There seems to be more than one person interested in seeing what Elysse looks like now. Apparently, pictures of just 1 month ago are way outdated, so here are some new ones. Kay, my mother-in-law, says she looks like me. Others say she looks like Nate. Others, including me, say she looks like her own persona. What is your take?
(Once the screen shows a lonely pacifier, there's nothing else to watch...apparently the camera was still on!)
She is still not sleeping through the night (PLEASE be soon!!), and in an attempt to stuff her full 'til morning, we began to feed her solids. It seemed to help a little, but not as we had hoped. We moved out of the room to see if that would help. It helped a little too. And after a breakdown on my part ("I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!"), Nate has been doing most of the night duty for the last couple of nights. I must say that the last couple of days with a bit more sleep have made such a difference. I haven't had to concentrate on thinking ("Ok, Heidi, think!". But I think we have to go back to our old routine, since Nate usually gets 5 hours of sleep per night without waking up with the baby and today he looks like a zombie. He needs to think a bit more during the day than I do. Oh well. It was nice while it lasted. And hopefully soon I can know what it is like once again to go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning without interruptions.
Elysse is way beyond her age. In fact, she is already learning the alphabet. One day I picked her up because she was crying. Kezia's eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "Mom! Elysse knows the sound of the letter A!"
She has learned to roll over to her back, which she much prefers to her stomach. She has also learned to drool, and as long as it's not as much as Ivy (soaking wet by 9am), we are doing alright. Elysse has begun to learn to laugh, which makes us always try to get a giggle out of her. She's at a fun age where she can interact a bit more. She likes to look intently into our eyes and garble, as though she is sharing some serious thoughts with us. She has also gotten the hang of putting her hands where she wants them to go, which has come in quite handy with observing nearby toys. We are so grateful for her and her ability to make us smile.
2 comments:
I vote Heidi. The other girls definitely look more like Nate. But Elysse looks a lot like Claire and Taryn. It was almost eerie watching the video of her eating and seeing Taryn. Granted, Taryn's entire body is Braden-esque, but her face, like Elysse's is Hicken. It'll be interesting to see at the reunion the resemblances.
Thanks for sharing more pics of Elysse. We think she looks more like Heidi. the other 2 girls definitely have the Burgoyne look.
Tauna
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