2 months

Abigail,

You are 2 months old!!  At your appointment today you weighed 12 pounds 9 ounces (84th percentile), were 23 inches long (80th percentile), and your head circumference was 16 inches (that's the 98th percentile!! LOL).  You are no longer bigger than what your brother was at the same age, except for head size, you were the same.  However, girls apparently have smaller heads because he was only 65th percentile with a 16 inch circumference.

You are such a happy, smiley little girl.  You love to see people and for them to talk to you. You will talk back & smile that beautiful smile with your sweet little dimples.

Today, you laughed at Grandma which was the very first time I have heard you laugh.  I hope it doesn't take long before you are laughing regularly :)

You love your baby gym!  You smile & coo at the lights and love to kick the little hammer that hangs from the giraffe.  You also wave your arms around, and recently it seems like maybe you are intentionally trying to hit the toys that are hanging.

You have started putting your hand in your mouth recently.  I was worried at first because you were preferring it over your paci at times, but you still want your paci when you are tired, so I don't think I have to worry about you switching.  I think you've just discovered something new and it's fun :)

You have also discovered your tongue and like to stick it out at us.  It cracks us up!

Aunt Marmar let us borrow Maryellen's swing and you seem to enjoy it.  Mommy is thankful for this as it allows me to put you someplace safe when I need to do things with Logan.  You also take some good naps in it too.

I just put you in a 3-6 month outfit today to see how it would fit and it fits you PERFECTLY.  Seriously, growing way too fast!  You have a lot of clothes in this size and I've already washed most of them, so hopefully you don't grow out of them too fast :)

 

You are still wearing size 1 diapers, but could technically wear size 2.  The 1s still fit at the moment, so I'm waiting a little longer since you get more size 1s in a pack making them cheaper :)

 

You are sleeping 6-7 hours at night.  You usually go to bed between 11 & midnight and wake up sometime between. 6-7.  You are still sleeping in your Rock N Play in our room because we still have not put curtains in your room.  We have the curtains & Daddy is getting a rod today, so hopefully they will be up soon and we will move you into your room.

We dedicated you at church on Mother's Day.  We are thankful God blessed us with you and will do our best to raise you in a way that honors God.

I feel so blessed to be your Mommy!! I am thankful God gave you to me and made me a Mommy for a 2nd time.  I love you so much and look forward to all that God has planned for you!

Love,

Abigail 1 Month

Abigail,

I cannot believe a whole month has already gone by, yet at the same time, it just feels so normal for you to be here.  Almost as if you've always been here.  At your 2 week check-up you were 10 lbs 1 oz (94th percentile), you were 21 1/2 inches long (96th percentile) and your head circumference was 14 1/4 inches (81st percentile).  Such a big girl!  I would guess you are about 11 pounds now (edit: you went to the doctor the day after your 1 month b-day and you are 11 lbs 2.5 oz.).

You are growing and changing so much every day!  I feel like it is going by way too fast!

You are still in size 1 diapers (you started in those at the hospital), and are wearing 0-3 month clothes.  They fit you perfectly so I imagine it won't be too much longer until you are in 3-6 month clothes.  You only got to wear the newborn size for a week or 2.

You are already starting to smile & coo regularly and it just makes this Momma's heart so happy.

Unfortunately, I think you have reflux.  You don't spit up a TON, but you do a little bit ever day and some days you will have a time when pretty much throw everything up.  You often choke when nursing or between nursings when your reflux is acting up.  It scares me so much at times because sometimes I'm worried you won't start breathing again.  Thankfully, you always do :)

You are a great sleeper and are already sleeping 6-7 hours a night.  You sleep in your Rock & Play which I think helps with your reflux at night.  It keeps you at an angle so you don't seem to have choking spells like you did before you started using it.  Hopefully you will be in your own room soon.  Mommy is a little behind in getting it ready.

You also got to take your first trip to Aggieland to take pictures in the blue bonnets, and then you got to go to Kyle Field for the first time to watch the Aggie's spring scrimmage - The Maroon & White game.  You were such a trooper!!

I still can't believe you are here, and you are ours!  I feel so blessed to be your Mommy and I'm looking forward to the days, weeks, months & years to come with you.  I love you so very much!!

Love,