Tiny Bubbles

With all due respect to Don Ho, I think our little one offers the best version of tiny bubbles:

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Doctor, Doctor...

Ellie had her two month visit to the pediatrician today - shots and everything. I couldn't make it due to a work conflict. EM was worried about having to handle a traumatized baby on her own, and she had plenty of baby tylenol on hand just in case. Turns out it wasn't necessary. We're still giving her the tylenol, but Ellie handled it all like a big girl according to EM. The doctor also took some measurements and gave us a gauge of how Ellie's progressing. Ellie's weight of 12.2 lbs puts her in the 60th percentile, and her length of 23.5 inches places her in the 90th percentile. Honestly, it's really hard for me to know or understand what this all means in the grand scheme of things, but in my little world it makes me feel that baby girl is doing just fine. Yeah!

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2M

So good

Tonight we went out with AK for a belated bday dinner (thanks for the food and the company). Ellie was very alert - she did a lot of looking around - and she was very well behaved. We are so happy and so fortunate! On top of it all, she's so darn cute:












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Birthday present

Today is my birthday. I've been asked several times what I want for my birthday. I know people are getting tired of my giving evasive answers but, the fact is, I've got everything I need... I can't think of anything else.

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Did I mention she's playing more, too?

Yesterday, I briefly mentioned how Ellie's progressing. I forgot to mention that included in her list of accomplishments is the fact that she's playing more.

Taking a bite out of Clarissa the cow

A smile that lights up the room

She is fascinated by her reflection

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Back to the grind

Well, I went back to work last week. I've been teaching online the whole time I've been home with Ellie, so I haven't been work-free; but, last week was the first week I had to leave her for extended amounts of time. Fortunately, EM is still at home to care for our little bundle of joy.

Ellie is doing great! She's blowing bubbles and cooing and lifting her head more and more. It's so cool to see it start to come together. She's still getting up - usually twice - at night, but you'd never know it judging by EM; she's doing a great job!

I should have some more pics later in the week, so be sure to check back.

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