Update

In Which Our Lives Revolve Around Elizabeth

Ellie had her one month check up this week. She gained one pound and grew one and a half inches in just a few weeks, this put her in the 30^th percentile, dropping from the 50^th. I thought it was great—she finally passed her birth weight. The doctor, however, didn’t agree with me. She said she hoped to see Ellie back up into the 50^th. I had to explain to her that the 30^th was a record for my kids—they’re just really skinny.

The boys are enjoying having a little sister. Grant asks to hold her a lot and he asks multiple times a day, “Can I say hi to my baby sister?” Jackson just looks and her and grins. But they still haven’t shown any hint of jealousy towards her for all the time I have to spend holding her.

Grant was asleep in our room one night this week. Elizabeth was fussy, which usually doesn’t wake up any of the 3 McMillan boys. Grant rolled over and said, “Can you just feed her?” then rolled over and went back to sleep. He’s learning quickly how to quiet her.