dinner dates. Her fussiness is very, very mild--she just likes to change positions constantly. She doesn't have trouble falling asleep in the morning or after she nurses overnight, but I think she fights sleep in the evening.

I'm posting a picture of her "sitting up" in her chair. She's actually falling over, so I think we'll wait a few more weeks before we try the sitting up position again. I thought this pic was cute, though.