Helene at 7 weeks

So, I've been a bad mom. I haven't posted any new pictures of Helene in a while. She had that terrible baby acne for weeks and it's finally gone--hurray!!

She is finally getting out of that sleeping-22-hours-a-day stage and is more alert and interactive. She has been cooing and smiling for the past two weeks and I just melt every time I get her to "talk" or smile at me. So adorable!

These are the pictures on the boppy that I take with all the kids before they can hold their head up completely on their own. She actually does really well with tummy time and has been lifting/holding her head up since she was one week old. She just needs to build up those muscles to keep it up. She also loves to "stand up" when you lift her up and put her feet on your lap. I wonder if I have another early walker on my hands.

I just love her little feet

Adorable cheeks--although nothing compared to Hannah's at this age!

I'm so excited that I caught a little smile!

And this one would have been so great if I wasn't such a lame photographer and made it so off center and chopped off the top of her headI put Helene in the swing while I went upstairs and this is what I came down to. You can tell that Hannah thinks of her as a real live dolly. And I just love that she is the same size as Hannah's doll.

If you click on this picture and see it in the larger view, you can see how blue her eyes still are. I know the color won't be totally established until 6 months or so, but I just love that they are still blue. Sammy's eyes were the typical newborn blue-gray and became a hazel-green. Hannah's were such a deep dark brown from day one--never even gray. So here's hoping I'll get one blue-eyed baby. :)