It's hard to believe that a month has already passed since Lucie's birth. The past few weeks have been particularly busy and difficult for all of us as Lucie is getting used to living "on the outside." Lately, she's had a series of restless nights with lots of fussiness and [inconsolable] crying. Even so, we've seen quite a few developments from her. At 3 weeks old, she already started to make her first communication/talking sounds --- "cooing" back at us when we speak to her. At her 1-month scheduled visit to the pediatrician, the doctor was quite surprised to see Lucie cooing and making direct eye contact, particularly since that's something often seen later, at 6 - 8 weeks. As for her weight, she weighed in like a champ! At one month, she weighed in at 9 lbs 14 ounces/ 4.48kg. She gained back the 1 pound that she lost after birth plus another pound and 2 ounces.
We have not yet taken Lucie outside too much nor have we had too many visits from friends as it is still early but we've had a lot of comments on who she looks like. What would you say?
Her grandmother (Ba Ngoai), Dao, left on Monday and we are all feeling the void! No more home-cooked meals and constant help, along with free singing lessons. We are "on our own" now. We have much to be thankful for, especially for all the invaluable help we've received over the last 5 weeks. A few pics of Lucie with Ba Ngoai:
a mini quatre-quart for Lucie's first month wearing a beautiful bib that was once Pierre's - brought over from grandmother Suzanne:
