first grin

I've been eagerly awaiting Eliana's first smile. I think I just captured it!

Eliana will be 7 weeks old tomorrow already and we hadn't seen a hint of a grin yet. Perhaps it's because she had a nasty case of thrush that caused a lot of pain in her mouth almost since birth. We finally figured it out with the midwife last week, and she seems to be feeding more contently now... phew.

It's early to try to define her personality, but she sure seems like a sweetie by nature. Usually pretty easy to comfort when crying. Often you just need to say her name and come near and will stop crying before you even pick her up. If she had words, I think she'd say, "Oh, just put clothes on me and feed me every few hours and I'll be a happy camper." Then again, her evenings and mornings can be somewhat fussy. Pretty normal stuff. We've befriended a bottle of gripe water and that seems to help.

I can hardly wait until this girl can communicate a little more. She's someone I'm really looking forward to knowing.