Staring contests

One fun thing about newborns is that they will stare into your eyes for a few minutes. Usually it's a blank stare as they haven't really figured out how to interact with you yet but it's fun anyway. Their eyes are so big and pretty it's fun to stare back.

Also, about staring, I feel like I could stare at the McNugget for hours, especially when she is asleep. Her features are so tiny; I love looking at them. She is a very restless sleeper so it's fun to watch her pump her arms as she rocks side to side and watch the inadvertent muscle spasms in her face. They look a lot like smiles.

Speaking of smiling, on Friday Julian gave her first "social smiles" to some friends. Now each day we practice with her. She smiles, so we smile back, so she smiles again, and we smile again. Sometimes she coos in the middle. It's great fun. Until she gets bored and stops or cries. Newborns bore easily.