I’ve been a mom for 16 days. I have fallen in love more quickly than I thought possible, with a beautiful girl who loves to snuggle into my neck and sleep on my chest; who watches me with the same intensity with which I study her. A girl with perfect features and sharp little nails, who is happier being held than being set down and who would prefer to sleep in between her mom and dad than two feet away in her co-sleeper. She’s already grown in weight and height, her features changing daily. She lifts and turns her head to both sides when laying on her tummy, a source of great pride in her mom! But don’t let this little angel fool you, she has plenty of spunk too. She insists on peeing as soon as the old diaper is removed from under her…whether it’s 10 seconds or a minute after opening it up. The cool air at bath time is another invitation for body functions of all sorts. At a class last night about wills, trusts and life insurance, she had gas and poops so loud that the whole class was giggling. Such a large noise for such a tiny body. She makes us laugh constantly. This morning, she was sitting in a bouncy seat handed down to us from Chris’ mom’s neighbor. The seat has a setting where music plays in response to a baby making noise. Kennedy had the hiccups and every time she hicced, the whole seat would bounce and the music would start playing. Then it would stop, and the next hiccup would come, starting the whole thing bouncing and playing music again. She looked quite surprised and slightly confused, perhaps from the seat, or perhaps because of her mom and dad laughing hysterically at the spectacle. Maybe we’re just sleep deprived!