2 Months

Dear Annie,

Today you are 2 months old! It is true what "they" say, time does move at a weird warp when you have a child - I can barely remember what life was like before you now, but it still seems like you just arrived!

Your Dad and I love you more with each passing day - sometimes the love just overwhelms us and we need to cover you with kisses, which sometimes you seem a little annoyed about :) You'll get used to it, that's for sure! We both really can't get over how stinking cute you are - you're really chubbing up lately, and those cheeks of yours are SO squeezable!

Annie, you are quite the particular little one - what pleases you at one time sure doesn't at another! Sometimes you are quite happy to be taken on a walk in the stroller or the Ergo, and other times you WILL NOT TOLERATE IT - but then you are silent the SECOND that we take you out of whatever blasted contraption we have you in and you are in our arms in your favorite position - up on someone's shoulder, or being bounced around in a seated position by your Dad (because your mom just doesn't have the arm strength for that maneuver!). While this frustrates us to no end, we really can't blame you for it - you come from 2 quite picky parents after all :) Other times you DO NOT want to be held - but put you on the floor to kick around and you are happy as a clam for a good long time! You are the wiggliest little thing I've ever seen - in CONSTANT motion unless you are in a very deep sleep!

Speaking of sleep, it seems to be your most favored activity, since you do it a lot! Which mommy and daddy love :) You are a great little sleeper, even if your sleep is often punctuated by loud grunts, tiny squeaks, and other assorted noises. We have started a bedtime routine with you, and so far (3 days in) you seem to be getting the hang of it, because you sleep for quite a long time! I feed you one last time (which is usually the time you eat the worst - you're just not really interested at that point, but you DO need to eat!) we put you in your jammies, swaddle you up, and then Mommy reads you Goodnight Moon before Daddy rocks you a bit more, then puts you in your crib - you've even put yourself to sleep each night to the sounds of the rainforest thingie on your crib - way to go Annie! During the day, you like to sleep in your swing most of the time - and I sit on the couch for a lot of that time, just watching you because you look so peaceful!

While you still have your fussy times and get angry when something is not right in your world, you are SO happy and smiley a lot of the time - we have so much fun just laying with you on the floor having little "conversations" - you're making lots of noise lately, and let me tell you - it's nice to hear some giggles and coos come out of that mouth instead of cries :)

Annie, we love you so much, and are having so much fun watching you grow!

Love, Mom