Stats

Eve went to the doctor this morning for her 1-month well check. She weighs 8 lb. 14 oz. and is 21 inches long. Right now she's very near John's birth stats! She finally looks like she's in the right car seat, kind of. She's still really scrunched down in it. At least now the buckle doesn't take every little bit of space between her lap and her chin.
She's still sleeping in the car seat, and we're not fighting it. She's got a little trouble with reflux, no more than expected in babies, and I think that's why she doesn't like to lay flat in the cradle.
She's spending more time awake, but it varies a lot from day to day. She's really working on her neck and leg muscles, showing a little more interest in toys and people, and I really think she'll start smiling soon. She's already smiling with her eyes. So precious.
She did have her first bath last week...first real one. She slept right through it. That's much better than screaming through it. Her belly button is like tight lips. I still haven't been able to actually clean inside it!
The other day I laid her down on a play mat and John went over and started to interact, and almost sort of play, with her. It was so fun to watch. He already tries to share toys with her (very impressive for his age, if you ask me), but it was fun to watch more interaction. I think she actually noticed him a little bit too.
Yesterday we went to the pool and I absolutely can't believe how well John is doing. He swam the entire width of the pool with help only from his life jacket! Buck actually had a good distance between the two of them for a majority of time in the pool! He's a great teacher. It's probably good that I can't be in the water with him because it would be hard for me to let go (isn't that the case for moms every step of the way?)!
I was just remembering some of the funny things John used to do that I don't have recorded anywhere. He used to sit on the floor and use one foot to spin around and around...he was his very own sit-n-spin...very funny to watch. He also used to do a bear crawl everywhere rather than a regular crawl. I'm not sure why, maybe his knees hurt?, but everybody thought it was funny. He did that for a long time...until he started walking. He took his first steps when he was 10 months. We kept thinking he was close to walking, but didn't really want to encourage it so early! A neighbor gave us a walking push-toy. Within the first 5 minutes of playing with it he was walking, and 10 minutes later he put the toy aside and never really played with it anymore. I guess that's all he needed to get started. He never would hold anybody's hand for help, and it's the same story now...refuses to hold hands.
It's so fun to think of what Eve will be like. Will she have my stubbornness like John? Will she have Buck's mischief like John with that devilish smile? The only think I can tell right now is that she's going to have lots of hair...from the both of us!