1-week birthday and first smile

One of the amazing things about being at home full-time with Baby T. is seeing how he evolves as a person. Granted, one of my favorite things to do is just sit and stare at him (and note any new changes) but I swear, the staring does pay off. Sometime over the first weekend after Baby T's arrival, C. and I noticed for that he makes a silly smile almost everytime he is half asleep. It starts off with a light smile and then moves onto a hearty smile (where his mouth opens up). It is just about the cutest thing we have ever seen and I wish I knew what was racing through his head to cause that big beautiful smile. Mommy's warm breastmilk? Fresh new diapers? One night when we caught the adorable smile, C. spent 20 minutes holding the camera waiting for another smile to appear. The above picture was the best we could do (by the time, we would get around to clicking the camera, the smile was gone). What's also very adorable is that he goes through a series of facial expressions before he gets to his winning Crest smile. He does a frown, then he does a little "I'm about to cry" expression and then he turns the table and does a light smile and then his full smile. I can't wait for the day (after 2 months) when he smiles for real!

The face before the smile...

The other thing we noticed about Baby T. is that he hiccups quite a bit. I remember feeling a lot of hiccups when he was in my little tummie but had no idea that it would continue even post birth. Based on the reading I have done, it seems having the hiccups is quite harmless to the baby (more stress for the parents as his body convulses when he does!) and is quite common in newborns. It is apparently a reflex that will become less frequent over time and will eventually go away.

I am one week old!

Last Friday evening, C. and I also celebrated Baby T's first week birthday. We didn't do anything special except stare at him, put Ellie (the elephant stuff animal) by his side and take a ton of pictures of him sleeping. It's hard to imagine that he's only been with us for a week and had it not been for the induction, he would still be inside of me wiggling around. Happy birthday T! What an amazing week with you!