Figuring out our little stranger.

As the midwife handed me the baby, I thought to myself: "Okay, here we go. Hi, stranger." Hello brand new being, tiny human, latest creature on the planet: who will you be? Hence began the process of learning about Adessa, and figuring out what it would mean to be her mom and dad. Wow! It means all the universal things you hear from other parents: the eat-poop-sleep cycle, staring at her for hours even when she's sleeping, and feeling sleep deprived and slightly loopy.

For Adessa specifically, it means noticing things about her... When she's awake she likes to study our eyebrows, that seems to be where she focuses. She's developing more of an entitelment for food, what they call a "baracuda feeder"--she gets right down to the serious business of eating. The other day we woke up from a nap and she was already awake, looking around and sucking on her hand, hadn't made a peep. She is sweet! She loves skin-to-skin time, and will really look up at us and connect, so cute. She doesn't like sponge baths or getting her clothes changed.
So far no big discipline issues, no talking back, just sweet baby goodness. She is a bit of a bed wetter, though, but we'll give her a few years. Just kidding. Adessa is great!