Happy Two Months to my precious angel a little over a week ago! In some ways, I feel like the past two months have flown by, and, in other ways, I feel like its been a long two months with so much change in our lives. Regardless, I can't imagine my life without this little miracle. I love her more and more every day.
We went for June Anne's 2 month check-up last Friday, and I was thankful that Jason got off early and was able to meet us there. June Anne was 10 lbs (30th percentile) and 22 1/2 inches (40th percentile). Dr. Miller says "she's petite like her mommy." :) She was flirting up a storm with Dr. Miller - laughing and talking while he was doing her exam. It made me feel good that he got to see what a happy baby she is. He commented that she is one of the happiest babies he's ever seen. She got her first set of shots as well - she did NOT laugh and talk during those. She did very well though and only cried for about 2 minutes. Having Daddy there helped her out, I'm sure.
June Anne is still an amazing baby (thank you, Lord! You knew what I needed!). She is happy and smiley during most of her awake hours. I would be lying if I said she never cries, but her fussy days are few and far between. She loves mornings, which must come from her daddy because I am NOT a morning person at all! After her first meal of the day is when she loves to "chat" with whomever may be visiting at the time. On the days that there are no visitors, she settles for talking to me while propped up on my legs. In these sweet moments, there is no where else I would rather be and nothing else I would rather be doing.
June Anne has pretty much put herself on a schedule, of sorts. She seems to be a creature of habit and likes consistency. Around 7:30 or 7:45 every night, she starts to get antsy, which means she is ready for her bath and ready to go to bed. So, following her lead, this is usually when we start her bedtime routine, which consists of a bath (which she LOVES), a good lotion down with nighttime lotion, and an extra-large serving of milk, which her daddy gives her in a bottle. As she gets older, I would like to add a book to that routine, but for the time being, she doesn't want a book - she wants her bottle! June Anne is an amazing sleeper. After her nighttime routine (which takes quite awhile because we like to give her some time in the bath and she really likes to slowly savor her milk!), we put her down around 9:00 pm. She sleeps all night (yes, all night!) until usually 5:00 am or 6:00 am, which is perfect for me going back to work in a few weeks! We don't hear a peep from her all night....the girl likes her beauty rest, and I am one thankful mama! During the day, June Anne eats every 3-4 hours and follows the eat, play, sleep routine for the most part. I haven't started implementing a strict schedule. I feel that what we are doing is working out well, so why mess with a good thing!
Some new things June Anne started doing in month 2:
Smiling and laughing - June Anne has started smiling and laughing all the time! It's the cutest thing! She especially likes to smile and laugh at her daddy when he gets home from work every day.
Rolling over - June Anne has rolled over from her tummy to her back multiple times now. One day she rolled over 4 times in one day! That's pretty impressive to me given that this is a 3 month milestone.
Sleeping through the night - 7-9 hours is considered through the night in my book! I'll take it!
I just love this sweet baby girl!
