We are really enjoying her smiles; definitely makes up for the lost sleep. Matthew claims that Marissa now knows how to smile because he is the one who taught her how. I love watching how the older ones are interacting with their baby sister.
Both the big kids are doing very well at school. Matthew is making straight A's on his report card, and no longer is in resource, so spending all day in the regular first grade classroom! Michelle has mastered writing her name, is getting pretty good with scissors, and is better learning to listen and obey her teachers. It still is interesting getting all 3 ready to go somewhere and behave nicely while there, so when they do, they get loads of praise. Typical in church is Matthew making Star Wars noises to go with whatever scene is in his imagination at the time, Michelle singing loudly with the hymns (the ponies singing) and then saying to her ponies, "That was some nice singing!" in a loud voice, and Marissa after nursing letting out a big burp. At least life is never boring with my crew.
At 7 weeks (last week), Marissa had a doctor's appointment, and is now 9 lb 8 oz and 21.5 inches. She had to get 3 shots too which were not fun, but some mama milk afterwards helped out with that. She is getting stronger too...holding her head up better and supporting weight somewhat with arms and legs. We get a lot of comments on how alert and focused she seems as well. She loves looking up at lights and fans and people's faces. I have noticed too that she starts out with a mild fussy cry, but can really let you know that she is not happy and is hungry if you can't get to her right away. She is just a sweet baby and we love her very much.
