Baby toes

A gift

One of my students gave this sweet elephant to Eli. I had to take a picture to show her...

Falling asleep...

...next to this scene is one of my day's great joys.

Sleeping

Photo shoot

A dear and talented woman came to our place just before thanksgiving and did this photo shoot: http://kateprentiss.blogspot.com/2011/12/quiet-space.html?m=1

She worked with a particularly fussy Eli to give us some beautiful pictures we'll hold onto for a long time.

Bath time!

He really loves it when he's in the water. We've decided this is the perfect task for daddy who also loves their bath time. I just drop in to take the pictures :)

Eli in his new lounger

Christmas came early for Eli in the form of a good Craigslist find. Love this rocker/lounger. We think he will too.

A sleeping Eli

This sweet blanket was given to Eli by a very kind friend of ours. Eli is happily sleeping with it in his Moses basket in the middle of the living room where all the noise and action are.

Awake time

We've been loving these awake moments Eli gives us during the day. The smiles have started. And this boy likes to move. We also love his cute outfit, gifted by friends, and his lovely blanket, handmade by a friend who's in Moon's class.

On a Saturday morning in bed...

Bird onesie

A first christmas

We set up our tree last night and decided Eli should get as much use out of this onesie while he can.

Sleeping

Thanksgiving in Kansas City

Life with baby Eli...

quality time

Having Eli for 3 1/2 weeks has been amazing... but there are inevitable ups and downs to the transition of a new baby. I think in some ways it has been most difficult for Moon who has had to continue being a student, juggling his many responsibilities, and being a dad (oh yes, and a husband). He's been doing a great job at all of it and he loves spending as much time with Eli as he can. Here are a few moments of the two of them these first weeks of the little guy's life...