You are 2 months old, and it boggles my mind that this is already the case! Your baby days are just flying by, and I'm so torn over it; I can't wait to hang out with you every day and see what you're going to do or look like next, but I also want it to slow way down so I can hold on to it longer. You are just such a joy.
You are our happy smiley girl. You've really gotten into smiling over the last month, which has been so fun for all of us. Claire, especially, likes to get you to smile (and you love to smile at her!). At bedtime every night, Daddy and I spend several minutes talking goofy to you and making faces so that you'll smile for us. You always oblige. And sometimes you even throw a few smiles at the fan. Just for good measure.
We've been really impressed with your physicality so far. As of right now, you're already much more interested in using your muscles than Claire was. You love holding up your head and having us help you stand up in our laps. I fully expect you to be sitting up unassisted very soon. I'm also expecting that you'll walk much earlier than your sister. Perhaps you'll even crawl (Claire never did; she scooted everywhere. Feel free to do the same, if you want. I loved it.)! But, again, I'm not in any hurry to rush you along.
Daddy is, maybe, your best friend. You really really love hanging out with him, and it is so very sweet. The two of you have a little bedtime ritual where you'll lay in our bed for a few minutes while we're wrapping up for the day, and you'll hold Daddy's finger. It's the best. Oh, we've also discovered that you loooove memory foam. Our mattress has a memory foam topper, and you're more than happy to hang out there.
Generally speaking, you love to be around people. Nobody even needs to be holding you for you to be happy; you just want to be where the party is. You, Daddy, and Claire all share this tendency. I am very interested to see how this personality trait plays out as you get older. As of right now, it pretty much charms everyone.
You eat like a champ and are filling out nicely. Eating is one of your most favorite things to do (you are a baby, after all), and it's just about the only thing you ever get upset about. We laugh about it sometimes, because you will sometimes cry to let us know that you're hungry, and if I don't feed you fast enough, you kind of give up on life and start hibernating. Maybe it's your equivalent of pouting...? It's pretty funny right now, either way.
We love that you still have hair on your head. It is so cute. We also love the sweet little noises you make when you try to tell us things. I haven't caught them on video yet, but I hope I can make that happen at some point. You love to lay on the floor and look around you while you stretch and kick, and so far, I have kept Claire from jumping on you. You're welcome.
To celebrate your two-month-old-ness, we spent a week at the beach with Gran, Grandpa, Ray Ray, and Takia (ok, so it wasn't just to celebrate you turning two months old, but we did all talk about it and say we were glad you were born). And let me say, you have the makings of a natural beach-er. You thoroughly enjoyed laying in your bouncy seat in your little tent on the sand (who wouldn't?). You're definitely a Boswell (with a healthy dose of Brassart).
We are just so thankful that you joined our family, Lily. Love you so much!
My favorite thing to do. Lots of chores go undone so that I can snuggle you.
Your weekly pictures for Month 2:
Week 6 (you were not into smiling for this photo shoot...)
Week 7 (every single picture of you was blurry this week)
Week 8 (yes, you are sticking your tongue out in this one)
Two months! (sorry there is an outlet plate in this picture. Work with what ya got.)
And for a couple of outtakes:
"No more, Mom! I roar in protest!"
"Again, I roar in protest! (but mostly about the unconventional photo location)"
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