Per a few readers’ requests… {If you’re not into babies then you are free to skip this post.}
Mabrey turned two months old the day before we moved. That week was rough. She wasn’t sleeping and was extra fussy. I think it was all the commotion and the fact that since we were busy packing for the big move, we didn’t have a routine. I’m all for routines with babies but not schedules. Schedules just set me up for failure. Me and baby end up frustrated. So, we just play it by ear for the first few months until longer naps set in.
Mabrey is bigger than either of her brothers were at this age. At her two month checkup she weighed in at 12lbs 1oz and measured 24″. I keep telling Layne and Everett to watch out. Their little sister might not be so little for long.
Overall, I’d say that Mabrey is a cooperative baby. She’s not easy but she’s not colicky either. Layne was a very difficult infant while Everett was a breeze as a baby {not so much now}. Mabrey falls somewhere in between. She knows what she likes {nursing, talking, smiling, being held, moving around, getting swaddled, her bouncy seat, watching her brothers} and doesn’t like {her car seat, bottles, sitting still, lying flat, tummy time}. I think she likes her room. I wouldn’t call it a nursery just yet. It’s still full of boxes and her crib needs assembled. For now, she’s content to sleep in her bouncy seat – with our pediatrician’s approval.
People keep asking me if it feels different having a girl this time around. I have to say not really. At least, not yet. I prefer changing a girl’s diaper as opposed to a boy’s. And the girly clothes are fun. But I don’t see a difference in our relationship versus my relationship with my boys. Again, she’s only two months old. I am looking forward to playing with her hair in the future ;)
In addition to some gratuitous baby shots, I’ve had requests for her birth story. I’d love to share it as it was a great learning experience. Yes, I still had much to learn after giving birth twice before. So, I’ll be sharing her birth story but I’m trying to figure out when is the right time to do so. Any thoughts? Her first birthday? After the baby fog lifts? Now, while the details are somewhat fresh?
images: Dana Miller for House*Tweaking
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