Avery's second month

Time certainly has a way of getting away from us these days, with the holidays these past 6 weeks just flew by! Avery is now 10 weeks old and more alert than ever. We got her first real smile on Thanksgiving day and ever since then she has been laughing, cooing, and smiling nonstop. I love watching her wake up and being the first person she sees in the morning, she always greets me with the biggest smile and a huge stretch!

At 5 weeks, Avery rolled over for the first time and has done so a few times since. She is still not a fan of tummy time, but has really developed her neck and core muscles through this unfair form of "torture".

She has also started to enjoy her bumbo, we put her in there around 8 weeks old and she likes to sit with daddy and watch football. Speaking of which, she is mesmerized by the television. We try not to let her "watch", but figure it most offer some sort of visual stimulation, so until she can really get whats going on, we'll let it be for a few minutes here and there, ha ha.

Avery is growing a little more fonder of baths these days, she does not scream too much, until it is time to get dressed, yeah she is definitely not a fan of that.

She is still a very, very intense little eater. As soon as she is hungry, she will let out a blood curdling scream and will not stop until the bottle is in her mouth...and then when you have to take the bottle away to burp her, you would think that she has not eaten in days! At least she is a good eater, so we cannot complain. She is currently eating a little over 3.5 oz every 2-2.5 hours during the day and is an AMAZING sleeper, clocking in an average of about 9 hours of sleep each night. After our holiday festivities, she even slept for 11 hours straight.

Avery had a wonderful Christmas, spending time in both Long Grove and Sussex, she was showered with beautiful clothes, toys and books and we are looking forward to getting some good use out of all of them!

On December 29th, Avery received four vaccines at her two month appointment. It was so hard to see my daughter in so much pain, but she handled them quite well. Her temperature was slightly elevated and she was a little fussier than usual in the days following the vaccines, but aside from that she was a little trooper. She will go back to the doctor at the end of March for her four month check up. Dr Miller said she is still ahead of the curve developmentally and is in the 75th percentile for weight (10lb 15oz) and head circumference and in the 55th percentile for height (22.5 inches).

Each day is a new opportunity to teach Avery about the world and each day Avery teaches us a little bit more about being parents. We are so blessed to have her in our lives and to have such supportive, amazing friends and family. We could not have made it through the first two months without all of you!