Our 7-Week-Old

Your baby's brain is expanding in size and complexity. It will grow about 5 centimeters during the first three months. You may notice short periods of time when your newborn is quiet and alert. This is prime time for learning. Use these calm intervals to get better acquainted with your baby — talk to him, sing to him, describe the pictures on the walls. He may not be able to add to your conversation just yet, but he's learning nonetheless. New textures for his hands to feel and new sights and sounds (all in moderation) are all learning opportunities. Even bath time becomes a laboratory for understanding the world around him.
(Courtesy of http://www.babycenter.com)

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It seems that Jack has been able to be quiet and alert for some time now. Recently he's been able to "talk" with us. If he makes a sound, we will try to mimic it back to him. Some time within the last couple of days, Jack and I had a conversation where we "ooh"ed and "ahh"ed to each other about 5 times each! He is also smiling, open-mouth grinning and laughing a LOT more these days. :)