Eliot and friends

During my maternity leave, I've been taking a mommy/baby class at Isis Maternity. Yesterday was our last day of class so we did a little baby circle at the end and took pictures. I was surprised at how interested the babies seemed in each other. Eliot was fussing when I put her in the circle but then calmed down right away and got busy checking out the babies around her and the moms who were all hovering above.

Bumbo!

Eliot tried out her Bumbo (kindly on loan from her cousin Lucy) for the first time yesterday. What's a Bumbo? It's a little foam chair for babies who can't sit up on their own but have enough head/neck control to "sit up" with a little help. I think she thought it was a little weird at first but seemed to get into after awhile.

Also, Eliot wore a dress for the very first time. Well, it was Christmas and we went to a nice party at Aunt Ann's house where Eliot received some very nice gifts.

BIG baby

We went to Eliot's 2 month check-up yesterday at the doctor's office. It's official. Eliot is a gigantic baby. Not just chubby or long but both. She is 24 inches (95%) and weighs 12lb 9oz (88%). Well, we know at least we're feeding her well. Eliot also got a couple of shots which she took like a champ. In fact, she probably fussed more when the nurse tried to feed her the oral vaccine. Her face got very very red when she got the shots but she screamed for 5 seconds and then was fine.

Eliot is two months old!

Well, she actually turned two months yesterday. I meant to do a blog post celebrating this but I forgot. It was a busy day for mommy.

I can't believe she's already two months old! Eliot has come a long way since October 20th. She smiles all the time now and makes cute little noises at us. She still loves lying on her tummy on our laps. She still likes being swaddled. She continues to be a really easy, mellow baby! I think we'll be keeping her!

Hat Head

Now that it's so cold outside, Eliot sometimes has to wear a hat. Which is too bad because she ends up with a wicked hat head and her nice hairdo gets all messed up!

New toy

Eliot tried out her fishy fish tummy time mat that she got from her great aunt Carol today. She loved it!

Another new hairdo!

We continue to have fun with Eliot's hair.

New Onesie

The Harvard kids got Eliot this really cute onesie that she's modeling here.

Eliot's First Hanukkah

We celebrated Eliot's very first first night of Hanukkah with Dan, Allison and Finley. We had some challah, latkes and chicken but Eliot's favorite part of the night was obviously the candles! She had been napping and perked right up when Dan went to light all the candles and kept staring at the lights.

Smiling Eliot

Eliot has started to smile appropriately more. It's hard to capture on camera because she smiles in response to us smiling at her and it's hard to get to the camera and make her smile at the same time! I did get some nice shots of her this morning when we were playing together.

New Hair Do

We have been brushing her hair up after baths. Doesn't she look great? Maybe a little taller?

Here she is snoozing on the couch next to Mommy.

Play time

The other night Eliot had one of her impromptu baths and then had some fun times on the playmat. She seemed to be checking out the pig mostly.

Then Daddy came home!

Playdate with Cousin Lucy

Eliot got to meet her cousin Lucy this weekend. Eliot is too little for much playing but Lucy loved giving her little cousin kisses!

Walk with Aunt Becky and Uncle Jesse

On Saturday, Becky and Jesse came over and we went on a nice walk to Harvard Square and back.

It was a little windy so Eliot wore her green fleece (hand me down from her cousin Lucy!)

Eliot had her first tour of Harvard Yard, including an obligatory tourist picture in front of the John Harvard statue.

Thanksgiving

Eliot celebrated her first Thanksgiving at her grandparents' house in Lexington. We all had an excellent turkey dinner, except Eliot who just had milk. Maybe next year Eliot will try the turkey...

Eliot and Toys

In the past couple of days I thought that Eliot was maybe starting to look at specific things (lights, my face, etc.) instead of just staring off into the distance. So I've pulled out the play mat and the infant mobile in the crib. I'm not sure that she's really interested in these things right now but we'll keep trying!

Photo Shoot with Furby!

Our friend Julie Furbush (former Tufts frisbee team member) came over to visit us the other night and took these excellent pictures of Eliot! She is a very talented photographer/designer and you can check out some of her other handiwork at her website - juliefurbush.com. We will have to invite her back so Eliot can really work on her modeling career!

Doctor's Appointment

We went to Eliot's 1 month doctor's appointment today. She's doing great! She's now up to 10lb 7.5oz (81%) and 22.5 inches (91%)! I knew she had gained a lot of weight because she's felt a lot heavier but I didn't realize just how much....The doctor and the nurse were all very impressed with how mellow Eliot was when she was getting examined and even when she got a shot.

Weekend!

We took advantage of the mild weather we've been having and took a long walk to Harvard Sq. today. Josh got to carry Eliot in the moby wrap. He got a lot of attention, especially from all the ladies who stopped to admire the baby (or was it the dad?).

We then gave Eliot a bath and I gave her a special hairdo! Very 80's punk we thought.

A month ago right now....

Eliot was born! What an exciting month this has been.

Today we went to visit our new friend Finley along with Aliza! We had babies of all sizes, small, medium and large!

Here is Eliot stretching out after a nap this evening.

And then she got a bottle from Daddy which she wolfed down quickly.

Eliot is four weeks old!

We can't believe it! Eliot is already four weeks old today. She's been such an easy baby so far. She's very mellow and doesn't cry or fuss much. Josh and I feel very lucky!