Matilda has some serious bed-head today. As Niclas pointed out, it only makes sense as she spends so much time lying around. She also feels heavier in my arms, but seeing as how she's always in my arms, maybe that's just because my arms are getting tired.
Her eyelashes are longer today than they were yesterday, and yesterday they were longer than they were the day before. She's already discovered her hands and enjoys sucking on them. Twice I've caught her sucking on her thumb. She's very advanced for her age.
Everyday, she spends more time being alert. She loves to stretch rattle and roll. She grunts like a frat boy and punches the air. Also, makes her mouth a perfect O for any number of reasons. Niclas and I always respond by mimicing her expression. It's impossible not to.
Her Moro Reflexes are hilarious. Hands up and out! Eyes wide! It's like she's saying "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?"
We started discussing her poop at length before we even left the hospital with her. Last night, after Niclas changed her diaper while I took a minute to brush my teeth, he asked me if I wanted to see it before he threw it away. I did, actually. Nugget of truth: Everyone says newborn poop does not smell. This is not technically true. It does smell, it's just not that bad. But if she's got a dirty diaper, you can bet I can tell without having to take it off.
On Sunday, with the help of my mother, I made a double batch of skor bar candy and Niclas, Matilda and I walked it over to the hospital to deliver it to the nurses who helped deliver Matilda. Unfortunatly, the woman behind the glass at the L&D ward in the pink scrubs and black eye make-up was not someone we met while there. She did not seem to think Niclas' joke was funny, ("We'd like to return this one?") and was visibly unsettled by the BAG OF CANDY I handed to her. Here's hoping it, along with the note explaining who it was from, made it to the staff and not the dumpster.
skor bar
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
3 tbsp. water
handful of chopped almonds
chocolate chips
powered almonds for topping
Combine sugar, butter, water and chopped almonds in a heavy pot. Insert candy thermometer into mixture (making sure it doesn’t touch bottom of pot). Stir constantly with a wooden spoon over medium heat until it reaches 300 degrees (About 20 minutes). Pour out onto cookie sheet and spread thin with wooden spoon. Drop chocolate chips over candy and spread out as they melt. Sprinkle top with almond dust.
