five weeks old

just a few quick photos of miss eleanor, who is a fabulous five weeks old now. here she is in her tie-dyed onesie, which we picked up at the farmer's market. i think every baby needs one--it's a nice antidote to all of the pastel clothes in her closet. she's on her new flannel jungle animal blanket, made by aunt joyce. it's nice and big--perfect for tummy time on the floor!

on sunday we ventured out to the dog park despite the hot and humid weather. with most attention focused on eleanor now, we figured that oscar was definitely owed some good sniff, chase and explore time in the company of a few fellow canines. i tried to get some shots of him frolicking with other dogs, but they'd all scoot out of the frame before i could get any taken. we probably stayed for only 20 minutes, but all of us were ready to get out of the sun at that point. oscar knows that he gets to sit in front of the AC floor vents on the way home, so he's usually happy to get going after a bit of running about. rob has nory in the ergo baby carrier here, which has basically guarantees a long nap as long as she's in it. note the cute sun hat--a gift from henry (and aunt betsy and uncle pete).


life is good when you're a sleeping, sprawled-out five week-old. her companion here is jeero the uglydoll. rob is really hoping that this becomes the lovie that eleanor takes with her everywhere when she's a little older. samantha has assured us that she will probably be most enamored of the doll/stuffed animal we like the least, but we hope that jeero will at least get to be a member of her entourage.


in rob and carrie news, last night we went out on our first date since eleanor was born. thanks to my mom's generous offer to babysit, we enjoyed dinner at oyama, a local japanese place, and saw the latest harry potter movie. i left the house with a bit of hesitation, even though i knew she was in wonderfully capable hands, but then we enjoyed a lovely evening out. i even had my first beer since i found out i was pregnant. huzzah!