Happy February!

Is that a smile?

Our little pelican's favorite position - with her head completely to the side.

Her other favorite position - resting on my arm with her neck extended.

Eliana spit up a ton all over herself so we gave up on clothes.  Naked cloth diaper time!

Looking really cute after her bath!

Yesterday we went to the breastfeeding support group again.  Eliana weighs a whopping 11 lbs 3.4oz!  She was bigger than the little girl we were sitting next to who was 11 weeks old.  The other moms were very impressed.  :)

David went back to school today.  He started his ICU rotation at Methodist Hospital.  It has been so nice this past month having him home all the time.  He is so good with her.  For example, this morning, David held Eliana out in extended arms and took her on a "flying exploration" of the apartment.  He showed her the laundry room, the kitchen, the windows, and even his treasure chest.  How sweet is that?  Eliana and I both missed him during the day, and David came home saying he had been thinking about Eliana all day.  It sure is different at home when the only person you can make conversation with only responds with grunts and pterodactyl sounds. 

I can definitely tell that Eliana is getting older.  She is alert much more of the time.  She has also gotten better at entertaining herself.  I can place her in her bouncy seat and she will sit there looking around for 15 minutes or more before she cries.  She stares at our faces a lot like she is trying to memorize them.  And the best part is she is sleeping more at night!  For the past four nights in a row, she has slept for about 5 hours straight when we first lay her down.  I'm loving the sleep; I hope she keeps it up!