Today Elliot turned 5 weeks old. She’s grown to 9lb 9oz as of her doctor visit the other day. She’s an inch and a half taller than when she was born and average all over the place. She had some poopy problems for about a week, but that seems to be clearing up. She’s been sleeping for longer periods at night and going to sleep earlier. All of that stuff is great, but she’s doing something new that was supposed to have started between weeks 4 and 6 (read as right on time)…

She now shows emotions on purpose. Her smile has always made us light up, but knowing that she means it is a whole new experience. I thought I had caught a few times where she seemed to mean a smile or scowl, but today, for sure, I saw her making faces in response to us. Who knew that a baby’s smile could be so magical?