I cannot believe it has already been two months since you joined our family, and yet I can't imagine not having you in our life. We have seen your little personality begin to show this month. On December 29th you gave me your first smile. I put you on your changing table to change your diaper in the morning and you gave me the biggest grin. Not long after that, you gave Daddy a smile too. Gigi was staying with us for your blessing and got to see lots of your smiles too. Your changing table is still where I get your best smiles. You love to stretch out on it in the morning and smile and talk to me. This is something I really miss when I have to go to work so I make sure to soak it all in on Saturday mornings, even if sometimes I still want to be asleep. Besides giving smiles to Mom and Dad, you became very stingy with your smiles. I'm pretty sure people thought I was crazy when I kept telling them you were smiling like crazy. Every time we were around other people and I tried to get you to smile, you just gave me a blank stare. You are stubborn just like your Mom. I got you on video one morning and showed it to Nana, but you were still too stubborn to show her in real life.
Your Aunt Jessica started watching you a few days a week this month while Daddy has class. She was bound and determined to get a smile out of you, as were your cousins, Bentley and Parker. You finally gave in and gave them lots of big grins. Now your cousins love to get lots of baby toys out when you come over to play to try to get you to make as many smiles as they can.
You have become such a good sleeper. You have always been pretty good, but now you are getting Mommy completely spoiled. You usually sleep five or six hours before you wake up to eat and then I put you in the swing and you lay in it quietly until you fall asleep. You have even slept seven or eight hours straight at night a handful of times. We have been putting you in your crib at the beginning of the night lately. You slept in your crib a lot right when you were born, but then we got lazy and put you in the swing in our room because it was easier. We were afraid we were spoiling you and you would have a hard time sleeping in your crib again. The first night we put you back in your crib, you slept there for five hours straight. We are so lucky you are so easy and laid back. You love your crib and are so happy to sleep in there. We still put you in the swing the second half of the night, but only because we have spoiled ourselves.
You have started to get a little chub in your thighs and chubby, kissable cheeks, but you are still a skinny little baby. You have grown a lot this month, even though we tell you not to. We want you to be little and snuggly forever.
You are starting to enjoy bath time more and more. You did not like it at all when you were little, but now you are starting to understand that it can be fun. You even give me smiles once in awhile when you are in the tub.
You had to get 4 shots at the doctor this month and one liquid vaccination in your mouth. When you got the liquid in your mouth, you were not so sure you liked it. You kept trying to spit it back out. When you got your first 2 shots in your leg, you did not make a peep. You were so brave! We weren't sure if you were still distracted by the funny taste in your mouth, or if you really were that brave. Either way, it made Mommy happy that she didn't have to see you cry. The second 2 shots were not as easy. You screamed and screamed from these 2, but you were quickly calmed down when I got to hold you again. You were worn out the rest of the day from all of those shots. You slept more than you have in a long time. Your stats at the doctor were:
Weight: 10 lb. 7 oz. (24th percentile)
Height: 23 in. (71st percentile)
Head Circumference: 38.7 cm (62nd percentile)
You are still the happiest baby and you bring so much joy into our home everyday.
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