Alice is suddenly more…baby-like instead of blob-like.

She’s awake for longer stretches at a time now, and she’s not so damn squawky during them. But she still follows the same pattern: Sleep, poop, wake, feed, poop, awake/play/happy, sleep.

At night, she is going down for the night between 9 and 10, and sleeping for long chunks of time: Last night until 7 a.m. (!), the night before until 5:30 a.m. and then back to sleep until 8.

The only downfall with all of this is still how unpredictable the timing of her schedule is. Sometimes she sleeps through dinner so I can cook and we can eat in peace; others she is cranky and crying. Some mornings she sleeps for an hour; today just 20 minutes.

I’m trying hard to get her to sleep in her basinette during the day, as opposed to some moving object such as her carseat or swing or the sling. I’m not sure if these keep her artificially asleep for longer, or what, but she won’t rest for more than 45 mins. in her bed before waking. I know Alice is still so little, and is sleeping well in there at night, so I’m not worried. It can just be frustrating when I’m trying to do house stuff or play with Lucy.

When she’s happy, ohmy is she happy. The chubber face smiles that light up her face just melt your heart. Her eyes widen, and her cheeks fold. Her McDougall chin disappears into the double chin below.

She’s got great vocabulary, too: Ha-oh, eye, ah. Not even 10 weeks old, and she’ll talk back to you.

Feeding: 6-8 times a day. Recently started nuzzling into the side of your neck when hungry. Great head control. She likes to sit face forward on our laps and listen to books.

She has the softest nose. I love to kiss it when rocking her to sleep.

At her crankiest moments, Alice will instantly calm when she sees Lucy. She’ll sit on our laps and stare in awe at her. Follow Lucy around the room with her eyes. Watch her eat or play house. You can tell she’s just aching to join in, to chase and play. If Alice is in the bouncy chair and Lucy comes to say hi or play with the dangling toys, Alice’s arms pump up and down, her feet thump like a jack rabbit, and her eyes widen as far as they can go.

I never, ever thought Alice would be so into her sister at such a young age. It’s amazing.

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