2 Months!

Reese turned 2 months old yesterday! To celebrate this milestone...SHE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you tell that I'm pretty excited about this? I'm sure this is not even close to the end of our nighttime wakings, but I'm just happy to know that we're making progress. We had originally put her to bed around 8, but she woke up hungry at 9:15. I had kind of figured this would happen because she wasn't interested in eating before she went to sleep. She went back to sleep at 9:45 & slept until 6:45. I, of course, did not sleep through the night. I kept waking up & checking on her because I was so surprised that she hadn't woken up. I thanked her a lot today & told her how much I appreciated her sleeping through the night, so hopefully she'll do it again soon!





We had her 2 month visit to the pediatrician today. She is growing right on track, & everything looks great. She weighed in at 11 pounds, 2 ounces, & she's 22.75 inches long (so, she's up 4 pounds, 12 ounces, & 3.75 inches since birth). Her head circumference is 38.75cm. We decided to wait to give her the 2 month vaccinations until next week because we want her to be 100% finished with her cold to make sure that her immune system isn't compromised at all. We will go back for her 1st shots on Thursday night. :(

She is definitely getting more & more fun everyday. She's getting so much more interactive, & her smiles are THE BEST. My sister's husband explained it perfectly when he said that for the first several weeks, you give and give and give to your baby. They take, take, take, but aren't really able to give anything back. And then, the smiles start. It's so cool to feel like they're able to do something to reciprocate your affection. Her smile melts my heart every single time. I feel like she might like me. :)

Here are some pictures from this afternoon. I gave her Sophie the Giraffe for the 1st time, & she loved chewing on her face. She cried when it moved away from her mouth, so I kept putting it back, & she would gnaw away at it. So cute.











And this is a perfect picture of what it's like around here when our furbabies feel the baby is getting too much attention.