An Update...

As of tomorrow, Ellie will be 7 weeks old.
She's doing great... keeping us busy, as well as entertained.
Last week, she rolled over on the bed... from tummy to back!
The surface was slightly slanted, which helped, but it was
still impressive to watch. But then again, she's so wirey that
she's been rolling onto her side since her first week or two.
She smiles lots now, but whenever I get the camera out,
she just stares at it, and stops smiling, like the photo below.

Here she is in her swing, with the dolly she got from
her Grandma Garner.

This is me in my usual place, rocking Ellie over and over,
wishing she liked sleeping in her bed a little more...

A happy diaper changing break.

Here's Adam with his fresh haircut, executed by none
other than myself! It was my first haircutting job ever,
granted, it's the hard to mess up a buzz, but I'm still
proud of the meticulous care I used, ensuring that not a
single hair would be missed!

Ellie likes to chill. She always wants to be held, but
prefers to be sitting up, mostly on her own. I can't
wait till she can move around by herself... we can tell
she will be much happier then!

We just like this bear coat too much. She's adorable!

She wanted to model her Nike gear for Grandpa Garner!
Sitting in the chair on her own is also a favorite position...
she loves being independent!

This is Ellie in a cute dress she wore two Sundays
ago to church. I love how big her eyes look sometimes.

Sleeping Habits...

5 Weeks Old
Ellie doesn't like to stay still. We always start her out
at the bottom of the bassinette, but as she wakes up, she
pushes all the up to the top of the bed and gets out of
all the blanket that has been tightly tucked around her.
She's a wild one.

For some reason, any time she falls asleep with Adam,
she ends up in crazy, sprawled positions.
Here she is, apparently passed out from that
bottle by her head.

This is her sleeping on his forearm. She even rolled
herself to end up this way.

Here she is modeling the adorable hat that her Aunt
Joy made for her this week... finally something small
enough to keep that cute little head warm.

Here is a smile, finally captured on camera...
a little blurry, but cute anyway. She's been smiling
quite a bit lately.

One Month Old!

Ellie is one month old now. She's just as goofy and fussy
as ever, and her expressions are getting cuter and cuter.

She spends a little time in her swing, but definitely gets
boared of things quickly. It's a full-time job keeping her
entertained all day.

She loves to study with her Dad.

She got to wear her new coat to church on Sunday since it
was snowing that morning!

Last time Adam held her up like this, she dropped some nice
slobber right into his mouth. He got lucky this time...

Smiles

Toward the second half of this video, you can see the first in
a series of many smiles that Ellie gave us last night. You still have
to work a little to get it out of her, but she'll do it if she's in the
right mood, and it is very much worth the effort! Hard
to believe she's almost 4 weeks old already!