My one month old. It's weird to say it already. I can't believe a month in Elena's life has come and passed, 5 weeks actually. It seems like just yesterday I was taking a walk around our neighborhood to start labor. Now I take walks with both my daughters around the neighborhood. Here are some things about Elena that I never want to forget.
How she looks up at me with her eyes that possess long dainty eyelashes.
Her eagle claw like feet that stretch out so far.
How when I'm holding her all she will do is stare at your face like she actually knows you.
That she loves loves loves being held. She detests that rocker and after only being in it for 2 minutes while I was in the shower she started screaming bloody murder to get out of it. Little stinker. {I hope our neighbors don't call CPS on us! ;) }
That when she has an absolutely full stomach she will go right into a food coma and act like she is possessed. Her eyes start shifting back and forth and she rolls them into the back of her head and she starts breathing rapidly. I guess that's comfortable haha.
Her soft baby skin
How she sleeps best on her side, in bed with us. She'll sleep a total of 5 hours at a time in our bed, compared to waking up every 2 hours or so in her rocker (no, we don't have a bassinet or anything.. we plan on getting Lydia a toddler bed and giving Elena the crib since kid beds are way cheaper than cribs...but that won't happen for a while.)
That I felt like I could see Heaven while looking through her eyes today. She bore right into my soul as we looked at each other.
That she fell instantly to sleep as I sang a 20 second song.
I never want to forget...
How she looks up at me with her eyes that possess long dainty eyelashes.
Her eagle claw like feet that stretch out so far.
How when I'm holding her all she will do is stare at your face like she actually knows you.
That she loves loves loves being held. She detests that rocker and after only being in it for 2 minutes while I was in the shower she started screaming bloody murder to get out of it. Little stinker. {I hope our neighbors don't call CPS on us! ;) }
I never want to forget
That when she has an absolutely full stomach she will go right into a food coma and act like she is possessed. Her eyes start shifting back and forth and she rolls them into the back of her head and she starts breathing rapidly. I guess that's comfortable haha.
Her soft baby skin
How she sleeps best on her side, in bed with us. She'll sleep a total of 5 hours at a time in our bed, compared to waking up every 2 hours or so in her rocker (no, we don't have a bassinet or anything.. we plan on getting Lydia a toddler bed and giving Elena the crib since kid beds are way cheaper than cribs...but that won't happen for a while.)
That I felt like I could see Heaven while looking through her eyes today. She bore right into my soul as we looked at each other.
That she fell instantly to sleep as I sang a 20 second song.
I never want to forget
That even though I'm dog-tired, stressed from school and motherly duties, Lydia just threw food on the floor for the umpteenth time that I have to clean up, we need dinner on the table, Jonathan needs help with homework, or whatever else is calling my name.. even when I feel I have a world of burdens on my shoulder, one look at Elena melts everything away and I realize my purpose again.
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