It took us a while to even get a photo like this, but here are Ellie’s tiny fingers wrapped around my index finger.
Author: Dave
Tornadoes
I just got scared because I thought that was a tornado. I don’t even have time to deal with a tornado right now.
My favorite time of day
My favorite time of day is whenever Ellie has just woken up or she has just been fed, and she’s in a dozy, comatose mood and she just wants to snuggle right up to you.
Smiling and babbling [VIDEO]
Ellie’s been practicing her smiling and babbling in the past week and she’s getting good! Continue reading “Smiling and babbling [VIDEO]”
Ellie’s getting good at smiling
Ellie has started smiling a lot at people she recognises this past week and she’s got a great smile.
Week 7 photo round-up
Here’s a selection of photos from the last week or two
Ellie lounging
I swear that this was not posed, but Ellie really likes to put her hands by her ears (like she’s on the phone), or behind her head. She’ll be heading to the beach before we know it.
Stop making breastfeeding weird
Even before I left the UK, people were starting to get a bit weird about breastfeeding in public, but it was still fairly commonplace.
After moving to the States, I’ve realised that it’s an action which is much more taboo on this side of the pond, which infuriates me to no end.
Martina showed me a blog post about it recently that sums up exactly how I feel about it, so I encourage you to read it and actively support breastfeeding mothers and stand against bigots who see naturally nourishing your child as some sort of shameful act.
Ellie smiling and laughing [VIDEO]
Ellie has started becoming very smily and giggly in the past few days. When she’s in that mood, it’s easy to spend 30 minutes with her, doing whatever you can to get one more smile out of her Continue reading “Ellie smiling and laughing [VIDEO]”
Daddy’s (snoozy) little girl
We’ve had to start putting bibs on Ellie, not to catch food, but to catch drool. She can produce bucketfuls in mere minutes!