Jazzy Milestones III

Consolation Prize

On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 1 being absolutely inconsolable and available for adoption) I'd say that Jasmine Olivia has gone from a 5 to a 9.7 on the consolable chart. Four times today I picked her up when she was crying and she stopped crying immediately. That's vastly different from the 22 minutes of position juggling that we had to do just days ago to get her to calm down every time she erupted into tears. The last time she cried, I left her in her pack-n-play, and she was asleep about 10 minutes later. She has also turned her cry down a few notches (from "hysterical mayhem" to "mild panic") which has also helped raise my tolerance threshold. So score 8 points for happy babies, 3 points for softer cries, and 2 more points for self-soothing. Daddy's nerves can definitely get used to this. 

Here are some other milestones: At 6 weeks old, Jasmine Olivia...

• hasn't quite resolved the bowel movement issue that I wrote about last time.

• had an ugly bout with a rash that went from ear to ear, but it seems to have come and gone already. I'm convinced that it was related to the prune juice that the doctor's recommended, but they're saying that it was just baby acne.

• is beginning to express a bit more character with her facial expressions, coos, and responses to voices, other sounds, and contact. She'll just about break her neck to find mommy's voice when she hears it. She's also a tad more vocal these days, and becoming more active every day during her wake cycles. Lots of leg action today, for example. Daddy was ready to buy her a bicycle.

• slept for over 7 hours straight during the past two nights (a little longer than usual) and in general is sleeping great at night.

• has developed a penchant for standing on her own two feet. When Justin was 3 months old, I remember writing about how adamant he was about standing. Try to sit him down and he would either pop back up to his feet, or cry until you lifted him to his feet. He actually started that trend at about 5 weeks old. Well, in being more laid back in general, Jasmine is not nearly that adamant about standing up ("I'm cool either way, thanks")... but we did notice over the past couple of days that she does support herself well and seems to perk up when you let her stand on your lap. 

• is wondering how long before her grandparents realize that the May Photo Archive has been uploaded. Enjoy.