Vivi: Four Weeks

Well, we've made our way through the first four weeks with our heads above water...barely.

Vivienne has hit the fussy stage of infancy.  I love my daughter, but I really hate this stage.  Grow, baby!  Grow!  

If Vivi is awake, she is probably crying.  It's worse at night.  She starts screaming inconsolably around 7, and it ends several hours later.

She's only been this way during the past week, so it's hard to tell if this is just a phase or the new normal.  We're keeping our fingers crossed that this isn't the first signs of colic.  Poor Maddie Bear cried for the first three months of her life. Ugh.    

In other news, she's still eating like a champ, and her jaundice is gone.  

Vivienne is very strong.  She loves to hold her head up to look around, and sometimes it feels like she's trying to leap out of our laps.  She's doing great with tummy time and has tried (unsuccessfully) to bat at the toys on her play mat.   

Eric and I have decided that she seems to be a very determined baby.  If she wants something, she goes for it.  She's like a cuddly barracuda while nursing.

My favorite things about Vivi are that she smiles up at us all the time and that she stares at Madeline.  I think she loves her big sister already.  I can't wait until Vivi is a bit older to see how they interact with one another.  

We love you, Vivi Bear!  Be happy!  It's sad to see you cry.  

To see what Maddie Bear looked like at Four Weeks, click HERE!