2 Months

No, mother. I will not smile on command.

2 months. That means it was time for the dreaded two month doctor appointment. The one with the shots. But we survived....barely. Here's what life with Adly is like at the 2 month mark.

-We're basking in her smiles on a regular basis now. Each and every one has the fantastic ability to warm your heart like a ray of sunshine. She tends to smile, then do a huge open mouth smile, where it appears she so happy she can't contain herself. Those are my favorites.

-Adly is hard at work on cooing. She's most talkative in the mornings, and is beginning to produce "ooooh" sounds and high pitched noises. 

-In the last few days of her first month, she flipped a switch with her sleep patterns. Hallelujah! For a week now, we have all enjoyed solid 8-10 hour stretches. One has no idea how amazing that feels after two months of severe sleep deprivation! Lets hope it continues.

-This month we've made progress with one toy, the bouncy chair. She can sit in it for around 20 mins, allowing mommy to get things done for a short time. Although, we're finding her tastes change on a regular basis so who knows how long that will last.

-Her hand coordination is growing stronger as she now grabs and swats at items. She particularly loves to grab chunks of mommy's hair or a finger.

-The girl has hulk-like legs and since the start of her first month she has loved to attempt to stand on people. When held, she will also walk up your body.

-Her eyes are still a beautiful blue with the longest eyelashes. We're not sure where those came from, but we'll take them! Hoping they stay despite all the naysayers.

-Thankfully she still loves to curl up on my chest for a snooze. We're beginning to transition nap times into the nursery, but I still tend to selfishly have one nap with her on the couch. I'm just not ready to let go of those yet. 

-Finally, she's ending her first month as a total mommy's girl. A little bit of stranger danger has crept in as she tends to do ok with someone else for 5-10 minutes then begins shrieking and crying until she's back with mommy. This is also happening with daddy which has been very frustrating for the both of us, especially considering she's the spitting image of him. Maybe she's jealous there's another face out there that looks like hers?