Where does the time go

What daddy and I are calling your first "official" smile

This is a common Eli pose

Serious look, getting ready to head out

Not a fan of your mommy's photo shoots!

Where has the last three weeks gone baby?!?! It's hard to believe that three weeks ago tonight daddy and were laying in bed talking about our last night alone in the house before your arrival. And now our little turkey has celebrated his first Thanksgiving!!!!

As expected, you're pretty good at doing what most babies do best...eat, sleep and poop! But we'll take it, because you're such a good baby!

I discovered how much you LOVE being read to and how much you like being told you are loved! You're starting to smile a little bit when we talk to you. And daddy's convinced it's just a matter of time before you start "talking" to us...you pucker your lips up and look like you're really trying to find your voice.

My favorite thing right now is your little squeaks and whines while you sleep...it's like you know we're watching you and just thought you'd make a noise for us :) Daddy noticed tonight you would start to cry and then open your eyes to see him standing over you then stop...quite the little attention getter, but that's to be expected!

The jury is still out on who you look like. Tonight I thought for sure you looked like a Carter! But other times you look just like you daddy. You definitely have your dad's chin and nose. And lately your eyes have been looking mighty blue. But that hair, mommy is taking ALL the credit for your hair!

We did take an unexpected trip to the doctor last week, your eye was getting goopy (official medical terminology kid!). Turns out you were a little stuffy and had a blocked tear duct. The doctor assured me that this is normal for newborns and we're taking good care of it and it's already clearing up! We weighed you at the doctor and you're a CHAMP, you weighed 9 pounds and 12 ounces, quite the little chunker, but you scrunch your face up when I call you a little piggy :)

We're looking forward to a couple more quite weeks before Christmas, we might have our first snow storm this week, we'll see if it turns to snow. Aunt Caitlin will be coming home soon to meet you for the first time! I can tell you're excited about this every time I tell you about her!

We're also starting to get this sleeping thing down a little better, still working on it though...mommy could use your help with this! In the mean time, we'll just keep enjoying EVERY minute with you!