Ashley's latest

On Tuesday Ashley turned 6 weeks old. I can't believe it! She has just grown and changed so much over the past 6 weeks.

Just in the past week, she has had some new developments. First, she is smiling and cooing a lot more, and now more out of a response to things like us talking to her or singing to her. I absolutely love it!!! It just warms my heart every time she smiles at me, and I love it when she's "talking" to me. She is such a sweet girl.

Also, her gas issue has been much better this week, so I am able to see a lot more of my sweet happy little girl since she hasn't been so uncomfortable.

She has also figured out that her hands work. She has grabbed/held my hair, she pushes at things (she did that before, but now I think there's the connection and she realizes she has control over it).

She had tummy time yesterday and not only had her head up, but was pushing up with her arms and held the position for a while! She will also push up off of her feet now.

Yesterday I was skyping (video chatting) with my mom. She is ALWAYS wanting to skype so she can see Ashley, so sometimes I'll let her have her time with Ashley while I am showering or making dinner or something. Well yesterday I figured I'd have her see Ashley get a bath since Ashley loves them so much, so I had Ashley in her chair talking to my mom while I went and got her stuff and the bath ready. My mom didn't hear me, but she could tell every time I came into the room and was nearby, because Ashley would turn and focus on me and just give me that special "you're my mommy" look.

I think we are starting to get more into a routine at night...she seems to have determined her own bedtime, and starts getting tired around 9pm. We rock in the glider, read a story, and listen to some lullaby music before bed. When she gets a little older, I will also start prayers with her.

Lastly, we went to the urology specialist earlier this week. He said that in his years of practice and also residency, he's only heard of one other case of this. He said he needed to do some research himself and then get back to us on the best way to treat it. He also wants us to follow up in a month to make sure that the hemangioma has not grown much (thankfully it seems to be staying about the same size so far). I think we're going to start playing the lottery after some of these "rare odds" that we've encountered...lol.

Well that is all for now. Ashley is starting to wake up...