It’s a Girl

Delphine is almost five months old. And in the past few days, she’s started to show her age by spending most or even all of the night in her crib in her own room.

Some mornings, we come in to check on her and she’s already awake, just lying in the crib playing with her hands, watching her mobile, and placidly studying the ceiling. When our heads loom over the edge of the crib, she stares at us for a minute, as if trying to place us, and then, reliably, she smiles in recognition.

It’s the best few minutes of the day.