Genevieve, Smile for Daddy!

One of the things we've been slack in not telling you is how interactive Genevieve is getting.

I'm sure we're going to capture plenty more in the future, but this was the first photo where Genevieve was smiling at me, based upon me talking to her and her reacting.

That all sounds quite scientific - let me put it a simpler way. When you speak to Genevieve, she will often smile back at you. It's adorable!

(And to all you oldies out there - it isn't wind... she's actually smiling. You can tell quite easily)

But of course, this interaction goes both ways. She is starting to see what she can get, and when she can get it. This is most evident at sleep time. The swaddling generally means that she will sleep for much longer, but she really does hate it before she actually nods off. So she'll fight and fuss and often wriggle out of it - even Daddy's special super-sarcophagas wrap. She'll sometimes just grunt and burble as she's doing this, or at other times she'll cry. But once she's out, it's generally a cry until either of us go in to her. Once we get in there, or often is she can hear us, over the wailing, coming in through the door, then she's much happier.

And at other times during the day, it's becoming more obvious, she's starting to cry for our attention. From one perspective, it's rewarding that she needs us and, in a way, loves us. But generally, it's something that does test you. Not just in the fact having to go to her, but also when deciding how often you do, and how long you should wait until you do.

Still, when you do, and she smiles at you, it's magic.