Ellie - Month 1

Our Ellie is already one month old! She has been a joy to have around the house. I am certainly cherishing my time at home with her (thanks to work for letting me take the time off!). We've been blessed with many visitors who have been so thoughtful to bring us meals and love on Miss Elle. Our lives now revolve around poopy diapers, gas which equals fussiness, long nights, etc - but it's all been worth it! Somewhere between 2 and 3 weeks she blessed us with a 5 hour stretch of sleep. Oh thank goodness! That trend has thankfully continued throughout the month and we're looking forward to longer stretches whenever she is ready.

In the first month she's gained over 2 pounds and grown almost an inch (actual stats are 8 lb 7 oz and 20 inches). She's finally filling out her newborn onesies. We thought we had our first smile just a few days ago, but quickly discovered it was only gas! Ellie lights up when Josh comes home from work - and so does he! I love watching him with her, he's truly such a natural wonderful father. We joke about her poor boyfriends one day and how embarassing it's going to be for Ellie. We've got lots of time before that happens though...right??

It's bittersweet - sad that those first days are already gone but SO looking forward to the next month. I cannot wait to see her smile, to see more of her personality and possibly even get some more sleep. I won't push it though, because we can't get it back. Until next month or the next milestone!