life according to the diaz's: Happy Snow Day!

This is how I spent my first Snow Day!

This is all we got and it turned into a Snow Day...geez.

I like to hold onto mom's pinky while I sleep!

It's January 12th and the weather yesterday was about 60 degrees, I had some of our windows open, and here we are today with wintery weather keeping us home on our first snow day! Well, I guess I would have been home anyway, but we got to enjoy an extra day this week with dad home! I'll also get an extra day off at the end of my maternity leave, so it will be a great birthday present since I have to go back to work right after my birthday. We have been enjoying ourselves today just lounging and watching TV. Elena has been napping on and off, which is good because she was up almost every 2 hours last night...ugh. This was the first time this has happened in a few weeks now. Needless to say, I wasn't the happiest person waking up to put a pacifier in her mouth every two hours, but that was all she wanted! I have a feeling it is going to be VERY hard to wean her off of it when it's time. We will have to get creative.

Elena is 6 weeks old as of yesterday. She is beginning to show some of her milestones. She is cooing and making sounds when we talk to her. She is focusing on faces and large objects too. Keeping her head up has not been a problem for awhile now. Elena is VERY strong. I hope this development continues. She is almost to the point where she can grasp a toy ring on her own. She even holds onto her pacifier at times to keep it in her mouth. Up until last night, I would have said that her sleeping patterns are improving...I guess we'll see how tonight goes ;) All in all, she is one amazing baby. I love being home with her during this time to work with her...reading books, tummy time, etc. have all been wonderful experiences so far.

I can hold my head up all by myself!

Moving on...
Last weekend was Elena's first road trip to St. Louis. She got to meet the Keeven side of the family and most importantly, meet her great grandma and great grandpa. She was excited to meet them. It was a beautiful moment seeing my grandparents hold her for the first time. I am so glad we were all healthy and able to make the meeting a success. My grandpa turned 85 years old on Sunday and I'm glad we were able to bring Elena as a birthday present. Below are a few pictures from her first trip...she had lots of fun and snuggle time!!