Rae's first Duck Photo!

Because Aunt Maria gave Otto the duck as a Christmas present we didn't get a photo of him with the duck at one month old but we decided to take one of Rae at a month anyway. She started smiling a few days before and as luck would have it I got a shot of her smiling with the duck. It was a very fun photo shoot. Rae's very first smile was directed at GOA! I was giving her a bath and Goa came over and asked her in a very soft voice if she was enjoying her bath. Rae looked at her and gave her the sweetest closed mouth smile. We were shocked and thrilled so Goa stopped talking and Rae stopped smiling. But then Goa said something else to her and just the sound of Goa's voice made Rae smile AGAIN! It was amazing. We were jubilant. It was June 5 and she wasn't even a month old! Rae has also been cooing a bit at us. It is very gratifying to see her happy because I don't get to spend nearly the time with her that I did with Otto when he was her age. But she is happy so that is all that matters. Plus she has a big brother who loves her very much. I guess it all evens out. On another note I want to mention how strong Rae is. She has amazing neck control and can already turn her head during tummy time. When we burb her and she wants to keep nursing she is very forceful about laying back down. She has surprising strength. She's just wonderful!