A Fairy Godmother is Born

Today Eli had his newborn appointment with the doctor. He weighed 7lb. 6 oz., so he's only down 2 oz. from birth. He also measured at 20 1/2 inches today, so he's either already 'stretched' one inch, or there is just a discrepancy between the person who measured him at the hospital and today. He did really well at the appointment; the only time he cried was when the nurse pricked his foot for a blood sample. He is changing so much already - his neck and leg muscles are already crazy strong. Tonight we're going to try on a bunch of Eli's clothes and take pictures. It's less about a fashion show and more about keeping him awake. We kept him up more last night before we went to bed, and it was WONDERFUL for me because he slept two nice sets of two hours (which means I got to sleep two long sets of two hours). I feel as though I could run a marathon today!

David and Carolyn came over and brought dinner tonight. There was no dinner conversation as all parties present did nothing but stare at and comment on the 'bay-bee'... Lehr and I asked Dave and Carolyn to be Eli's Godparents and they happily accepted. Now Carolyn is the 'Fairy Godmother' she always wanted to be.