6 Weeks Old

Ellie is 6 weeks old which means that I am halfway done with my maternity leave :( I don't even want to think about that! Ellie is such a baby now. She isn't such a newborn anymore. She is still itsy bitsy in size but her mind is working all the time. She is starting to be more bothered by having her diaper changed if she is hungry and wanting to be held in a specific position, etc. In the past few days she has started lifting up her head and looking around at all the things around her a lot more.

We're thinking that Ellie is going through a little growth spurt right now because she seems to just want to eat, eat, eat and often is pretty fussy when I stop feeding her. I've heard that it can take a few days for the milk production to catch up to the baby's needs so I'm hoping that is the case. She still is really good. When I say fussy it is kind of in the context of her pretty much never crying and now crying a little more than we're used to. Luckily I have some milk stored up so when she really seems extra hungry we give her a little extra in a bottle.

I think Ellie has settled into a little bit of a nighttime routine. The last three or four nights I've fed her around 11 and then she wakes up just once in the night around 4 AM. It is great! She is usually asleep by the time I'm done feeding her and goes right into her crib with no problem. She is still sleeping in our room next to the bed in a portable crib. I think I'll keep her in our room for another month or so. It is so nice to have her right there and know that she is okay.

Here's a goofy little video we took today. Nothing majorly exciting but it does show how she is looking around and holding up her head.