Dear Birdie:
Today, you're two months old. You share this milestone with your Aunt, who is celebrating her 28th birthday. I had to put away all your newborn clothes this week which made me cry. Most were hand-me-downs but some were gifts. Before you came, I worried that we'd never use them but you've been such a shrimp that we got really good use from them all! When I weighed you on Thursday, you were 9 pounds, 7 ounces! Seems huge to me but I guess there are babies born everyday bigger than you are now. I thank you for coming much smaller.
You're laughing a lot these days. You love to smile back, especially when mommy or daddy are grinning at you. When daddy blows on your feet, that sets off the biggest storm of laughs. You still don't take much notice of the dog but he sure loves you! The other day, a friend was over holding you when you cried - Cooper growled from across the room. He's very protective of you and loves to give you doggy kisses. We let him lick your feet and legs but keep him away from your hands and face.
We're learning more about you everyday. Just in the past week, we learned that you're not only dairy-sensitive but soy-sensitive as well. This is a huge bummer but you're a much happier baby when all those products isn't making you gassy and cry. You finally fit into all the adorable cloth diapers we bought you so we're transitioning you out of disposables. Your fluffy butt is adorable and you can last much longer between changes so we're pretty happy.
You and I bought a couple special books for your first Father's Day gift this week. Since it's Father's Day when I'm finally wrapping up this post, we can share that we got "Daddy Kisses" and "Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site" for daddy to read to you. He seemed pretty happy! Also making him happy are your newfound six and seven hour sleep stretches. This is awesome and started right at your two month birthday as you grew out of the eight-week growth spurt.
We're halfway through with maternity leave and I'm having such mixed feelings about returning to work. I'm so excited about my new assignment but can't bear the thought of leaving you in daycare all day. For now, we've got to make the most of our time together - more playdates with baby friends, more walks with Cooper along the W&OD trail, more puttering around Falls Church....and maybe it's time to have some fun downtown too! We've visited the zoo and I had you in the Moby wrap. You were really interested in looking around and seem particularly enchanted by the llamas and zebras. Do you recognize them from picture books?
I look forward to seeing what milestones your third month will bring and watching you grow. Every day, I look at you and can't believe how much I love you. We are so lucky to have you in our lives.
Love,
Mama
You're laughing a lot these days. You love to smile back, especially when mommy or daddy are grinning at you. When daddy blows on your feet, that sets off the biggest storm of laughs. You still don't take much notice of the dog but he sure loves you! The other day, a friend was over holding you when you cried - Cooper growled from across the room. He's very protective of you and loves to give you doggy kisses. We let him lick your feet and legs but keep him away from your hands and face.
We're learning more about you everyday. Just in the past week, we learned that you're not only dairy-sensitive but soy-sensitive as well. This is a huge bummer but you're a much happier baby when all those products isn't making you gassy and cry. You finally fit into all the adorable cloth diapers we bought you so we're transitioning you out of disposables. Your fluffy butt is adorable and you can last much longer between changes so we're pretty happy.
You and I bought a couple special books for your first Father's Day gift this week. Since it's Father's Day when I'm finally wrapping up this post, we can share that we got "Daddy Kisses" and "Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site" for daddy to read to you. He seemed pretty happy! Also making him happy are your newfound six and seven hour sleep stretches. This is awesome and started right at your two month birthday as you grew out of the eight-week growth spurt.
We're halfway through with maternity leave and I'm having such mixed feelings about returning to work. I'm so excited about my new assignment but can't bear the thought of leaving you in daycare all day. For now, we've got to make the most of our time together - more playdates with baby friends, more walks with Cooper along the W&OD trail, more puttering around Falls Church....and maybe it's time to have some fun downtown too! We've visited the zoo and I had you in the Moby wrap. You were really interested in looking around and seem particularly enchanted by the llamas and zebras. Do you recognize them from picture books?
I look forward to seeing what milestones your third month will bring and watching you grow. Every day, I look at you and can't believe how much I love you. We are so lucky to have you in our lives.
Love,
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