I mustn't forget

It's hard to believe that we are flying through week 3 already.

You've grown so much - last week you'd piled on 11oz in 7 days.

You are getting stronger, you're starting to straighten out and you've perfected burping to a fine art.

You have set your routine.

You're starting to smile - and it's definitely not wind!

I can't believe how much I've forgotten about newborns... It's only two years since we were here before... Here are five things that I don't want to forget:

That newborn smell - is that what womb smells like? If so, I get why babies don't want to come out. That smell is fading now, but there's something lovely about kissing a newborn's head and taking in that smell. I can't describe it, it's a sweet kind of smell, but every mother who has held her has commented on it. That newborn smell. 

That tight grip - the grasp around your finger, that takes hold of your hair and wont let go, so tight that you could hang them on a washing line and they wouldn't fall.

Innocence - they really don't know ANYTHING other than comfort, hunger and sleepiness, and the sound of your voice. And it astounds me even more this time, having watched how much they change and how much they learn so so quickly. They really do start with nothing. A blank canvas for you to make your own.

Blink and you miss it - they fall asleep on you and wake up looking completely different. Their eye colour changes daily, one minute they look like daddy. Then mummy. Then suddenly you catch a glimps of another relative. And it keeps on happening. Isn't nature clever.

Skin like the most luxurious fabric - Blissfully soft and smooth, still fuzzy like a peach and absolutely perfect. 

I want her to stay little forever. These days are all too few and all too precious.

Getting to know you

My lovely little Lowen.

What a whirlwind week it's been since we came home to start the next chapter of our lives! What a joy you are!

What have I learned about you so far? Well, you're one chilled out little peach! You don't care where you sleep and you don't object in the slightest to cuddles with your sister, which don't appear to be the most relaxing of embraces at times. You hate being naked, and having your nappy changed is a bit of an ordeal. You love being warm, and don't kick blankets off like your sister always used to. You're a hungry little creature, but sometimes you guzzle too fast and make yourself sick. Anything out of a bottle must be served warmer than room temperature or your dribble it back out. You look more like me as a baby than your sister did, but you have your daddy's enormous big toes! You are strong, so, so strong and your head control is incredible. Your eyes are starting to turn blue around the edges and you look wise when you open your eyes to take in your surroundings. You are a good sleeper, particularly at night. You are determined, and I can see the same strong will of your sister in you already. You are absolutely perfect.

"And though she be but little, she is fierce."