8 weeks

My baby is getting big!  Her two month check-up was on Friday.  She's grown another 1.5 inches and 2 lbs.  She's now 2 feet tall - crazy!  This past week has been when she discovered her hands.  This discovery leads to the funniest moments:  she is either irritated that she is aiming her hand to her mouth (and misses), or is comforted when the hand is happily in her mouth, or is cross-eyed as she watches her hand come towards her mouth very, very slowly.


She's also continuing to talk up an even bigger storm and is tolerating tummy time more and more...she is also a big smiler and laugher.  She has now started talking during middle of the night diaper changes - it would be even cuter if I wasn't trying to teach her that nighttime is for sleeeeeeping.  


Another fun fact - the kid loves her baths.  She actually smiles during them...maybe it's the reggae music.  This is in sharp contrast to me.  I will share something - I distinctly remember the summer between 5th and 6th grade, I hated bathing.  So I would go into the bathroom, turn on the shower, and just let the tub get wet to make it seem like I had showered.  My poor mother!


Here's the link to the photo flipbook.

7 weeks

Just to show you this child isn't always happy, here she is on the morning she turned 7 weeks old.  This is an unusual thing because she usually is Miss Smiles when she's on the changing table - she LOVES knowing her diaper is about to be changed.  And, the morning is one of her most talkative times as well - but not that morning.

But, just so you know she was happier later in the day, here's a pic taken by her Auntie Ebonie.  (How can you not smile with Auntie Ebonie?)

6 weeks

I'm thinking our girl has a sense of humor.  There was some concern in the house the past week or two as her umbilical cord hadn't fallen off yet, and that can be a symptom of a no-good disease.  So the doctor said bring her in at 6 weeks if it still hasn't fallen off and we'll get her tested.  Well, yesterday the two of us along with her Aunt Ebonie (thank you for the moral support!) went to the doctors to get the blood drawn.  It was one day shy of the 6 week mark, but Erwin and I wanted to make sure we'd have the results this week - and as both we and the doctor noted, it didn't look like it was anywhere near falling off.  Well at 5:30 am this morning (her 6 week birthday) when I was dealing with an exploding diaper, I looked down and saw that her belly looked flatter...because the umbilical cord fell off in the middle of the night.  Funny girl...