Amelie (aka Mimi) met her exceptionally adoring Aunt Debbie - who proved to be the most excellent burper, patiently slinging her over her should whenever the need arose.
As you can see, Mimi lost a lot of her birth hair.
My grandmother ( Mimi's great grandmother!) drove across the country to meet her). It was a wonderful visit ! My grandmother likes to remind of the days when I would passionately declare: "I'll never have kids!" Its funny how things change when you meet the love of your life....
Mimi takes so much attention that Bruno is feeling left out. He tried to make friends and recognizes that all good friends have things in common. In this case, they both appreciate a good nap.
Thank goodness Mimi's hair is growing back in! And her little body is filling out. I estimate she has gained 3 lbs which is almost a third more than her birth weight. It would be like me gaining 42 lbs in two months! Oh wait - I did that already, but it took 9 months!
She is smiling now for real and likes to stick her tongue out.
She is looking forward to meeting everyone at the Serpik's house soon on an open house friday. We're going to our (Russian!) pediatrician in a few days to make sure its ok to be around so many new people at once - especially other babies.
Until then we'll keep making updates.
Love,
The Shirmans
