wellness checkup

today elenora had her four month checkup.

i dressed her all in pink this time with a soft pink blanket made by d.'s mother. there was no mistaking her as a boy.

ella was so alert when we got there, looking around at everyone. she was the only baby in the office so she got lots of attention and smiles. people were saying "how cute" and "how bright" and "how pretty."

elenora weighed in at 13 lbs 1 oz. she is 25 and a quarter inches long. it's amazing to me to think that everything she is physically has come from me.

she got tired and started crying about the time dr. T. wanted to look in her ears. she fell asleep in my arms by the time the nurses came in to give her immunizations. the poor little dear just wanted to sleep and the stuck her legs with the needles. she cried, but she was so brave and didn't cry as much as the last time. i nursed her right away and as i carried her out of the office one of the nurses stopped to say how beautiful elenora is and how she could "look at that face all day."

me too, i said.

elenora slept from two this afternoon until after seven. when she awoke she was so precious and smiling.



i can tell she understands what i'm saying to her now. the best example is that when she is laying on her back and i hold her fingers in my hands and i say "do you want to sit up?" she will pull on my fingers and lift her head and do a crunch and curl her knees in to help herself to sit up. how amazing that she understands to that extent.