Veronica from 1 to 4 Months
March 1st, 2010Veronica has gone through so many changes in the last few months. I know it’s a well-known aspect of infants, but I am amazed at how much our little girl has changed in such a short time. She went from sleeping only 2 hours at a time to almost 6 hours now (finally!). When she sees Ella enter a room her whole face brightens like a tiny sun. When I smile at her, she smiles back and tries to hide her face. She is grabbing items and has a real interest in figuring them out. She is almost to the point of rolling over. If you tickle her she moves to her side and almost makes it all the way. Recently Ella bought a fun play mat that has arches with hanging animals, textures, a mirror, and music. It looks like a modern art installation that engages all the senses while evoking a psychedelic dream born of eating too much garlic.
Veronica seems to love day care so far. She likes to tell me about her day at day-care in a series of spittle-speckled grunts and high-pitched squeals. If I answer back like I understand her, she then continues to excitedly elaborate on her day. Day care has really helped set a routine for her; she seems to get great joy from from the company of other babies and the stimulation from her caregivers. We fear that she finds us boring when she comes back home despite the fact that we are highly entertaining people.
Ella loves to dance with Veronica cheek-to-cheek while singing all the hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, and today. Our baby is going to great a great popular music education before she learns how to talk.
Katya is also doing well, although she has had to suffer a reduction in walks. We recently got over a horrible family cold that started with poor Veronica, then took down Ella, and finally subjugated me. During this dark time Katya experienced a walkies moratorium and had to spend the days indoors with really sick people. She is a truly loyal and noble dog because despite all this she has remained loving and patient.
You can see some of the highlights of Veronica’s first months in the photos below.
