Unusual lullaby

Last night we had dinner at Brian's Aunt Darlene's house. Brian's cousins Zach and Mallory were there and provided some comedic entertainment.

Zach seems to really like Eliza and he decided he wanted to hold her. He had her thrown over his shoulder like a pro, so one of the other adults on hand suggested he sing to the baby. Without missing a beat, he launched into a rendition of "Welcome to the Jungle". I haven't laughed that hard in ages.

Two posts in one day! Amish Paradise.

Brian had a picture published in the Louisville Courier-Journal today. The local Amish refuse to place orange triangles on the backs of their buggies, so Brian covered the trial of a few of accused. I ran out early this morning to grab a paper so we could check it out. Eliza and Brian seemed to have a grand time hanging out in bed and reading the paper.

Really bad at updating.

I've been really bad with the updates lately. Eliza is 11 weeks old now and she's learning to laugh. The other day, she laughed out loud in her sleep. We haven't heard a chuckle like that during waking hours yet, but we're hopeful that it isn't far off.

I took some video the other night, but it always encodes much darker than it looks on tape. Here's some video of Brian and Eliza playing.

Like a Surgeon

The pediatrician recommended that Eliza see a surgeon for her umbilical hernia. We'd had a couple of doctors tell us that we shouldn't worry and it would clear up by the time she's a year or two old. That's why we were surprised when a local general surgeon recommended surgery.

That didn't sound quite right to me, given the fact that EVERYTHING I'd read seemed to indicate otherwise. I decided we'd take Eliza to Kosair's in Louisville for a top notch second opinion, which we did this past week. Turns out, they seemed shocked that a surgeon would want to touch it. They said no surgery unless it doesn't correct itself by age 4. Otherwise, they'd only fix it if she needed to go under general anesthesia for something else.

We're completely relieved.

In other news, Eliza is babbling like she's going to skip small words and start speaking full sentences. I reportedly said my first word at three months, so maybe we have a little prodigy on my hands.

History

Since I was unsuitable to be in front of the camera, Brian had to pose with Eliza for her picture with history.

SHOT through the heart and you're to blame. You give vaccination a bad name!

Poor Eliza had her first ever vaccinations today. Three shots and an oral vaccine. She screamed in pain with all three jabs and then I unexpectedly burst into tears. I honestly didn't think I'd cry, but the sound of that shriek hit me right in the gut. She managed to fall asleep for the rest of our outing. She even smiled a bit once we got home. However, while I was feeding her a couple of hours later, she started sobbing once again. I gave her a bit of Tylenol and now she's sleeping in her booster chair. I hope she's feeling better when she wakes up from her nap.

I honestly didn't expect that to be as difficult as it turned out to be. My poor little baby.

Eliza's first Halloween

Eliza was bee-utiful in her bee costume from Aunt Cheryl. We took her around to see the relatives and she hung out with Ava at Grandmommy and Granddaddy's house. Now she's exhausted and sleeping in her swing. We're handing out candy and drinking hot cider.









Cousin Ava






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