Today was Sequoia's big one month birthday ... or so both Colleen and I were thinking this morning. During the pregnancy we got in the mindset of counting months in 4 week increments. That does not actually work at any other time, except February - and even February had 29 days this year. So anyway, we celebrated Sequoia's one month birthday today, and we will do it again on Friday when she actually does turn one month old.
There have been some big changes in Sequoia over the past 4 weeks. She smiles even more these days. She can obviously see better and follows us with her eyes from across the room now. She is bigger ... although we won't know exactly how much bigger until she goes to the doctors on Friday for her one month check up. (when she actually turns one month old...)
As I am writing this she is busy feeding from a bottle without any sign of fussing. She has just starting crying real tears ... sort of heart breaking, but neat to see at the same time. Colleen and I obviously see changes that nobody else could possibly detect. Once Sequoia arrived our world started to be measured in microscopic steps - ounces and inches. It amazes me that this focusing on something so small has somehow made the world seem so much larger and without limits.
Well today when I got home Colleen, Sequoia and I drove into Gloucester and took a wonderful stroll around town. The evening was beautiful and we all enjoyed the walk. We even stopped at the Wild Rabbit Cafe for frozen lattes outside on the porch while Sequoia opted for a bit of milk. It was one of those quiet and elusive evenings when everything just feels simple and easy. It seems like those moments are finding us a bit more often these days.
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