eliana is now 7 weeks old. and up to this point, i have been pretty lax with any kind of schedule. she eats and sleeps basically whenever she wants. but over the last week or so, we have noticed that she tries insanely hard to not sleep during the day. i think she wants so badly to not miss anything, that she fights falling asleep. in the end, she becomes over-tired and super fussy and has a hard time falling asleep for any kind of nap or to go to bed at night. so...we have started more of a routine and schedule for her. she gets up in the morning around 730 or 800, eats and then plays for about an hour or until she starts acting tired. i only let her stay awake for an hour and a half, then i put her back into her crib for a nap. the past few days, she has been taking three or four naps during the day, and wow! the improvement in her happiness level! she is such a happy little girl, all day long! and getting her to sleep is so much easier when she is not over-tired! so far, so good!

it's hard to believe that maxwell comes home in a week and a half, and we'll be getting married in two weeks from tonight! wedding plans are coming along. invites are finally in the mail, and some of the somewhat smaller decisions are being made...flowers, cake, decorations, hair...it's a lot of fun, and has also proven to be a little stressful at times. trying to get things done for the wedding and get ready for christmas has been filling my days! all i know is that life is exciting right now (when is it ever not?!?!)!