Ellie is fourteen weeks and two days old today. Our little love bug is such a joy to be around these days. She gives her smiles generously in response to a smiling face and a chat with mom or dad. She clearly relishs in these interactions as much as we do! She also delights in her mobile and "sitting up" so that she can see what is going on. She has been sleeping more than eight hours a night during the past few nights, and still is not an enthusiastic day napper. We have noticed that she watches us so much more carefully now and when our attention is diverted, she will make efforts to try to reclaim it. Ellie is also growing much stronger, and today she rolled over onto her back for the first time during tummy time! We adore this little sweetheart. It is perhaps time to begin sleep training our little night owl more seriously. I must admit that I prefer to spend the evening cuddling with our sleeping baby, rather than putting her to sleep upstairs in the early evening and being without her until bedtime. I know that we will need to help her fall asleep independently, for her own sake, so I am trying to soak in as much cuddling as I can. I love the time I am able to spend with her now. These early days cannot last forever, no matter what path a family chooses. But I do trust that these sweet milestones will give way to other magical memories...
Nitin prepared a collage of hilarious outtakes from Ellie's three month pictures.
Ellie developed some self soothing skills this week -- she is sometimes content to suck on her two middle fingers! She also has a chance to wear a summer dress in the unseasonably warm early spring weather.
Ellie spends some time hanging out with a giraffe.
Ellie enjoys one of her midmorning catnaps on our bed.
On another morning this week, Ellie woke up from her midmorning nap to enjoy a sunshower!
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