Shout, shout, let it all out...

The monkey has found her voice and it gets used...often.

First, she had a few fussy days. It was almost like she decided that she hadn't cried enough yet in her short time in the world and wanted to catch up. Fortunately, it wasn't anything bad. She just cried for the sake of crying and we did manage to calm her down and get her sleeping eventually.

Then it was her 6 week check-ups and shot. The paediatrician is happy with her growth and development and Wren-Lee's a healthy kiddo. She weighs 3.4kgs, is 53cms tall and her head is 38cm in circumference. She's got a big head! Seriously! The doctor says that while her head is a bit bigger than it should be in relation to her body, it's nothing to worry about. Just means she's a bit smarter :-)
We did have a good chuckle about her measurements. The doctor says she has officially reached the size of the average newborn ha ha ha!

Nobody was looking forward to her immunisation. We were extremely nervous and Trevor came along because we knew it was going to be fairly traumatic for everyone. As if we didn't need any more scaring off, there was baby getting 14 week shots while we waited and she screamed all through it. The 6 week and 14 week immunisations are equally bad according to other moms and even the doctors and nurses. So there we are with our dinky toy baby wondering how bad this is going to be for her.

I stood next to her and focused on her face, letting her hold my finger while the injections were done. I refused to watch the needles go into her legs because I don't even watch the needles go in when I get shots or have blood drawn. Trevor made the mistake of standing behind me and watched all three injections. Of course she cried bitterly especially when the Hepatitis vaccine was given because it burns. But Trev picked her up immediately after and she calmed right down. Our little girl is quite the tough cookie.

We were warned that she'd be a bit sleepy or cranky for the next two days. She totally surprised us by being rather happy. It was then that she decided to start "speaking". She's made little noises before but now she strings the sounds together and has begun communicating in baby babble. If we're quiet long enough, she includes little shouts and exclamations amidst the cooing noises. Wren's also got her own version of laughing. It's a big open mouth smile that she holds for a few seconds. We can't say for certain that she's responding to specific stimuli but she looks so cute when she smiles so who cares.