Not quite what we were looking for

Steph recently sat Elizabeth down for a photo shoot. Here were a couple of the ones we decided not to get printed. 'Course, they're still worth a giggle or two!

Dr Appt went well

In summary:

Elizabeth is now 8 lbs 12 oz. 21.5 inches long. She's growing, growing, growing! Elizabeth is "in the curve" for all of the height/weight measurments, so the doctor is very pleased with her growth.

Dr Liu gave us the go ahead to let her try to comfort herself (cry her self to sleep) and if she doesn't, to try minimal comfort or stimulation as possible. Dr Liu said this is a big transistion time for Elizabeth and munchkin needs to learn to sleep on her own. But it is a gradual process and Dr Liu is not expecting a miracle overnight by any means. This is gonna take a while, which is okay.

Elizabeth had her 2 month vaccinations. She was thrilled. Then she had blood drawn (couple of foot pokes). Even more thrilled. But two seconds in the car and she was fine.

Hurting for some shut eye

If you think to, please pray for the three of us. Elizabeth is not sleeping at night. Not sure what it is. We have a regular doctor appointment tomorrow, so we'll talk about with the doc and see what she thinks. I just got to work, and I'm working on about an hour or two of sleep. Steph said earlier that she doesn't think she's slept more than 2 hours straight at a time in the last 2-3 days.

Elizabeth is tired too (she's got bags under her eyes), but for some reason, she just won't sleep for more than an hour or so at a stretch.

We're pooped.

UPDATE: Stayed home from work today. Steph let me sleep from 7pm last night to 2am this morning. 7 hours of sleep! Steph's been sleeping on and off since 2am (it's 10am now), feeding Elizabeth when necessary. Doctor's appointment is at 4:15pm. We're all feeling much more rested. Even Elizabeth go some shut eye: from 2am - 6am I held her and she was out. Thank you for praying.

Earning one of her nicknames

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you:
"Squirmy Wormy!"

Bouncy Seat Goodness

What you can't tell from these pictures is that they were taken at 2 in the morning...

Such a small baby...

... and yet so much poop. My word.

Tips anyone?

Who's got some tips on how best to cut the fingernails of a squirmy 6 and a half week old baby? I've done it a couple times... the first was rough, the second was better, but still not great...

Update on "Blessings"

In the Blessings post, I told everyone how blessed we are to have insurance. The blessings increase. We received another summary of charges today, this time for the ambulance transport from Southwest to OHSU. It was $1,073.50.

Bringing the total to $151,278.74.

Total of our co-payment thus far: $200.00

Praise to the Father from whom all blessings flow.

The Many Emotions of Miss Elizabeth

These pictures were all taken within a seven minute span.

Not pleased.

Calming down.

Curious.

Silly.

Exploring.

Happy. Definitely happy.

Sunday Dress

Made it to church with Elizabeth for the first time this past weekend.