Tad Pole

I have to post this picture. Arielle is 12 days old and she is starting to grow. She is also starting to smile and as far as development goes she will start smiling when she hears our voice soon. Lori is singing to Arielle as I write this and I can see why she would smile when she hears Lori.

Arielle is sleeping best when she is asleep on our chest. We have talked to our midwife and she tells us we are overthinking some things. Just like first time parents. We are talking about not always letting her sleep on our person but as Debi our midwife says "she has had skin to skin contact for her first 9 months and we can take time to let her develop outside of womb." We do keep her best interests in mind. Self-reliance starts with trust and Arielle is developing trust first. I hope she will always know we are here for her because of this time. I see this to be something we only do for the first two months.