Izzie likes her swing.... sometimes!

So Izzie has been having some spit-up issues, and the doctor suggested that we get a swing to help keep her upright (so we don't have to hold her constantly). She kinda has to be in the right mood to enjoy her swing, and these were one of those few times:



You can see her follow the rotating fish - somewhat of a development milestone as a baby. Before when she was awake, her eyes would just wander around aimlessly, but now she can focus and follow an object. I can also see that she's a bit more interactive. A book that I've been skimming through mentioned that at the 6 week mark (which she is today), fussiness is at a peak. I guess whenever babies are about to hit a major developmental milestone, it comes with a lot of fussiness and crankiness (growing up is hard!). Well, our little bugger has been slightly more difficult lately. She demands to be held now, and getting her to fall asleep is also somewhat more challenging (and not that fun at 3 am in the morning). The book also said, things start to get better after 6 weeks... which was welcome news to Albert and me .... but then I kept reading and the book said that for babies born early, it can be 6 weeks counting from their original due date. Sigh... if you'll remember Izzie was born about 2.5 weeks early.

So are Al and I in for some major fussy-pants action for the next couple weeks, or is the "worst" passing us by?

I still think she's a good baby. =]

By the way, you can hear Albert saying in the background: "The plural of "fish" is fish, Izzie." I guess Albert is trying to enforce good grammar at an early age. In my defense, I was saying FISHIES not FISHES. Is the plural of fishy also fishy, or is it fishies? Fishy is just child talk for fish.. if you don't know.