eva's new toy

Eva got a new toy - a Baby Einstein play mat. The photo above is her smiling when we first put her on it. She is looking at a star that flashes lights and plays music. The photo below is later that night when she decided to start responding with laughter and cooing. We love to watch her reaction but even more it is great having a babysitter!

joe's first father's day

Here's Joe with his new baby girl. You can see the furry first baby, Oliver, in the background. Joe had a splendid first father's day. He got to surf, had a couple of margaritas at brunch, cuddle time with Eva, nap time and then a nice dinner with wifey while grandmommy watched the baby. He's quite the proud papa. Here's Eva playing after we got back from dinner. She's really starting to understand her world and smiling a lot!

i wonder what she's planning...

eva's first bath

Well, she has technically had many sponge baths but today was her official first bath. We had to wait until her umbilical cord fully healed...I think it took so long to heal because of our strong mother/daughter connection. The bath started out a little scary but by the end, she was content.

eva's first month

Our little girl has had a big first month:

• She met her maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents.
• She attended her first concert with papa on guitar.
• She has taken many strolls along the ocean and pier.
• She is gaining over an ounce per day.
• She is grasping our fingers and skin when we hold her.
• She also loves to squirm and kick when we hold her.
• She loves to pull away from eating with her arms up victoriously.
• She is starting to enjoy tummy time and able to lift her head a bit and turn side to side.
• She has mastered the bottle and pacifier - mama needs a break!
  
• She has already toured Little Italy.
• She looks in our eyes when we hold her.
• She loves constant movement - especially bouncing on the yoga ball.
• She can already sleep up to 5 hours at night.
• She's received tons of well wishes and gifts from adoring fans.
  
• She's starting to smile.
  
• She has the nickname Squeaky "Cheeks" McGrunty - Squeaky because she squeaks when awake; "Cheeks" because she's got pinchin' cheeks; McGrunty in honor of her Irish heritage and grunts while sleeping and stretching.
• Shockingly, she gets cuter by the day!