It’s hard to make either observations or predictions about a child’s personality when that child is newborn and only 3 days old. Still, I can’t help but try and do so. I love to observe Clara and wonder if some of these early traits will become lasting ones, or just give way with time and maturity.
At any rate, here are a few notes about her sweet little self so far:
* Clara is really quite mellow. The only time she gets cranky is when first disturbed from rest (which she returns to as quickly as she is able) and when hungry and kept from feeding for over 3ish minutes. (She’ll put up with being distracted for only a little while before insisting on grub.)
* Clara is eating and sleeping well. In fact, she’s sleeping SO well, I’ve occasionally had to wake her to feed her because mom was getting uncomfortable.
* When alert (between those long naps) she is quite alert and remarkably active. Last night, at day 2, she and Eleanor were having some tummy time together. She actually started raising her head. Not sure if that’s common for a nearly 2-week late child, but it was impressive to me.
* Clara loves to cuddle. While she will sleep alone for a time, Clara’s clearly preferred place to be is anywhere snuggled up to anyone.
* Clara ‘talks’ a lot – with little snuffling noises that are just too cute, in my opinion.
* Clara’s hair is definitely on the light side, and those who meet her all speculate about just how blonde/red it is going to turn out.
* I think Clara looks a fair-colored mix of mom and dad. Other verdicts have been that’s she’s the spitting image of mom and a virtual twin for her sister (who is also a fair-colored mix of mom and dad).
* Our first week at home has been far more to the mellow, hanging out side, and Clara seems quite content with it. With only sleeping and eating habits to comment upon (I leave out the pooping habits), I hazard a guess that she is showing signs of being relatively mellow and peaceful, but with her own considered opinion on certain matters. And that is something she would have in common with the other members of her family.
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