Eli is Two Months Old: Photo Round-up

Eli is two months old now, or I suppose tomorrow to be precise.  He is changing so fast!  This time, instead of looking for milestones, they seem to be just coming at me.  Here's a bit of what's happening lately with our sweet and sun shine-y little boy:

 One day old! During dad's short paternity leave on account of grant writing season and an overall demanding job.  But these guys still find time together every day.

 One day old with his long, long feet.

6 weeks old.  This was on a Saturday morning when he fell asleep so sweetly after I nursed him.  I was having such a good time hanging out with Edie and Will in our living room after breakfast, and it felt so good to cuddle up with him, that I just stayed still and enjoyed being Eli's naptime pillow.

 Eli got so much more alert during the second month! Although he's always looked amazingly engaged whenever he was awake from the moment he was born, he was not awake for more than a few minutes at a time those first weeks.  He's been cooing since around four weeks old, and since at least six weeks, he will respond to us oohing and ahhing at him.

 Our friends lent us an absolutely fantastic gliding rocking chair that Eli and I use for hours a day.  It is soooo comfortable.  We have a glider that I love, but it's in Edie's room and I am very grateful not to have to move it.  It is our storytime chair with big sis, and it would've been another blow to her very altered world to move it out.

Smiley boy! He smiled at me for the first time at about four weeks and smiles more each day.  I think he's close to laughing!  He also smiles in his sleep a lot still which I adore.  He's happiest right after a big old poop, which means he's awfully chipper at 3 am most nights!

He takes pretty long naps most times and looks like and angel while doing it.

 He's really tall! Here's Eli at 8 weeks in size 3 month pants. Hmmm...

Playtime is *just* beginning.  He still isn't up playing for long.  Mostly if he's up, he's being changed, fed, or rocked to sleep.  Today he hung out in his baby gym for about 10 minutes while Edie read nearby.