Five weeks

At five weeks now, Sara seems even more alert every day. She really likes watching everything around her. She is also sleeping really well so far. She goes to bed at about 11 p.m. every night and lately she only wakes up for one feeding during the night. Sometimes she doesn't get up until about 5 a.m. and even then she usually goes back to sleep until about 10 a.m.. We feel really lucky that she is such a good baby and easy to take care of.

I've been trying to get out on a hike with her every day that I can. It helps me mostly get out of the house and get some exercise. This week we met some friends on the "Y" trail. They had their baby along who is 4 months old. I actually met their baby
when he was one month old and he was the first baby I'd ever held in my life, right before Sara came. Their baby is super cute and it was fun to compare notes regarding our experiences and to get a taste of what Sara will be like in a few more months.

Also, Dan and I take walks with Sara at night around the cow field in front of our house. There are tons of new baby cattle scampering about. They are more adventurous than the larger versions and will come up close to the fence. We have tried to show Sara what's been mooing outside her window every day.

I think Sara will be a water girl. She's never complained about a bath except when I take her out. I think she would lay in her bath forever, or at least until she becomes a raisin. The other day, before I added soap, I was dripping water over her with the wash cloth. She stuck out her tongue and tried to catch the drops. Then it became a game and now she takes baths with her tongue hanging out begging for water drops.