2 Months

My baby hit the two month mark already! The time is flying. Certainly doing my best to cherish these quick-moving days. So many things I have treasured and hopefully, permanently etched on my heart from her first 60 days. Elena has made my life rich. Rich. That's really the only word I can find to describe the feeling. I thought four was going to be wildly chaotic and overwhelmingly burdensome....so much to do that you can't enjoy any of it. Our household is busy, no doubt; but as I said after her birth, four feels unexpectedly wonderful to me. In a lot of ways I'm just realizing, I feel like I'm only now coming into my own as a mother. I feel in my element. My sweet spot. I did not expect that with four. Just another lesson God has taught me when I relinquish control.

We had an impromptu photo shoot with Little E tonight (as Clayton calls her). Gaby had just gone to bed, so we missed her cuteness unfortunately. Elena is truly a joyful little person. She's definitely the smiliest one of the bunch. Her brothers have mostly friendly competitions to see who can get the most smiles out of her. Pretty much all it takes is talking sweetly to her. Often even just a smile in her direction will do it. Her sleep patterns are starting to get more regular and she's mostly sleeping through the night. We just couldn't be happier to have her part of our family. Loved beyond measure you are, Elena Grace.







Daddy's favorite game with the babes.