All the amazing firsts

We have been quite busy over here, and Eliana has been especially busy experiencing a host of new things in a very short period of time. To begin with, even though we loved having her in our bed and cuddling her all night, we had to come to grips with the fact that she can't sleep in our bed forever (because our bed is a death trap). We moved Eliana into her crib in her very own nursery (well anyone who has been to out house knows there is not a ton of privacy in her room). She handled the move like a champ. She has been sleeping very well making us proud and sad at the same time. She is too independent too early for our taste.

Eliana wasn't done yet. She took her first bottle from her incredibly happy father this weekend and didn't seem to mind it at all. She is a world class eater and even though she loves her mommy, she seems to love the milk no matter the source.

In addition to the bottle she has dabbled with the pacifier. She is not quite sold on the pacifier just yet however.

And she wasn't done with firsts yet. Like the true Colorado native that she is we took her on her first tour of REI. She was unimpressed. What she was impressed with was our seating next to the brick oven in the pizza joint we ate at for lunch that day. All Denver parents should know that any baby will fall into a deep coma like sleep at the table closest to the kitchen at Proto's Pizza right next to the Wilderness Exchange.

Eliana celebrated her first Chanukah this week. She liked the lights but not her bib. This is the first of many embarrassing photos my dear - Christmas is just around the corner.

We also had another great photo shoot with our extremely talented, and available for hire, photographer and friend Stephanie Minior (the same Steph that took our maternity photos). The newborn shoot was a success, as you can see for yourself below. Here are some choice shots from the session.

In this last photo Eliana is laying on the blanket her grandma (Connie) made for her - the very same pattern she used for the blanket she made for Britt. For those of you that can't get enough of our precious little girl, here is a movie of all the photos our friend Steph took of Eliana a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy!