Ellie Update

It's Sunday night and this is about the 15th time I've thought about sitting down to post to our Blog in the last few weeks...and the 3rd time I've tried to do it just today:) Ellie seems to consume all of our time even though her needs are seemingly so little.

She's 3 1/2 weeks old already and we can share the following about her:

Ellie already has her Daddy wrapped around her little finger...I have caught them up in the middle of the night watching movies together as he can't seem to put her down

She's gaining weight and growing. At her 2 week check-up, she weighed 7 lbs, 15 ounces and had grown 1/2 an inch. Just tonight I tried to put on the sleeper that she wore the first week home and it's already too small

Ellie's a really good baby....she has a great disposition and is a good sleeper. She goes to bed easily at night, then wakes me up about every 3 hours at night to eat but goes back to bed easily as well.

Here's what she's been up to the last few weeks: meeting lots of family and friends, including Grandpa Roger and Carole and Aunt Audrey who have all visited from St Louis and Michaella's cousins Wendy and Michelle and their families from New Mexico and Colorado;

she's enjoying tummy time every day;

she's getting to know her 'kitties', especially Harry, who is twice her size and likes to join her on the floor;

she went to the Farmer's Market on Saturday with Daddy and Aunt Audrey (in her sling for the first time)

and she entertains Mommy and Daddy and Granpa Bud and Grandma Eileen with her funny facial expressions after she eats and as she dozes off....she's got quite an array of 'signature looks' already. We've managed to capture a number of them on camera.

I hope to update this at least weekly as lots of you have been asking for photos and updates. Thanks again to everyone for all of the calls, visits, and gifts. So many of you have brought meals, books, and other gifts (this girl is going to be a fashion diva for sure - she already has more clothes than her Mom:). Ellie, Dan, and I are blessed to have so many loving friends and family members!