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Three Months Old

Healthy, happy and beautiful.  

At 3 months, Adeline is weighing in at about 12 lbs.  She is a good eater and sleeper. She likes smiles; listening to us talk, sing and read to her; and is getting really close to rolling from her back to her front.

Morning smiles

So far Adeline has been a pretty easy baby.  But, my favorite time of day with her is first thing in the morning.  When the day starts, she just cannot seem to stop smiling.  I hope she keeps some of that joy for the promise of a new day as she grows up.  For now, I'll try to enjoy each new day with her and take as many photos of that sweet face and gummy smile as she will allow.

My Sweet Boy

Lately, we are realizing that having a 4 year old is the first introduction to "parenting" in contrast to caregiving.  Oliver is an independent thinker and a fairly serious little boy.  Yet at times he is silly, playful and innocent.  He also has his share of irrational fears and worries, which sometimes surprise us given his rational nature.  He does not like being the center of attention, but he does connect one on one with his friends and teaches in a genuinely caring way.  At home, his world revolves around playing, building and reading.  He is a lover and a cuddler.  His myrtle turtle is a true friend and source of comfort to him.  And he is generous with his affection for his mom and dad.  He will often rub my back while sitting next to me and randomly tell me how much he loves me.  The other day he cupped my chin and gently gave me a kiss on the nose.

Today, we were reading a book about dinosaurs.  It was talking about the different climates they lived in.  I said if I was a dinosaur, I'd have liked to live in a warm climate, not too hot or too cold.  Then I asked what climate he would prefer.  His response without pause, "well, I would be happy living wherever you are, mommy."

I know someday he will want to live as far from me as possible, but there will never be a day in my life that I will not love this sweet boy.

Adeline is two months old

Adeline is now two months old and up to about 10.5 lbs.  She is a bright eyed and super smiley baby who loves to have people in her face talking, singing and smiling at her.  She sometimes looks at you like she has something sweet to say.  

Of course, my maternity leave flew by.  I'm headed back to work next week.  But, I've really enjoyed lazy mornings of nursing and snuggling with Adeline.  Fortunately, she just had her first couple of nights sleeping in two 4 hour blocks.  Up until now, she was still eating around the clock every two hours.  I did manage to avoid supplementing so I'm sad that Adeline will need to switch to bottle feeding  (and me to pumping) during the day.  But, I know she will be in good hands with Sheryl while I'm at work.  

Oliver is occasionally sweet to her (patting her gently, reminding me to feed her when she cries, or shaking a toy for her so she will smile and kick her legs), but otherwise continues to do his own thing and simply accepts her as a part of our family (though he still has no interest in holding her).

After two months, we now remember a lot of what we forgot about having a baby, and we learned that Adeline is a baby that is very easy to love.

Sweet moments

It has been a busy past few weeks adjusting to Adeline's arrival and enjoying several house guests.  The time was filled with some wonderful moments.  In particular, Adeline getting to know some of her friends and family.