Mary Ellen is 1 month old!

Can you believe it? I'd say that I can't believe it, but then I look at the little girl sleeping in her bouncy seat and I have to come to terms with the fact that she's not a newborn any longer. She's grown so much in one month, and she has the cheeks to prove it. If this pace keeps up, the next 18 years are going to fly by.

Here are a few things that we've learned about our little girl in the past month:

She loves laying in her changing table. She can do it for 30 minutes at a time. We think she likes it because she has a great view of us and of the light behind us (I'm sure it gives us an angelic glow). She also has a friend named Giraffe Stick, who lives near the changing table, and she loves to spend time looking at him and occasionally (and likely accidentally) touching him with her hands.



She loves going on walks and drives. Mary Ellen loves her car seat and any sort of traveling. We go for daily walks around the neighborhood and although she sleeps through most of them, she seems perfectly content throughout. And I've learned that she's one of those kids who can be easily put to sleep by putting her in the car and taking off. We're not usually out of the cul-de-sac before she's passed out cold.



She's a snuggler. Mary Ellen can sleep for hours cuddled up on a chest or shoulder. I just love a snuggly baby, and she's one of the best!



She's quite photogenic. It's a good thing, too, since her grandma and Aunt Amy love to take pictures. Here's one of my favorites from the past weekend.