2 Months!!

Dearest Kaylynn,

2 months?! Really?? How can time fly by so fast? This month has been pretty low-key for us. You hang out at home with Mommy and take the occasional trip downtown to meet Daddy for lunch. You really enjoy Murphy's Deli! Why just the other day, you were actually awake to enjoy it!

You smile at us so much everyday. As much as I don't like waking up early in the mornings, you always make my day begin in such a happy way. Seeing you smile as you are being unwrapped from your swaddle is the best way to start a day. You and I usually hang out in bed for a couple of hours, until I am ready to face the rest of the house. You give me a ton of smiles and I get in some good internet surfing while you nap on your boppy. Lucky for Daddy, your smiles do not stop througout the day and he loves coming in from school/work and seeing you give him a big smile to welcome him home. It's the best part of his day!

You eat 5oz each feeding now. It must be helping, as Dr. P was very pleased with your growth. You now weigh 10lbs 1.7oz and are in the 50th percentile. That's a jump from 8lbs at the 4 week mark. You also have grown 2.5 inches since you were born. Daddy and I knew from the beginning that any child of ours had a good chance of being tall (or at least taller) and you are not proving us wrong yet. Everyone comments on your long fingers and then I show them mine and it's obvious you get that from me. Perhaps we'll let you take piano lessons when you are older, since I regret never asking to do so when I was little.

Speaking of growing, you are such a STRONG girl! Everyone thinks so! We love that we don't have to worry about your head flopping around as much and you can sit up in our laps when we're hanging out in the evenings. You still don't enjoy your tummy time, but you are getting so good about holding your head up. I just know that one day you are going to surprise me and push yourself right on up.

You are also loving bathtime more than you used to. Some nights you still get upset when you have to get out of the bath, but you don't complain in the tub (even when we accidentally get water in your face!) You and I still follow bathtime with storytime and you still love hearing your Bible stories before you go to bed. And about bedtime...you have surprised us with 8-9 hrs of consecutive sleep a few times. This is how your 6hrs started out, so we know that it's not far away.

You've got a month of more firsts ahead of you. Your first Valentine's Day, your first airplane ride (you're going to Cleveland to meet your new cousin, Anthony!), and your first time to be taken care of by someone else.

It breaks my heart that I only have 2-3 more weeks home with you before I go back to school. I get very sad when I think about the time when you'll have an early bedtime and I will only get 4ish hours with you a day. That's not good enough for me. Your Daddy thinks I'm silly, but I don't think he quite gets it. But don't worry, you and I are going to have a good time this summer when school isn't going on. I'm just waiting on our big lotto winnings, then I can be with you all the time. :)

Happy 2 months, baby girl!

Love,

Mommy

PS, You'll learn that I can't help it but mess around with photo colors. You'll have to learn to forgive me! :)