Formerly the blog for my daughter Eliza, where we posted from her birth until she began Kindergarten, now all the old posts are integrated into Pattern Recognition.
Here is a great pic of Eliza and cousin Parker, both right around 9 weeks old, hanging out at Nana’s house. Eliza is dainty compared to the big guy. They’re both absolutely adorable and starting to develop personalities. Parker coos and “talks” a lot, especially to his stuffed animals. Eliza is much more quiet than Parker (aka “Toot”) but smiles a lot, especially when you talk/sing to her. In the background is a gorgeous quilt made by Jason’s grandmother.
Eliza is 2 months old today! I had to take her to a departmental meeting, unfortunately. And then we got stuck in the elevator on the way out. No, I’m not kidding. She could sense that I was freaking out, I think, so she cried a lot but eventually I was able to rock her to sleep in her car seat while we waited for help. I lost track of how long we were in there (probably not long), but it felt like forever. I’m not really claustrophobic, but it was really hot in there, and by the end of the experience, my nerves were totally shot. All things considered, Eliza and I did okay at keeping our cool, though. A memorable outing to say the least…and I’ll never get on that elevator again, with or without her.
Eliza is loving her new crib toy. It plays music and animal sounds when you kick it. She’s just starting to kick a lot, so this toy is perfect. I don’t know that she’s doing it on purpose, but it makes her quite happy, regardless. We got it because Eliza’s little friend Jace loved this same toy when he was smaller. We noticed how great it was when we visited his mom and dad, Tacia and Loren, in Durham, NC.
Eliza had yet another friend come into the world…welcome Conrad Ferguson Thomas!
We can’t wait to meet him!
Look guys, I’m wearing Jenica Booties!
Thanks to Jenica for the great knitted booties…they are adorable, and Eliza loves kicking them off. đŸ™‚
Eliza has a new friend: Amelia Anne Gunnels, born 2/7/08 (less than 8 weeks after Eliza!). Welcome to the world, Amelia! Eliza (and I) can’t wait to meet you. And huge congrats to mommy, daddy, and big brother. A trip to Atlanta is in order this Spring, for sure!
Because it was unseasonably warm, Eliza took her first walk yesterday afternoon! She seemed to enjoy it, but she was a little shocked by the sunlight (our house tends to be dark, due to an unfortunate lack of windows). Jason, Eliza, Indy, and I all walked down Lake ODonnell Road for a few minutes, and it was amazing how such a simple act made me so happy.
Lately, Eliza has a seriously stuffy nose when she wakes up in the mornings. The doctor has suggested saline drops in her nose and a humidifier in her room. So Jason is making a pit stop on the way home tonight. It’s the saddest thing in the world to hear her struggling to breathe while she drinks from her bottle. But hopefully she’ll be better in the morning. She doesn’t have a fever or anything, so it’s just normal baby stuff. But it’s still tough to listen to and not be able to help!
Poor little Eliza. Had a rough day yesterday, with an upset stomach (we think). Lots and lots of spit-up, crying, and gas. It’s weird that some days she digests everything wonderfully and other days are horrible. We’re hoping today is better. She was so exhausted after such a trying day that she slept from 10:00 p.m. to 4:15 a.m. and would have gone longer, but I woke her up to eat. 6 1/2 hours is a very long time between feedings at this point. There will come a day when I will love for her to sleep through the night. But not quite yet. I’m thankful for Jason, who can always get her to sleep no matter how fussy she is. Some kind of magic daddy dust or something.
