Two Months Old

Adelaide's second month in pictures

Missy finally took a paci at 5 weeks old (known as soo soo around our house). 

It has made a huge difference and she's been much happier.

We figured out our HotSling and though we don't use it much yet, but she loves it and falls asleep almost immediately.

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Playtime with Daddy and Jenny

 No better place to nap than Mommy and Daddy's bed.

First smile caught on camera

Outside playtime- our favorite way to spend the evenings

First hike (with our $40 like-new Baby Bjorn score)

Hanging out with her cousin Aiden

First boat ride

Catching a nap on the dock

Snuggles with Ma at the cottage

Taking in the sights of Muldrew Lake

First time "swimming"

Month number two has been a whirlwind.  Adelaide has changed so much over the last month, I'm almost in shock about it all.

She's full of smiles and definitely recognizes her Mama and Daddy. My heart melts every time she catches sight of my and smiles... it's the best. She's finding her voice too and loves to "talk" with us.  She babbles away with lots of oohs and wows... it's adorable to watch her try to wrap her mouth around what she wants to say.  It's still hard for her, but she's trying and getting better and better. We spend a lot of time interacting with her now and we love every second of it.

She's in the best mood first thing in the morning and I spend a lot of time laying in bed with her, just talking with her and soaking up her beautiful smiles.

She finally took a pacifier, and we're very glad for it. If I have to deal with meltdowns later when we wean her, so be it.  She's much happier and is now pretty content 99% of the time. She loves to sit in her boppy pillow or lay on her play mat and just hang out.  Naps are getting much better as well, and we're having fewer car seat meltdowns.  She has a cranky period every evening when she fights sleep, but we walk and sing and generally it's fairly short.

This child LOVES to be outside.  We often take her play mat on to the back deck where she coos and plays for an hour or so before she gets bored.  If we can pace the driveway or take a walk in her stroller during her cranky time and that usually keeps her calm and happy.  I'll often think she's fast asleep, but find her wide eyed when I peek in. She loves to watch the world go by.  When she's crying, I can often just step out the front door to calm her down. The fresh air works wonders for her.  She also loves television (just like  her Daddy), and I'll admit to putting her in front of it for a couple minutes to get a few things done.  Right now, she's LOVING the colours of Cat in the Hat on Treehouse.  She just stares... it's cute, for now. 

We took her on her first vacation to the cottage for a week where she celebrated her 2 month birthday. Packing for a child was difficult (I WAY over packed) but she was a rock star. She loved the boat (and fell asleep each time we were in it), she was happy to nap outside in her covered bassinet, and spent hours on the dock in her sun tent, propped up on her boppy pillow, looking at the sky and trees.  She even went "swimming" for the first time and loved it.  She slept through our trip in to town to visit the farmers market, and took in the sights at the Muskoka store. In all, she was a breeze to travel with and I hope that continues for our trip at the end of this month.  She was spoiled with love by her Ma and Pa who loved having unlimited access to her for a week.

She's still in newborn diapers (she's still to tiny for her cloth AIO diapers) and is just starting to outgrow newborn sleepers.  While they fit her well everywhere else, she's getting to long for anything with feet.  The onsies and dresses are still fitting her just fine for now. She's our petite girl and is entering an awkward stage because 0-3 month clothes are too big, but I don't think she has much longer in the newborn clothes.  She's so long and skinny.

Speaking of which, we measured her this week and she's just now 21 inches.  The hospital nurses must  have measured wrong when she was born, because she's definitely much longer now then she was then, when they told me she was 21. She was definitely long for her weight, but I'm thinking more around 19 inches. I'm sad that I won't have that stat for her later.

I'm still breastfeeding exclusively and it's still going great (she's an awesome eater), but I haven't had much success with my pump yet.  I'm thinking of exchanging it for a better model.  We'll see.  I'm not in a rush to get her on a bottle... I still have 5 months until I go back to work.  We have time.

As for sleep, she's down at about 10 every night and sleeps in her bassinet until 5:30 most days, wakes to eat, and then goes back to sleep (usually in bed with me) until 730 or 8.  It's been amazing and I'm crossing my fingers and toes that it sticks.

Her two month check-up isn't until next week, and while I'm anxious to see how much she weighs now, I'm not looking forward to her first set of shots. It's a good thing Daddy is off that day, I wouldn't want to have to do it alone.

I still find myself staring at her, getting totally overwhelmed by just how much I love her.  She's got a sweet personality forming and I'm loving my time with her. She's such a happy baby... we got so lucky.

Happy 2 Month Birthday Wee Girl - I love you to the moon and back!

Adelaide Ruby - August 4, 2012 - 2 months old