Thursday, July 14, 2011

Growing Girl

Ellie turned 1 month last week...she's actually 5 weeks now. It's hard to believe! She had a 1 month checkup on Monday and was already up to 8 lb 12 oz and 20 1/2 inches! She's got a chubby little belly and is starting to get little rolls on her arms and legs.

Ellie really is such a good baby. She is all about routine and has been on the same schedule for most of her short life. She goes to bed around 10, wakes up around 3, and then again around 6 (except for the 4 times that she slept from 10-5:30...that was awesome!). She goes right back to sleep, wakes up around 8 to eat and is back to sleep until about noon. The rest of the day she spends a lot of time awake, but usually takes a good nap between 4 and 6. She is a mellow baby with a tiny cry (unless we don't feed her quick enough...then she lets us know she's mad!). She has started smiling quite a bit now. Emma can get her to smile almost any time she wants and she gave her dad some adorable smiles last night for the first time. She has also discovered her hands and will lay and stare at them for long periods of time, though her all time favorite thing to stare at are the window blinds.

Ellie is in that awkward in between sizes stage. Most of her newborn clothes are starting to get tight but she completely drowns in her 0-3 month. One more little growth spurt should do the trick. Hard to believe we're almost ready to pack away her first little wardrobe.

It's been a good month. We love our little girl!

2 1/2 weeks


Though you can't really tell here, she LOVES bathtime

Three weeks old. Chubby little belly! 

4 weeks





5 weeks





Aren't they adorable?

 Movie watching is serious business!  :)

I love her face here.  Haha!

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