I’ve known Lark for exactly 8 weeks now, her entire life (not to mention the 9 months I knew her inside the womb).  So I think I know her pretty well.  Here is everything I know about Lark thus far:

• She is quite chatty when she’s awake.  When I talk to her, often she talks back.  And sometimes when she’s in her bouncer just hanging out, she’ll experiment with making various sounds.  It’s quite cute.  She’ll be looking around the room and babble like she’s talking to herself.  Sometimes she’ll let out a loud SQUEAK and then a look of shock crawls across her face that seems to say “Dude!  Did that just come out of me?!?!”  She also looks at you like she understands you and knows what she wants to say to respond to you, but the words she wants to use just won’t come out of her mouth. 
• She’s in the very preliminary phases of developing a laugh.  I’ve heard bits and pieces of a laugh, but not yet quite a full laugh.  
• She loves to have her diaper changed.  You put her on her changing table and she’s all smiles.
• She loves music.  Being my daughter, it’d be a very strange thing if she didn’t.  But she so far she’s digging classical music.  Eventually she will be introduced to all things Duran Duran.  On their website you can buy your baby Duran Duran onesies.  I’m so there!  She’s a little too young for Rock Band though.   
• She loves it when I sing to her.  So far, she really likes “Dream A Little Dream of Me”, “California Dreaming”, and “Ordinary World”.  These usually either put her to sleep or calm her down when she’s fussy.  She’s not as keen on anything with a faster tempo quite yet.  I’m trying to get her to like “What’s New Pussycat” since you can point to her lips, nose, and eyes as you sing, but she’s not at an age where she can appreciate it yet.
• The poor dear has gas.  Bad gas.  And it’s not easy to burp her.  Most of the time you have to hold her upright after she eats for at least a half hour or so to help her burp and too keep her food down.  
• She doesn’t fuss much except when she’s really tired and when she has gas.  She normally sleeps well during the day until late afternoon where she’ll stay awake until she’s on the verge of being overtired.  I’m convinced she likes to stay awake for Daddy to come home because when he takes over she gets happy and not soon afterwards, she’ll fall asleep.  Mmm hm.  I’ve got her number.
• She’s inherited Mom’s grumpy face.  She normally has the face if wakened prematurely from a nap… just like Mommy does!
• She’s inherited Dad’s happy disposition in the mornings.  I woke up this morning and Lark was just hanging out in her bassinet, looking around with a very chipper look on her face.  She wasn’t upset at all even though she was definitely hungry.  She’s a happy little camper.
• She’s a stretcher.  She loves to stretch.  She stretches when she wakes up.  She stretches while she’s sleeping.  She’ll stretch after being fed.  I actually think it’s a sign she has reflux, but it’s still cute.
• She’s not sure what to make of our dog Charlie (and for Charlie, the feeling’s mutual).  I think she only really is aware of him when he barks, but other than that she’s not really interested in him – yet.
• A few weeks ago, she stopped using her binky.  She prefers sucking on her left hand.  I got her to use her binky briefly last week after a big crying episode, but since then she won’t take it.  Loves the hand.  She’s all about the hand.
• She hates having anything pulled over her head.  She doesn’t mind hats or bows.  But she hates having shirts or anything else pulled on over her head. They really need to make baby clothes that don’t go over the head.
• She loves the froggie mobile in her crib that plays “Lullaby”.
• When she first came home, she seemed to be more distressed during her dreams where she’d cry while sleeping and make unhappy noises.  I was convinced she was dreaming about being poked and prodded in the NICU.  Now she often smiles when she dreams.  She sometimes still cries while sleeping, so she probably still dreams of being poked and prodded in the NICU and who wouldn’t.
• She likes a little independence.  While she mostly loves being held and carried around, she has her moments where she just wants to sit in either her bouncer or swing and look around and not be bothered.
• She loves to look around at everything.  All babies probably do the same thing where they’re constantly surveying their surroundings.  We recently started carrying her facing outwards sometimes instead of facing towards us when she gets fussy because she’s bored.  She does the “tennis” move where she constantly moves her head from left to right looking at everything in the room.
• She is sleeping through the night and has been for a few weeks now.  She sleeps at least 6 hours every night waking up mainly at 2am to eat and get changed and then she’s awake for the day when Daddy gets up at 6am.
• She loves tummy time on Daddy’s chest, hates tummy time on Mommy’s chest. I’m guessing I’m too lumpy. Plus I imagine it’s weird laying face down on your food source.  It’d be like trying to lay comfortably belly down on your refrigerator.  Weird.
• She is fascinated by the pictures above her changing table which are two frogs, a chick, a turtle, and a dragonfly.
• She’s a natural in front of the camera.  Can we say America’s Next Top Model?  Just kidding Martin Honey!!!
• She is a super genius.  She’s just keeping all of her amazing abilities on the down low – for now.