Rebekah is TWO MONTHS OLD!
Rebekah,
I can hardly believe that you are two months old already. Time sure is flying by! You have started to smile and interact with us in the past month. When someone smiles at you, you smile back. You often look up at me and smile until I look at you and smile back. Despite the fact that we’ve been fighting illness for the past month plus, you are a happy baby.
I’m starting to learn just how different you and your sister are. I sometimes forget that not every baby is the same or has the same needs. You are not much of a comfort nurser at the moment. There are times when you will nurse to sleep for naps, but you usually prefer to be rocked. I have resorting to walking around with you in my arms, with one hand under your bottom and the other holding your head tight to my chest. You seem to really like this and you often fall asleep quickly. If I put you in the Moby Wrap and start working on housework, you will be asleep within minutes and you will happily stay there for hours. You don’t like me to sit down much, so I figure this will be a good weight loss plan, though it means I will be up late at night catching up on my work.
You’re very opinionated, and quite determined. You still are vocal about your needs. You will sit and smile and coo at me for what seems like hours on end. That is, until I grab a camera. Then the show is over and you are done. This has made getting cute photos of you a bit of a challenge. I have learned to have a camera within arms reach as much as I can. I’m thankful we live in a world of digital cameras, because I sometimes have to take 50 – 60 shots to actually catch one where you are willing to give me half a smile. One day we’ll capture that smile….
Your sister loves holding you and playing with you. She begs to hold you and loves it when you get in the bath with her. She can’t wait until you are sleeping well enough to sleep in the bedroom with her. I’m very excited for you two to be able to play together and be best friends. I can already see the special bond you two have.
We go to the pediatrician in a few days. You’ll get weighed and measured, and probably get a shot or two. I’m excited to see how big you are getting, yet sad that you are growing so quickly. I’m enjoying getting to see your personality come out. I love to learn who you are day by day. Thanks for keeping life interesting kid! I can’t wait to see what the next few months have in store!
Love you,
Mommy
