Fourth week and already a month old

Time flies, cannot believe a month has already past. But you can tell that the weeks have passed as Vera is more alert and absorbs everything she sees during those few moments when she is actually awake.

The other day, she reached out and tried to grab one of her soft toys that's on the changing table. Yesterday Vera stood up on her feet for several seconds and seemed very keen to learn this new technique. Shawn has also got his first smile of Vera this week which made him very happy. We talk a lot about what a miracle a baby really is. When you have your first child, you don't know what to expect and are just overwhelmed with the new situation that you are in. Now, we both feel that we can let it all sink in, enjoy it, relax and just be amazed with how incredible the human body really is that can create this wonderful bundles of joy.
Today we visited the BVC, Child Care Centre, the medical clinic where you take your kids here in Sweden. Vera had gained 250 grams since the home visit from the nurse two weeks ago. That is more than the double what they would like to see! Also, she has grown 4 centimeters since birth but I'm not so surprised though as she eats a lot. I truly feel like a milk cow!