Ellie's four-week update

We're pretty blown away by the fact that our little lady bug has been here for four weeks now (though technically her one-month birthday isn't until tomorrow). And Ellie marked the occasion with a pretty big week.

On Monday we lost the last remnants of umbilical cord scabby nasty thing.

On Tuesday we gave mom an afternoon to herself and were rewarded with a wicked hot new haircut (grrr, mom).

On Wednesday mom headed back to school and Ellie and I headed over to visit her for lunch. We checked out the UCLA Law campus, met a bunch of mom's classmates and inhaled more pollen than one could have imagined existed on an entire planet, let alone a corner of a university. We also had a successful full day of bottle feedings and had a great time.* Though make no mistake, mom walking through the door was welcome relief for all involved.

Then yesterday it was time for our first family road trip! We loaded up the car and headed to Palm Springs (technically, Rancho Mirage) to visit Mindy's parents who are there for the rest of the month. But you can read more about that in the next post...

Today we're gearing up for Ellie's first trip to Target. Like I said, it's been a big week.




*Although the first attempt at a solo-parent Ellie/Bay walk gets a solid C