just the two of us

Today was our first day alone, just the two of us. All in all, the day has passed smoothly, with very little crying. Anneli had a bath and got all the milk out of her hair! Now she smells like baby wash instead of sour milk.

She spent a lot of time awake, which she's been doing more frequently. That's a good thing--she's growing! She even started holding her head up more often and for longer periods of time. She's still a bit wobbly, but you'd be too if your head was that big. Comparing the pictures I took today with those that we took at the hospital, I can see how much she's changed in just two and a half weeks. She is definitely bigger--a result of her eating almost double what she was eating last week.

Anneli does what we like to call "starfish." Pretty frequently, she will suddenly straighten her arms and legs as if she's startled, making herself resemble Maggie (from "The Simpsons") in her winter one-piece, hence the term starfish. As often as she does it, we still get a good laugh from it. :)

Here's a cute picture I snapped today, right after her bath.


And this is from her bath last Friday.