One Month Down...

     I can't believe it's already been a month. This October has flown by! Eliza is one month today and has already changed so much. At her last weigh in (3 weeks old) she was 8 lbs 5 oz and she has only gotten bigger since then. I was just noticing today how some of her outfits are getting a little snug and she won't be able to wear them for much longer. She also is getting much stronger in her legs and in her neck. She still does not like tummy time or being put down in general. She is getting better however, she will tolerate not being held for a couple of minutes now. Mostly when she is distracted by other things. She loves looking at lights. She will stare at any light that is on and follow it with her eyes if you are moving around. She is also much better at night. I think we've mostly cured her of her long wakeful periods at night. She now wakes up to eat about every three hours so I get to sleep roughly in two hour increments at night. Nick is so great and will take her on the days he has off so I get to sleep even more.
     Nick is now working at WINCO as a night freight worker and works Tues, Wed, Thurs nights. It's the perfect job for right now as I'm preparing to head back to work. He'll be able to work and give us a little more income and still stay home with Eliza when I'm at work. His sister, Katie, will also help out a little by coming over sometimes to watch Eliza while he can get some sleep during the day. I head back to school on the 12th so we'll see how things go then. I'm a little anxious to get back to work and back into the swing of things but at the same time I just want to stay home with baby. I am nervous about how little sleep I will be getting but I'll make it work, right? Life is pretty great right now and I'm just loving being a mom. It's a huge responsibility but brings so much joy.

One month old and looking so big!

I'm not so good at catching her smiles on camera. It still is a hit and miss type thing.

She loves playing with her tongue.

For Halloween we went as Wanda and baby from Where's Waldo.

Waldo and baby!