Two Months Have Flown By!

Jovie is two months old!

It is really hard to believe. I know, I say that a lot, but I'm amazed at how true it is. She is such a good, sweet, happy baby.

Here are some pictures with the giraffe to mark her growth:

I got a little carried away, and kind of made it into a mini photo shoot...

Her two month stats:

• 12 lbs, 4 oz
• 23 inches
• 75th percentile for height, weight and head circumference

What is Jovie doing now?

She:

• Still really likes to eat! We've had to give her prune juice a few times, and we thought we would get a funny reaction the first time we tried. Nope! She'll eat anything.
• Coos and laughs a lot, and really tries to talk
• Gives you a big grin when she hasn't seen you in "awhile" - when she wakes up, when Daddy gets home from work, even if I go do the dishes and come back.

• Loves to kick around on a blanket in the grass when we take her to parks
• Successfully reaches her toys most of the time she grabs for them

And sometimes your face... :)

• Holds her head up a lot
• Pushes herself on her hands and knees when she has tummy time

• Stands on your lap when you hold her

• Follows you with her eyes, makes a lot of eye contact, really studies your face, and turns her head a lot to look at things
• Really likes it when you blow on her hair :)

• Has developed the little habits that she does when she's sleepy or wants to be comforted. She opens and closes her little fingers against something, which is really sweet when it's her blanket, but harder to handle when it's your skin. :) She also really likes to have her blanky by her face when you are holding her and she's drifting off or relaxing.

While we don't have a rigid schedule, our days tend to follow a pattern. Jovie's days usually consist of a morning nap, followed by eating and playtime. Then we take Howie out for a walk, come back and play a bit. She eats again, then takes an afternoon nap. Usually after that, we go do something fun, like run an errand, go to a park or take a walk. By then, it's time to eat again, and then Daddy comes home. She is mesmerized by Daddy for awhile, and loves to play and talk to him. Then we eat dinner, she plays some more, and then starts to get sleepy. She dozes a bit in the evening in between eating and playing. When it's time to get ready for bed, we give her a bath, Daddy gives her a bottle and she goes to sleep. She's not quite sleeping through the night yet, but she usually goes between five and six hours between the bottle and her next feeding.

Compare this picture to the first picture of her in this towel- what a change!

She has changed our world, and we love it! I can't believe how much I can just sit and watch her play and laugh and coo, or even just watch her breathe while she sleeps (I do wonder if I'll ever get over checking to make sure she's still breathing). We are so grateful for Jovie!