Assume the Perpendicular

Eleanor is 37 weeks old today!

Quick question: who is this big girl, and where did my tiny baby go?

I inadvertently taught Eleanor the best trick ever this week. Sometimes if she is feeling particularly cuddly she will put her head against my chest just for a second, then look up at me and smile. When she started doing that, I started squeezing her close and saying “Oh, soooooo sweet!” which she found hilarious. Now if I ask her, “Eleanor, are you so sweet?” she’ll put her head down on my chest and I will respond with a drawn out sing-songy “soooo sweet!” So I basically conditioned her to cuddle on cue.

She is so stinkin cute I can hardly handle it. Remember how I was sad when she started teething because I knew I’d miss her gummy smile? Now I couldn’t possibly imagine my life without her wide bunny-toothed grin. She has the best smile I have ever seen. I’ve yet to really capture it on camera, but let me just tell you, this girl has an ear-to-ear beam where she shows off all 6 of her pearly whites that just melts your heart. I’m going to try really hard to get a good shot of it.