Natasha's new skill is learning to put her pacifier in her mouth. I remember Alex figuring it out around this time. She doesn't seem to get as frustrated but is more curious about this little thing. She is also more content to just play in the jumperoo and look at things. She slowly tries to grab the hanging toucan and tree frog from above. And she certainly hands out smiles to anyone who will engage her. Today at church they told us she was such a smiley baby. She's so darling who loves to coo and make you feel special by responding to you, even if you aren't looking. 

Last night I caught her staring at Alex for a good 5 minutes. She was in the jumperoo and he was eating dinner. She just stood there, amazed by him. He wasn't doing anything special. In fact, he didn't even notice her. It will be fun to see how they interact as she ages.

This morning I had the thought that one time, not too long from now, I will lay her on her back, and then she will flip over and crawl away from where I put her. She doesn't stay on her back now. It's so cute. But since Alex never did this, it's new territory for me. I have to be sure she's in a safe place to roll around if I walk away. Alex was the type to lay there until you picked him up. To sit there and reach for toys until eventually that reaching turned into crawling. She will probably crawl in the more standard way of rolling over, having some tummy time until she sees something she wants and crawls toward it. Fun stuff to experience a baby but have it feel as if she's your first. This also makes my first baby special in his own way.