2 Months Old

Happy 2 Month Old Birthday, Tenley!

Where have the last 2 months gone?!?

Let's see... My 2 month old is growing way too fast and is getting sooo smart! She can hold her head up and can also move it from left to right. She follows objects and voices and can even mimic what you're doing. For example, if you stick your tongue out, she'll stick hers out and smile. She loves her tongue and licks everythinggggg! If she's sitting up she'll lick her shoulder and if she's laying down she'll try to lick her chin. The best is when you're giving her a kiss on the lips and she slips you the tongue! Open mouthed kisses are the best. Since she's so fascinated with her tongue she's been drooling like a maniac. She's developed the cutest coos that sound as if she's saying mmmgooooo. She now grabs her toys and blankets and has a pretty good grip, too. She also has a routine down and gets thrown off by changes in it. One routine of hers I truly appreciate is her good sleeping skills. She's been sleeping throughout the night for about 3 weeks now and it is super-duper nice.

At her 2 month wellness check-up she weighed in at a whopping 14 pounds and 5.8 ounces and is now 24.5 inches long. The pediatrician says she is, "off the charts and perfect!" (Duh, I already knew she was perfect...) So I no longer have a percentile for her growth, I just know that she is "off the charts". The pediatrician said she is perfectly proportioned for her height and that she met all her 2 month milestones - smiling, cooing, moving her head, moving her eyes from left to right, etc. At this check-up baby girl got her first round of shots... she screamed and I cried; the two of us are such blubbering babies. Poor munchkin has been extra fussy since the shots and just wants to be held (no complaints there). Her next check-up and second round of shots will be at 4 months - yippee!!

The last 2 months have been a whirlwind, but it sure has been amazing. I've watched my life simply fade away and be completely consumed by my sweet chubby cheeked chicky, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Things that used to interest me no longer intrigue me. In a perfect world, I'd get to spend the entire day with Tenley and Ed and have no other distractions. I just can't get enough of them!