It's still only your snake's first week. They can take a couple weeks to a month to fully settle in and get used to what's happening around them, and on top of that every snake is different (as others have pointed out). I'd give your baby another week to settle in before handling it too much more, and then hold it for just a few minutes at a time. From there you and the snake will get more used to each other, and will have a better idea of each other's behavior.
I have never really encountered a snake that will happily just sit next to you straight out of the cage. A few of my mellower or more people-friendly snakes will hang out on you, and when they're tired from being out all day at the store or at an event, they'll curl up on a lap or next to someone to rest. That definitely didn't happen in just one week, though, those are all snakes I've had for several months if not years (in one case, decades).
The best advice I can give you is to go slow and learn your snake, rather than try to get it to conform to what you'd like out of it.They will do what they want to do regardless, and you'll find that once you figure out what your snake enjoys as far as interaction, you'll both be happier interacting in that way.
Good luck!
-Jen
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