10 weeks old: nail trim, books, and toys

We haven't reached Halloween yet, but Eloise's costume came in the mail this week and naturally I had to put it on her immediately. It was 60% off at a Labor Day sale. She is such a cute little mouse. More on the plans for that costume next month.

We had a couple firsts this week. First was Eloise's first nail trim. We have been scared to trim them for fear of cutting a finger since they're so so so tiny. She was scratching herself in the face more and we were feeling guilty about neglecting the nails. I waited until she was asleep, lined up the baby nail trimmer, and still couldn't do it. So I filed them instead. Much better.

Baby manicure

Next, after talking to Evan's mom, we started reading books to her. Evan read the very first book to her.  Later that day I read two more. I'm not sure she looked at the books at all but she did seem to enjoy hearing us talk and made noises. 

First book

Second book

Third book

I'd read that around two months babies will start to notice black and white or brightly colored toys. So ever since 8 weeks I have been holding things in front of her seeing if she'll be interested. Finally, this week she started noticing things! Naturally I picked up the camera to capture the moment. As with most new experiences she started off with a furrowed brow.

First toy to be noticed: a plastic penguin!

Finally, I've talked about the Friday afternoon new moms and babies group we go to before, but I snapped a picture last Friday of Eloise during the group. We all sit in a circle on the floor with name tents. 

Check out the neck strength!