It can feel weird to talk to a baby who doesn't visibly react to your voice, much less understand anything you're saying. It took 6 weeks for me to feel like Astrid was really noticing when I talked to her. Even then, it felt awkward to just talk.
So I started reading to her, and because she was so young I was able to read anything - I simply wanted her to get to know my voice. I started reading Little Women out loud while I rocked her, and that felt more comfortable. I also started singing along to songs while I folded laundry or cleaned, and though that didn't seem to have an impact on her at the time, just two weeks later she was visibly pleased and enthralled to hear and see me singing (as you can see in the photo above).
Now, at 10 weeks, I feel totally comfortable talking to her about anything, mostly because I can see how much she loves it.
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