Mia's 3rd week

I have to remind myself that eventually, Mia will no longer be at an age that can be counted in weeks, but not this week! We don't have a doctor's visit scheduled until her 4th week, so I have no new stats to report, but I am fairly certain she will be breaking the 8lb mark when we do get there. We did have a few highlights this week.

She had the second part of her newborn screening on Monday. We left for Quest once she was soundly asleep from her morning feeding, and she tolerated the waiting room well enough, including the toddler who constantly came by to peer at her in the car seat. He made a few attempts at touching her, but I drew the line. I doubt it would have been acceptable for me to accost him with antibacterial gel, as I do with anyone else that approaches her. Mia got pricked in the heel by a very mean lady, who made her scream bloody murder. The worst part was that she had to make enough blood to make a few blots on a sheet of paper, so it wasn't over after the heel prick. She calmed down relatively quickly afterward, but that toddler might have started wondering what was going to happen to him once they got called in.

Last week, Mia started smiling in her sleep. It's normal for the baby's first smiles to happen during one of their naps, according to the baby book that I keep next to my bed like a bible. It is also usually a sign that her first real awake smile is on its way, normally before the baby turns a month old. As soon as Mia turned 3 weeks, I started telling her that she's only got one week to give us that smile, and it had better be directed at the person who wakes up with her a million times every night and produces her nourishment. But nooooo, it wasn't a question of WHO did she direct her first smile at, but WHAT. She smiled at... my dresser. TWICE. (She smiled at it again on thursday morning)

One of her nap-smiles!

Mia also made her first visit to my office. I have started working again since the beginning of this week, and although it has been really difficult to find the time to do much, I've at least managed to get a couple of hours in almost every morning. She only consistently sleeps in the late morning, and that is usually when I try to sleep too. I have made two quick pit stops into the office, but this was the first time that she accompanied me. My co-workers were very happy to see her.

Tonight's milestone: first evening away from the parents.  Brian and I are going out for sushi with friends and Mia is going to a party with her Lola (aka my mom). I am excited for it, but am thinking it will probably be an early night!