2 months...my little lady

Well here we are...2 months already! Thinking about the hospital experience seems more and more like a distant dream. I'm starting to forget the details of those couple of days...and I'm sure pretty soon I'll just forget it all (right!). Sort of like, 'where did this baby come from?...she seems to have fallen from the sky.'

Kate is growing like a weed, not like one of those ugly, annoying ones...but a pretty, delicate one. We went to her 2 month check up and she is 11lbs 15 oz and 25 inches. She's in the 95% for weight, 75%-90% for height and 10%-25% for head circumference...so she has a small head, so what?! Her hair is turning a brownish-auburn (in the sun) just like her mama's and she's smiling more and more everyday. Daddy makes her smile the most, but I'm a close second I'm sure. He's got those big, bushy eyebrows that I can't compete with!



Little girl trying to sleep off her ear infection.

She had her first ear infection, currently has it actually. The doc confirmed it. She had been a little stuffy and her eyes seemed a little puffy and watery this past weekend. She wasn't all that fussy but was actually pretty subdued which was probably a 'not so good' sign. She's on antibiotics now and is taking baby Tylenol when it gets bad. She's been a champ though...the worst seems to be when she needs to take the medicine. She HATES the taste and tells me so! She's also up for her 2 month vaccinations which I'm not happy about...5 total vaccines. I talked with her doc and he agreed to split them up into two sessions. So instead of getting a boat load of toxins at once, she will only get a handful of toxins at once...boy do I feel better. Yes I know its for the best and is necessary to prevent the actual sicknesses...but it still makes me cringe.

Everyday she seems to become more mature. Just becoming aware of her surroundings and of us. I can tell just by looking at her that things are starting to register. A sort of familiarity or routine is beginning to take shape...not that we are in any sort of routine or schedule...(what the heck is a schedule)...but it seems to be not so surprising anymore. Baths, for example, seem to be anticipated once the familiar motions start...as well as eating of course. There's an understanding that when mommy puts her in her bouncy chair and positions her in front of the shower, it means mommy is about to TAKE a shower which means baby will sit content until mommy is done...and that she does! She's also started to make her little noises, her 'conversation' skills are forming they say. So I try to have a conversation with her every chance I get...its usually just me saying 'yeah?, uh huh and 'tell me more baby girl'. Also her hands have become her most favorite snack. I don't know what all the hype is about but apparently they taste really good since she can't keep them out of her mouth!


Good morning!