Look who's baby-talking now

Bad night last night. Emma was unsettled and woke a few times, but Sarah woke up from a nightmare and it took quite a while before she settled too. I slept with her for a bit, and then went back to bed, but she started to cry after a few minutes so I picked her up and brought her to bed with us. By the time Lill was ready for the next round of feeding Emma in the wee hours of the morning, Sarah had fallen asleep so I carried her back to her own bed. Lill and I probably managed an hour or two of sleep last night. Ah the joys of parenting. It's all part of the part and parcel!

Emma is one month old. At this age, she is cooing, grunting, and huming to express her feelings. And it's also quite normal for babies at this age to also begin squealing and laughing, though Emma is yet to do this. To ensure good interaction, we make sure to coo and gurgle back, and talk to her face-to-face. And she enjoys holding our gaze now. And even if we have things to do, she enjoys hearing our voices from across the room.

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