Diary of a New Dad

I think Ellie is full on walking now. She pretty much ignored crawling for a while. It’s interesting now though. Now that walking has become pretty easy crawling is that much better too. Just something to note.

Ellie just walked about 5-6 steps. Woo hoo!

Watching Ellie sleep is the greatest most peaceful thing ive ever seen. It sounds so cliche as a parent to be saying. But I now get why all these parents say these sappy things.

This morning Lindsay and Ellie were asleep on the couch. Ellie all spread out on Lindsays chest. Both of them snoozing. Its awesome. I get jeolous sometimes that I cant help out more with the feeding to get more time with her for things like that.

Side note: She slept for like 10hrs Saturday night. I got up the next morning to see Lindsay smiling in bed. She told me she hadnt been up. I got worried and hurried off to her room to check on her. Watched her chest. Nothing. Nothing. Finally a long deep breath. She was fine, it just had me worried.

Oh, and apparently yesterday when Lindsay, Sarah and Ellie were at Taco Bueno, Ellie had a massive poop explosion in her car seat. So bad in fact that they had to go Lindsays parents house to clean up the debris field. I hear that the pink onesie she was wearing was a casualty and cannot be cleaned up. More poop stories to come Im sure.

This morning I got up early to go into work. On my way out of the bedroom I always try to give Lindsay and Ellie a kiss goodbye before heading off. So I kissed Lindsay on the cheek, (she mumbled and rolled over) then I went to kiss Ellie on her stomach, because when I kiss her on the cheek she tends to wake up. But that when I noticed how big she has gotten. She is taking up nearly her whole bassinet. Thats crazy. I realize now what all those parents have been talking about “growing up fast”. I get the feeling that these early weeks/months are probably the fastest.

Okay, so its been a while since the last update. Things got kinda hectic at work and Lindsay and I joined Golds Gym. Not that these things alone kept me from updating. These are just my excuses. Oh, and im running again. Not that that matters.

Ikea Trip: Recently the three of us went on a trip to Dallas. Not last weekend but the weekend before. Ellie did really well. She traveled so easily. Slept most of the time and only made a peep when the car was going too slow for her likings. Ikea was the primary destination. So we hit that up early Saturday morning and found a new desk, lamp, shelves and a couple other random goods. All in all it was a good time and im glad we made the trip. Knowing what we know now from the this learning experience I think we could make a few changes but nothing drastic.

Growing: I was just looking at her feet the other day. They seem to have grown in bounds. Her hands are gripping really well now, and her head is nearly stable on her own shoulders. Its funny when she loses control momentarily because she whips from one side the other trying to regain control. A bit of a weeble wobble effect.

Smiles and Chuckles: In the weeks past I was the one who could smile and get the same response back. But more recently Lindsay has been working with her to get her smile and coo and stick her tongue out. Pretty cute stuff watching the two of them “talk” it out.

Eyes: Apparently she has my eyes. Its kinda nice to know that ive passed on some cute traits. Her eyes are still a vibrant blue color. Still not sure if they are going to stay that way. Lindsay says that in one of her books that it says that it could take up to a year to change. I hope they stay that way.

Crying: Lindsay broke down crying last night. She is already emotional about how fast Ellie is growing up. We both agreed that we need to be diligent about taking photos and videos so we dont forget how great it is to hold her in our arms and enjoy this brief time that she is so small and cute. I, in particular need to be better about trying to enjoy my time with her. I get easily frustrated when I cant calm her down. I need to be more patient and take the time to try and be a better calmer-downer. Its amazing how much we love her. I am totally convinced that nature has worked out a pretty amazing system of keeping children alive, by making them cute.

More to come. (I need to be better about writing here as well)

This morning she woke up and I put her on my chest in bed. It calmed her down immidiately. It’s so cool that I have some sort of magical ability to calm her just by laying down. Those are fun moments.