Catching Up!

We have some catching up to do as far as posting pictures of Eliza goes. Some of our out-of-town relatives have eagerly been awaiting updates to see and hear about the growing girl. So here's a bit about the babe. Stay tuned for posts on other topics. I promise they are coming (they are currently in the traffic jam of my mind).

Would you believe Eliza's already been here on the outside for 7 1/2 weeks?! It has all gone by so quickly, yet at the same time it seems like she's been with us forever. She is smiling a lot now, especially in the morning, though she can be stingy with her smiles when the camera is out. She has always made lots of funny noises, but recently we have been hearing more of her sweet little voice as she goos and gaas. She still has all her hair (it's probably even grown). We have fun experimenting with styles after her bath each night.

We don't follow any schedule. When she's hungry, I feed her. When she's tired, she sleeps. Since we don't go to bed at any set time, she doesn't really either, though it's usually somewhere between 10pm and midnight. We do have a nightly routine of bath, nurse, burp, sleep. Mike burps her, bounces her a little if she's fussy, then puts her in bed whether she's asleep or not. She is getting good at putting herself to sleep. We don't even have to let her cry! She just makes all her little noises and before long, she's asleep. Hopefully this lasts. She still wakes up to nurse every 3-4 hours (which is fine with me), but usually goes back down without much trouble. She is a much more efficient eater than she was when she was younger. In fact sometimes she eats so much so fast that she ends up giving some of it back to me.

We're really noticing lately how much she's grown. She has grown out of some of her 0-3 month clothes. We're eager to see what her stats are at her 2 month appointment. I took her in to be weighed at 1 month and she was 10lbs 10 oz.

I love this expression. It's her little hungry baby bird face. When she thinks she's starving she gets quite insistent along with this cute face. She also "woodpeckers" at whatever is near and latches on if at all possible. I have been wanting to get a picture of this face (or any of its variations), but Eliza's meal is usually in plain sight.

This is one of her favorite poses, with her hand up against her face. She must have been that way in the womb. She nurses like this, too.

Eliza went to her first wedding reception when she was 3 1/2 weeks old. She wore this red and black dress. I love the tights. You can't tell here, but the tights have little red Mary Janes built-in! The dress and tights are both fun hand-me-down from Karyn's girls.

Playing dress up and posing with daddy. We wanted to get some pictures in this pretty dress from Allison's girls.





Since we have hardly any pictures of me with the baby (like I said, I always happen to be all decked out to feed the babe), my sister took a few of us the other day before we went shopping. The last one is kind of weird, but I like it for her eyes.

Here are a few random ones: