6 weeks old!

Ellie is already six weeks old! We had our one month wellness visit last week at 5 weeks old, where Ellie measured in at 10 lb 12 oz and 22.5 inches long. She is already two pounds over her birth weight!

She is becoming more fun as she is spending more time awake during daylight hours and is interacting with us more. We are waking up once during the night for a feeding (put her down around midnight, and we eat at 4am) so I can't complain. We had our first smile when she was one month old (she smiled at me). And her smiling has continued. She may be like her father and have a continuous smile on her face and smile at everyone! Our favorite game is mimic mommy's face. Her head control is increasing everyday, and we have caught her twice pushing herself up on her arms (lifting her head and her chest). It looks as though she inherited my very sensitive skin as she developed a rash over the weekend, the doctor said it was harmless and probably a heat rash. So Ellie is now a 100% cotton gal! This past week my parents were in town and spent a lot of time with Ellie, I'll post about that later.

Ellie is very aware of where her mother is at all times. She will follow me around a room, turn her head when she hears my voice, and focuses on me when I'm within her eyesight. We have caught her a couple times watching TV, well the colors changing on the TV. Ellie is really attached to her pacifier. She won't go to sleep without it. And if it falls out while she is trying to fall asleep, she wakes up and lets us know she doesn't have her pacifier (probably the most fussy she gets...). She will attempt to grab my hand when I have the pacifier and pull it towards her mouth. However, she is getting better about getting her fingers and hand into her mouth.

Last week Ellie visited Fenway for the first time. I took her in the carrier to the construction site (substantial completion was a couple weeks ago and no heavy construction is going on anymore). It was great to see the park and all the work that was completed in the 5 weeks since I had last seen it. All the contractors ohhed and ahhed over Ellie and were really excited to see her.

I had my 6 week follow-up appointment yesterday and got a clean bill of health. However, I still have some excess pounds I need to lose before my sister-in-law's wedding in October.

I wish the weather was nicer, but it is spring in New England...I wish we could go on more walks. Oh well...guess we just have to wait it out. At least baseball starts soon!

Ellie looking pretty in pink in her stroller on one of our few walks.

We got caught sleeping during the afternoon when Nick came home from work.

Bundled up with her pacifier getting ready for a walk

Nick learned the hard way one night that you have to comb Ellie's hair before it dries (or he was secretely trying to give her his hairstyle...)

Ellie and Nick hanging out after dinner.