My Sweet Nay-Nay, you are anything but little and are a complete blessing and joy to us. We are crazy about you and what are constantly talking about what a good baby you are. Your second month of life has been what seems like non-stop with lots of fun events and lots and lots of growing for you! We are still trying to figure out who you look like and last week Aunt Nana found a picture of your cousin Will that looks the most like you of any picture I've seen. You don't have your Daddy's dark skin and I think that makes you look very different from Daddy and Ruthie.
Eating:
She is (obviously) a very good eater. She is fast and efficient. She is eating every 3 hours, and usually once in the middle of the night.
Size:
I will have to update this after our 2 month appointment next week. Based on our scale at home, she is over 12 pounds and about 24 1/2 inches long. To give you some perspective on her size compared to her big sister, Ruthie was this size at 5 1/2 months. !!!!!!! Ruthie was a pipsqueak (10th percentile for weight back then), but I think Lainie may be off the charts. She is completely filling out the miracle blanket and we are in 3-6 month clothes! We've had to go up to size 2 diapers also. It blows my mind how different my girls are (I'm sure the first of many ways). I think it may work out well in the clothes department. Since they are completely opposite seasons, with Ruthie wearing a little smaller clothes when she was little and Lainie growing at an exponential rate, I think Lainie might be able to wear Ruthie's 6-9 month winter clothes, and her 12 month summer clothes :-)!
Daytime Sleep:
Man, it is much harder to get on a good schedule these days. With Ruthie's schedule, playdates, etc. getting Lainie to nap in her crib during the day exactly when I want her to for the length I want her to, is next to impossible. When we're home, she sleeps about 1 1/2 hours of every three hour block. I would like to get more consistent with her being in the crib for her naps when we're at home. I've been utilizing the swing and ergo carrier more than I would like.
Nighttime Sleep:
We've had some great nights and not so great nights. Overall, she does great and sleeps at night for 6-7 hours, eats, then back asleep. Her usual waketime to eat is around 3am, when she wakes up before 3am, she seems to wake up every 2 hours throughout those nights. Thankfully, this has only happened a few times. I really can't complain, I didn't expect to get 6-7 hour stretches this early.
Swaddle:
Oh Yeah. I'm pretty sure at the rate she's growing, she's not going to fit in it as long as we'd like!
Paci:
Yes, but not that often. We give her the paci when she gets fussy before her naps or nighttime. We know she's really sleeping good when she spits it out.
Nickname:
Nay-Nay. We call her this a lot, Ruthie is always calling her name out and it is so cute!
She Loves:
The playmat. Gigi got her a toy that dangles from the playmat, rattles and has lots of colors and it is her favorite, she smiles away at it. Its so sweet.
She's also liking bathtime a lot more now. She of course loves her Daddy and smiles for him almost all the time. After getting in the baby bjorn or ergo, she settles right in and knocks out. She also loves to lay on your chest (like you're burping her). This is the way she prefers to be held now.
She doesn't love:
Getting out of the bathtub! She also doesn't like being held like a baby in the cradle position, its a bad idea.
Firsts:
Again, most everything is a first nowadays, but this month we made the transition from the cosleeper to the crib. It is so much better. I'm not waking to every grunt or movement, and neither is she. It really is so much better for everyone.
She first smiled right at the 5 week mark and it is so sweet. Her entire face lights up, I absolutely love it.
She also had her first road trip to Papa and Gigi's house for Christmas. She did great and loved being held. She also (obviously) had her first Christmas and loved it also. She got to meet all of her cousins, and Noni, Chris and Uncle Scott. I forgot to get a picture of all the cousins!
She also met one of her Great Grandmas.
She had her first photo shoot with my friend Lori (who did my maternity pictures) and she was an absolute angel.
Other:
Lainie is a very easy baby. She cries when she's getting sleepy or hungry for the most part. If I
eat something she doesn't like, she'll let me know (unfortunately pizza did it the other day, what a bummer!), but other than that she is a very laid back baby. I am so thankful for this. She is very cuddly and when you hold her she gets in the nook of your neck and puts one arm around your shoulder like she's hugging you. It is the sweetest.
She also makes the sweetest noises and coos. Its one of my favorite things. I think her eyes are still going blue, but time will tell.
It feels like Lainie has always been a part of our family and we can't imagine our life without her. She is an absolute joy. Happy 2 months Nay-Nay.
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There are cute little houses, 
chairs and mushrooms which she loves. 
We love that there are all sorts of plants that grow well in NC. It gives us good ideas for our yard (one day...).
Lainie gets a really good nap when we go there too :-). This is the only picture I have to Joel, who looks thrilled :-).
