A baby who sleeps?
It's kind of strange having a baby who sleeps a lot, and is disgruntled only a little (pausing briefly to knock on every piece of wood I can find!). It really emphasizes the "fourth trimester" that I've heard about. Henry mostly eats and sleeps, waking up enough to look around a bit and wave his arms to keep his brain development on track. Otherwise, he's pretty much still gestating.
His fingers are much more coordinated than they were when they were born - instead of each one having a mind of its own, they all grasp together now. His keeps his legs extended much of the time, too, rather than tucked up near his body. This adds emphasis to his size!
He's already lost some of the squishy-ness of a newborn, in which their face is distorted by whatever they're leaning on, including their own shoulders. He still squirms, though. My favorite is when he arches his back with his arms pulled in up high near his sideways turned head and his legs pulled in like a frog. He'll usually do that when I pick him up while he's sleeping. Maybe that's the origin of stretching when you wake up. I just love squishy, squirmy, cuddly newborns.
His fingers are much more coordinated than they were when they were born - instead of each one having a mind of its own, they all grasp together now. His keeps his legs extended much of the time, too, rather than tucked up near his body. This adds emphasis to his size!
He's already lost some of the squishy-ness of a newborn, in which their face is distorted by whatever they're leaning on, including their own shoulders. He still squirms, though. My favorite is when he arches his back with his arms pulled in up high near his sideways turned head and his legs pulled in like a frog. He'll usually do that when I pick him up while he's sleeping. Maybe that's the origin of stretching when you wake up. I just love squishy, squirmy, cuddly newborns.
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