Two-Months Old!

 

Miss Marin is two months old. How can that be? She's growing like a weed and getting cuter by the day. She is now smiling at us often and making the cutest baby sounds--gurgles, coos and squeals. She had her two-month check up and her growth is not slowing down:

Weight: 13 lbs,  14 oz: 96th percentile!

Length: 23.25 inches: 86th percentile

Such a happy girl!

 

Does this diaper make me look fat?



Marin loves tummy time. It gives her a chance to suck her hand and chill out on her belly. I love it because, when she's only wearing her diaper, I can marvel at her ROLLS! She's so squeezable!

And here's a bonus picture of Marin's beautiful sister! Lily has definitely gotten over any camera-shyness that she had as a baby.

Family Photos

Smartypants

At dinner, Lily said, "Mama, is your food running away from you?"

"No," I said.

"Then why are you eating it so fast?" she replied.

My eating habits were called out by a three-year-old. She's too smart for her own good...or for her parents, anyway.

Belly!

Let's just say that Miss Marin does not miss a meal.

She's been at the pediatrician weekly since she was born for a number of issues (reflux, thrush, diaper rash, plus the standard check ups) and every time, she's weighed. When she was born, she weighed 8 lbs. Not too small. Not too big.

Now, 5 weeks later, she's just over 12 lbs! She sits in the 98th percentile for weight and weighs 50% more than she did on June 21. Newborn clothes were left behind weeks ago and she's filling out 3-month clothes with no problem. Our little chunky monkey!

Sisters

Lily was very excited about the arrival of her baby sister, but we were anxious to see how she reacted when Marin was actually here. Well, Lily has exceeded our expectations when it comes to being a sweet, helpful, caring big sister.

During their initial meeting in the hospital on the day M was born, we put Marin in Lily's lap and that lasted about 10 seconds before Lily said,

"Take it away!"

Since then, Lily has shown what a sweet girl she is by kissing M on the head often, asking to hold her, sharing her blankies with her (after unceremoniously snatching her favorite blankets off of Marin during the first week) and being such a great helper.

Just yesterday, we were doing tummy time with Marin and Lily sat next to her the whole time, clapping her hands and saying, "You can do it, Marin!"

If Marin cries, Lily offers helpful advice too:

"Mama, she's crabby. Maybe you should feed her." Or "maybe she needs her diaper changed."

It's so fun to have the two of them together. It really warms my heart!