June: 2 Months!

Photos from December 7th

Our little June bug continues to grow and grow. At her 2 month appointment on the 13th she weighed 5.9kg, was 58cm long and had a head circumference of 41cm (for those that don't do the metric system: 13lbs, 22.8", 16"). She also got her first round of immunizations-a shot in each leg. She was a good patient. Poor thing didn't know why/what the doctor did to her :(

June is smiling a LOT every day. She is making more and more sounds and will sometimes have a 'conversation' with Mommy and try to 'sing' when Mommy sings. It is very cute to see her surprise herself by the sounds she makes. I've never been with a baby enough to see the process of discovering how to make sounds. That's one of the best things in the day.

She eats about every 3hrs during the day and rarely spits up. Her record-setting night sleep was the night after immunizations: 8hrs! Yeah-That only happened once. Either way I woke up probably every hour after 4 wondering if everything was okay. On good nights she'll get a 5.5hr stretch of sleeping straight.

June also graduated to size 2 diapers. Pretty exciting. After having like 5 blow-outs in size 1 Mommy knew it was time to move on.

Every day June has a lot of "awake" time. Normally from 9 or so to lunch time and then 5pm until bed time. Bedtime for this little girl varies. She usually goes to bed at the same time as we do (10 or maybe 11), but on occasion (like last night) she'll decide she's not tired and Mommy reads Les Miserables while holding her. She usually loses her battle to sleep after like 30 or 40 minutes.

Sometimes June becomes a little fussy during her awake time if I am holding her. It's not normal for this calm baby to cry. After eliminating 'hungry' and 'messy,' it means she wants to be on her activity mat. She likes her independent time and sometimes just wants to be lying down, stretched out and alone. We love that activity mat :) She sometimes talks to the lion. Also, June is a kicker. I can't decide if she's kicking like a swimmer or like a soccer player. Anytime she's laying down those feet are going. She wears herself out kicking so much.

Lastly, June is the world traveller and has been to many cities in Switzerland and also through Luxembourg, France, Austria and Germany. She does well in the car, which often just puts her to sleep, and loves walks in the stroller. We generally go on a walk each day, mostly to say hi to Daddy at work.