One Week

Ellie turned one week old yesterday.  It's hard to believe that a week has gone by.  She is such a beautiful, sweet baby.  We're so lucky to have her in our lives.

The dogs have made the adjustment to having her at home fairly well.  Mauja isn't bothered by much, as you can see here where she's enjoying some time with her own stuffed "baby" (we call dog toys babies in our house) while Ellie tries out tummy time. 

Both Presley and Mauja like to check on Ellie from time to time.  Especially if she cries.  They both like to hang out with me while nursing her.  Presley is a little more camera shy than Mauja, so I don't yet have pictures of her with Ellie.  This morning I went to the bathroom while Ellie slept in her napper.  When I came back Presley was standing guard in front of her, and wouldn't even move for me at first.  I think she and Ellie are going to be the best of friends and Presley will not want to leave her side pretty soon.  If you've ever met Presley, you know how timid she is and how she shies away from anyone that she doesn't know (basically everyone but me and Jeff).  Even though Ellie is new, she definitely knows that Ellie is a part of this family and she takes her job as protector of the family seriously. As soon as I can get some pictures of Presley with the baby I'll post those.

PS -- We don't normally have plywood floors.  Ellie wasn't due until July 31, so we were trying to get some much needed work done on the house before she arrived.  We ended up in the hospital while the contractor finished up at the house.  We're putting hardwood in soon, I promise it won't be exposed plywood forever!