Today...

I took Eleanor for her first walk around the block in the stroller today. I'm sure most parents do that prior to week 8 (almost) but Henry hated the stroller so much I didn't even think about it--and it's been cold. But today was nice so we did it and she didn't hate it! Henry rode his bike alongside us as we walked around the block.

Henry's been wanting some light-up shoes, "Just like Ben" so we got some at Sears today. They are super cheap shoes but he LOVES them. He wanted to put them back on after his bath. I had him try on a size 9 and they seemed too small but they didn't have a 10 in the Lightning McQueen's and he refused to take them off to try on any other pair. There's such a quick turn around on shoes with him so even if they last a month, it's worth it.

Eleanor is still sleeping a lot. Approx 18 hrs. She is still not much of an eater. She doesn't snack. She eats every 3 or 4 hours during the day and eats 2 to 3 times at night. If I was not co-sleeping with her she probably would only eat once and not say anything loud enough about it.

It really is strange to me how different she is from Henry. He used to nurse for 30 or 40 minutes each time. And it seemed to be constant. She is done in about 4 minutes. If I try to nurse her longer or before 3-4 hours she gets really mad and as soon as I stop trying she is all smiley again. I guess I'll see what the doctor says on Friday when we go in for her 2 month exam. He told me she would probably weigh 11 lbs and not be sleeping as much as she was at her 1 month. He was wrong about the sleep so we'll see about the weight.

Her smiles have gotten even bigger. She smiled a lot at Henry today. He's so cute with her!