hellie belly is an extremely happy baby though the photo above doesn't necessarily reflect this. she's pretty much smiling and gurgling whenever she's awake. she still sleeps A LOT and has a total hibernation day every few days where she goes into power sleep mode [PSM]. other than that, she's perfectly content lying on her back for long stretches [at least 30 minutes or so] and every time we check on her she's chuckling to herself. then she'll be so tuckered out from all that lying on her back that she falls asleep. all on her own with no fanfare or fuss. this is especially amazing to me because i used to have to swaddle, shake and shush thea to sleep. sometimes i still do.
zack and i constantly thank her for being such an easy baby and encourage her to keep it up. we feel so lucky, though i think zack was secretly hoping she'd be difficult so i wouldn't want more children. in fact, i hate to rub it in but she's pretty much a dream baby. as i write this i'm cursing myself because i'm sure i'll jinx it but helen has been sleeping through the night except for one 15 minute feeding around 3:30 or 4am for the last month. she's got a sweet, slightly mischievious personality and is just the kindest, gentlest little soul. we've heard her cry twice - once when thea accidently bonked her on the head and once when thea accidently-on-purpose bit her hand. thea insists she couldn't resist because hellie is 'just so cute.' the first time she cried zack and i looked at each other and said, "oh, so that's what her cry sounds like," in amazement. by the way, her cry is totally different from thea's.
here's a video from january 26. helen started making some noises a few weeks ago and still gets really out of breath working them out of her not-quite-so-tiny-anymore body.
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