2 months

Sweet Adilyn,
How these past two months have flown by. We anxiously awaited your arrival, time could not move fast enough. Now, time moves too quickly. If only I could slow these precious days. You are growing and changing everyday. How fun and exciting to see you develop. You now weigh 11 lbs. 2 oz. and are 22 1/2 inches long. Both stats are right at the 50th percentile. Perfectly average. But we know better. You are so much more than average. You are cooing and talking more and more every day. You absolutely love to talk to Momma and Daddy. We absolutely love it too and take every opportunity to interact with you. You are learning to communicate not only when you are upset and unhappy but also when you are happy and satisfied. You wiggle, coo, and squeal with delight when you are happy. It is absolutely one of my favorite things.
You are getting better control of your head. Tummy time is not a favorite, but you will tolerate it if you are in a good mood. You are even pushing up to your elbows for a few seconds. Your hands are no longer in a constant fist. You have discovered that your fingers open and close. I have discovered that I need to keep your finger nails clipped because you have scratched your face several times. Along with the discovery of opening and closing your hands, you have found your ears. Those things on the side of your head are easy to get a grip on, but don't pull too hard. Nursing you continues to be a wonderful experience for me. I absolutely love that special time we spend together. You look up at me with those big beautiful eyes and lay your arm across my chest while you let out sighs of satisfaction. We have recently started giving you a bottle of breast milk occasionally so that you will get used to it. Unfortunately, Momma has to go back to work some and you will need to learn to eat from a bottle. You have been doing very well with the bottle. Better than I had anticipated. Your sleeping habits are still some what unpredictable. You are sleeping longer stretches at night than in the day time and those stretches seem to be getting longer and longer. Most nights you seem to have a hard time giving in and going to sleep. Sometimes you are just "fussy" and sometimes you cry pretty hard. We are trying to learn the best way to make nighttime easier for us all. Typically, you will go down for the night somewhere between 9:30 and 11:30, wake up for a feeding between 2:00 and 4:00, and then again at around 6:00 or 7:00. Recently, you have been going back to sleep after this last feeding which gives Momma a little more sleep. No complaints here.
This month you have started sucking on your fist. You prefer your right fist, but will take whichever gets to your mouth first. One day you might just find your thumb or a finger, but not yet. It is so funny to watch you painstakingly attempt to keep your fist to your mouth. It just has a mind of it's own, doesn't it? Silly girl.
You are absolutely the love of our lives, precious girl. We love you so much.

Momma