Staring Contest II

Staring Contest

Head o' hair

Baby is Tricksy

When we put Eleanor to sleep last night in her crib, she looked like this:

When I came in to get her this morning, she looked like this:
Apparently, she has mastered the scoot. Unless of course she's getting up and walking around at night and forgot to get back into the position we put her in.

Junk Food

4 Months

Ellie had her 4 month check-up today, complete with 2 shots! She never cries when poked with those big needles - maybe its the nice layer of chunk she's got to cushion her. She's still in the 90th percentile for height and weight - 25 3/4 inches and 16 lbs, 2 oz. We can try experimenting with solid foods, though apparently her stomach isn't ready to absorb much nutrition from them, so it would just be more about "practicing" at this point. I look forward to sharing those pictures!

Morning

I love seeing Eleanor first thing in the morning. She wakes up and gives a little, "Hellooooo?! Where did you go? Why isn't anybody here? You know I'm awake, right?" yelp. It's not really crying, just more of an annoyed squealing for attention sort of thing. And as soon as I get to the side of the crib, she gives a coy little, "I knew I could make you come get me" smile. Oh, and last night? 8pm-6:30am!

Daddy/Daughter

Not a bad way to spend the afternoon.

Happy Father's Day!

She just threw up

IN MY MOUTH.

Whoever invented that stupid airplane game is a loser. I now know what the inside of my daughter's stomach tastes like, acid and all. Aren't I supposed to be inducted into some special "mommy club" now? What more disgusting hazing could possibly lie ahead?

New Accessory

Ellie is now sporting a bib basically 24 hours a day - she is a drooling machine! I'm worried now that we've finally got her sleeping in her crib, all on her own, all night long, with NO crying, she will now start cutting teeth super early like I did and mess up this whole new glorious world I now live in where I sleep. Last night she didn't make a peep from 9pm to 6:30am, which means I fell asleep, oh say around 9:01. I exaggerate. I made it all the way until 9:30 like a grown-up.

Another Dog and Baby Pic

Four years ago today...

...was the happiest day of my life.
It is the day I married the perfect man for me and the day I really started my family.

One Year Ago Today

Last year on this day, I woke Ryan up with news that would change our lives forever. I had peed on some sticks, and they said I was pregnant. The next two months would be fraught with tests and uncertainties, but eventually we'd hear the heartbeat of our little girl.

She helped us commemorate the event by letting me sleep, uninterrupted, from 10:30pm until 6:50 this morning, which is much more than I slept the night before taking those tests.