Two Months Old!

Our little Janebug is two months old! I can hardly believe it. Thanks to my new posting privileges (thank you, darling), I'm going to imitate Domi and Amalia's Mama's practice of writing you a letter on your month birthdays. I hope someday you will find them highly entertaining, and not too embarrassing.

In the past two months, you have morphed from an adorable lump of babyflesh to a real, live baby. You become more delightful every day. Especially since the six-week fussiness subsided -- it is apparently a real thing. You are smiling at Daddy and me all the time now. I love to see you light up with a big smile at the sound of my voice. What a wonderful feeling.

Even though you hate tummy time, you are getting so good at holding your head up, likely because you are constantly examining everything around you. You are so obsessed with the owl print in your room that you will accidentally interrupt your meal in trying to eat and stare at it at the same time. Hilarious.

Speaking of which, you're still eating like a champ. Check out your cheeks! Very impressive. You are sleeping well, too. Though you still sleep less than a typical baby your age, you have (dare I announce it?) been known to sleep through the night, starting around 6 weeks of age. Mostly on the weekends, but we're getting there. Good girl.

You are enjoying play more and more these days. Your favorite activity still seems to be talking with Mommy (yay). You smile and coo and generally are the cutest thing I've ever seen (though this is almost impossible to catch on camera). You are starting to show more interest in books and toys. For example, you love boxing with your toy giraffe. Today, for the first time, you noticed the baby in the mirror. You stared at her fascinated for some time before you began to cry.

You're making progress in the transportation arena. You manage fairly well in the car these days, though it helps if we time car rides with sleepy periods. We have also found a baby carrier you like! You fuss when we put you into it, but you're generally asleep within 5 minutes. It's fantastic.

Bathtime is a dubious pleasure for you these days. You do well for a few minutes, but the rinsing/removal/drying process is still taxing. I have no doubt you'll be loving baths soon, though (after all, you were born in one).

That's about it, my sweet Jane. Month three will be so exciting, I can't wait.

Love,

Mommy