Hannah does not have a nickname yet, but she does have certain traits. For a start, she still seems to find it difficult to "poop" (and never in my life have I talked about such a subject as frequently as I do no) which is very amusing (for us at least, not for her). It means she always has a little scream before we hear the familiar noise. She continues to want to feed a lot, but a lot of the feeding it seems is actually a need for sucking rather than feeding. So we've discovered a finger in her mouth does the job just as effectively - soothing her for a few minutes. And fulfilling her most basic need (feeding) is the surest way to make her fall asleep (something men tend to do as well, though a different basic need!)
She has begun to change, slowly and surely. It's pretty exciting. Now she can actually produce tears (before she could not, unless we just became much more mean parents all of a sudden) so when she cries sometimes a few tear drops will come out. She has also began to smile a little bit. It's still quite rare and she is still more likely to adopt the Chinese politician expression of dumbness when she is happy (she has a double chin too, so there are additional parallels too). She is growing too - now 4.2kg (still tiny compared to a child born recently in China at 8kg!) and we've had to cut her fingernails a second time (it is a very delicate operation) otherwise she tends to scratch herself. And most excitingly her eyesight seems to be improving and she can better focus and keep track of objects and people.
She has her favorite position (slung over the shoulder) which always soothes her, along with being on the chest (especially in the baby carrier); and she likes to be rubbed... on the tummy or on her forehead. She continues to have hiccups quite often which is very cute, but she has also begun burping properly. If she feeds and does not burp she is not happy, so we merrily pat her on her back after feeding every time. Sometimes she really will just eat too much and more than air comes back up... the stains do give our clothes the "evidence" we need to prove we are parents though! She is definitely a modern person - she wants everything right away without waiting and when she gets it she goes overboard and takes too much too quickly, then takes a break and tucks right back in again. However her stomach definitely looks much bigger (close to being fat, to be honest :)) and so hopefully this will help her learn to go slow and steady. Her sleeping habits are still fine; normally only waking up once between 11pm and 6 or 7am (around 2am) - hopefully in a few more weeks we might be able to get her to last a whole 6-7 hours without needing feeding.
Hannah's facebook page is very popular - I'm sure she will thank her parents for putting all those photos and videos on there when she is older and if she ever wants to continue using facebook!
And for us? Well, I'm back at work, so seeing less of Hannah whilst Andrea both works and takes care of the sleepy girl. We're exploring some other options now she is older for childcare some of the time. Although we still take her out a lot, we've had quite a few visitors, which is unusual but nice. Meanwhile, the weather is going through a warm spell - it's above zero in the daytime, but I doubt it will last and winter will return for another month or more.
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