Gracie is 2 months!

Gracie is two months old! Wow it has gone by so fast! She has already changed so much but she is still my little girl and probably will be for quite a while.

We visited the Dr. and got a few shots. He says she looks great and likes that she is progressing on the charts even if it is only a percentage point with each visit. Here are her stats:      

Weight: 9 lbs 1 oz. (9%)

Length 21 in (6%)

Head 14.7 in (14%)

She is just a little thing but I kind of like it that way as long as she is healthy. I love that I can still cradle her in my arms and it hardly feels like I am holding anything.

Here are a few things about her at 2 months:

- Smiled for the first time (for real) on the 15th of August

- Still does not like a binki- of any kind- we've tried (now we are thinking we kind of like that she doesn't take it, one less thing to bring along and have to put back in over and over) 

- Found her fists and her thumb. Only sucked on the thumb a handful of times. I don't think it's a habit yet.

- She doesn't cry much and when she does you know she is tired or hungry and calms down when she gets what she wants

- Often wakes up from her naps around 35-40 minutes. She cries for a few minutes and usually goes back to sleep.

- Usually eats around every 2 1/2-3 hours although in the last month she has gone through a few growth spurts where she wanted to eat every 2 hours. 

- Wakes up once in the night around 2:30-3:00 AM

- Only nurses for about 10 minutes and then she is done. This girl definitely doesn't like to suck just for fun.

- Likes sleeping on the right side of her head, it's getting a bit flat so we are trying to prop her to the other side.

- Starting to swat at toys that hang

- Making more noises. Likes to "coo" at us and looks like she is trying so hard to say something.

- Loves to watch ceiling fans. As soon as I turn one on she gets a huge smile on her face.

- Still has all of her dark hair and it is getting long on the top. We have to curl it so it's not out of control. She still has a receding hairline but the headbands cover it nicely :)  

- Her eyes are starting to turn a pretty blue.

- Likes getting her hair washed in the tub and combed afterwards (natural girl)

- Still wearing most newborn clothing. Although some of the 0-3 are actually starting to fit!

Overall she is a very mellow and sweet little girl with little attitude. We'll see if that carries over to her teenage years. We all love her to pieces, especially the boys, they can't get enough of her! 

Here is a little video so you can see her at 2 months:

One of the first smiles

Found that thumb

All pretty for church