Week 10

Ellie and her ring of hair.

Ellie napping in bed with Mommy

Watching Poppi do some paperwork

My little cuddlebug

Ellie has had some huge accomplishments in the last week or so. She is getting such a little personality on her. She is smiling all time. She and I will go stand in front of the bathroom mirror and she will just smile. I have actually caught a few giggles with her smiles too. She finally smiled while I was giving her bath one night. Usually she has this look of "what is going on/extreme relaxation" on her face so a smile was a welcome change. Ellie has also become such a content baby. Usually she would need one of us holding her if she was awake and this past week, she has let us put her down and she will just watch us. She is so curious about her surroundings and loves ceiling fans. I have actually been able to eat with everyone else the last few nights. She is constantly cooing/talking when she is up. I would love to know what she is saying.

I think we are making strides with sleeping at night too! The last 2 nights, Ellie has slept until 4:30am....huge huge. Last night, I was so used to getting up earlier that I got up and was like ready to go and feed her. I actually went and checked on her around 4am to make sure she was okay because I hadn't heard a peep out of her.

I am falling in love with Ellie more and more each day. It's hard to believe that she is Adam's and my daughter and we are so proud of her. She is so loving. Today, she had just gotten done with her feeding and I decided she was going to do tummy time which she is not a big fan of and after some fussing, I picked her up and she just snuggled into me and grabbed my t-shirt. This early morning, I put Ellie in bed next to me to see if she would doze for an extra hour before her next feeding. I layed there and just watched her. It was so cute b/c she somehow shimmied right up against me and turned herself to the side and just fell asleep. She looked so peaceful and content. I couldn't stop watching her. I am so fortunate and lucky to have her. It is moments like these that makes not taking a shower or staying up til all hours of the night so worth it.