life

i love this picture. i just took it tonight and had post it before i forgot. in the evenings she is so wide awake, more so than any other time of day. she is growing so fast...she has gained about 2.5 pounds already!

we got to weigh her because i took her to the doctor last week. she was crying a lot and seemed to be in pain. turns out she had an ear infection. this was almost exactly the same time eli got his first one. he went on to have one every two months for the whole first year of his life. i'm hoping she doesn't take after him in that respect.

i think eli is starting to feel the impact of her being around. yesterday he started asking us to put her down and play with him. it is so hard (as i know most of you know) to put down a fussy/crying baby. if you think about it, please pray for him and us. that we would be able to meet his needs and that he would know how much we love him. and for him that he would have patience and continue to love and care for lyla.

this picture surprised me when i first saw it. is this eli? my eli? he is getting so big! (sigh)