Like A "Real Person"

Two firsts for the baby today:

1: Startling when Daddy, two feet away, exclaimed loudly about a goal made by Argentina.
2: Hiccups! Funny.

People are definitely going out of their way to be helpful now, especially as concerns carrying and opening things. I didn't like the idea of feeling like public property (belly-patting, for instance) but somehow feeling cared for by the community at large turns out not to feel as intrusive as I imagined.

I did get an unexpected belly-pat, but at least it was from someone who a) was female and b) has known me for a few years (former prof.) Still hard to know what the heck to do at the time, though.

Note to self: on addition to "big ticket" items like the car seat, must remember to get scratch mittens.

Baby clothes now washed and hung in closet.