Two Months

In honor of Luigi turning two months old today, I thought I'd share his birth announcement, which I just got printed (from my favorite print on anything website, Zazzle, click here for my own designs available for sale) and am working on getting out in the mail. This is on one side (edited slightly to maintain my anonymity of course!). The other is our Christmas card, which I will share closer to the holiday.

The photo was taken by my best friend C, who came over for the day when L was 2.5 weeks old. I'll share more of the pictures another time. She got some really cure shots.

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Luigi, your second month was just as amazing as the first, though I'm feeling slightly more awake than I was last month! I might just be getting the hang of this motherhood thing. You're really getting out and about in the world now. You've been out to lunch in restaurants a few times, once with five of my coworkers, and were so great each time. You've been to my office and Daddy's to make the rounds so everyone could oooh and ahhh over you. You celebrated your first Thanksgiving at Uncle J's house. You had your first play date with our friend J and her twins, W & V. And we've started taking a weekly class together, where we're meeting all sorts of new moms and babies. Yesterday, you even survived your first trip to the mall. You slept the whole time. You are still a magic baby!

You have really started to smile a lot, and will do so in reaction to certain things now. You especially like when I sing "Rudolph" to you while I'm changing you. I touch your nose every time I mention Rudolph's, and you smile almost every time. You're also really happy in the morning, when Daddy and I put you in your highchair and you sit at the table with us while we eat breakfast.

You do often hate to have your diaper changed. At least at home. You will often scream until it's all over. You've been kind to me when I have to do it in public. The first time was in the bathroom at my office when we were visiting. You were getting ready to let out a wail when you came face to face with your reflection and were completely enthralled. I still need to get a mirror for your changing table. You also hate to have a wet diaper, and will start a slow whimper with the action of peeing, which turns to a full wail by the time you feel your wet diaper. Thankfully, this doesn't happen every.single.time you pee, because often after eating, you will pee twice in the course of ten minutes or so! We are changing a lot of diapers.

We have started to teach you sign language, and you really seem to pay attention to our hands and what they are doing. It will be awhile before you are able to sign back, though. The signs we're working on are mommy, daddy, kitty, change, diaper, all done, hungry, more, and milk. We'll add a few more at a time once you develop some specific interests.

You've been playing a lot on your activity mat this month, flailing your arms about, and managing to hit the dangling toys. I don't think you realize yet that you are the one making them move. But you seem to have fun. You have managed to grip tightly on to some of the links that hold them as well. It's a good thing I wear my hair up usually, because I dread the day you get a grip like that on it! Ouch!

You're also a master of tummy time. Your head control is awe inspiring, and you sometimes pump your arms and legs like you are crawling. Unfortunately (or not) you are a bit of a beached whale lying on your not so little belly!

My little man, every day is a new adventure. You are getting some predictable routines, like needing a nap a half hour to an hour after you eat, and then eating again when you wake from that, but we're still working on that routine happening at a predictable time each day. I love every minute we have together, even when you are fussy, because I get to cuddle you and hold you close, trying to make it all better. I know those tiny little cuddles won't last forever. But I am so enjoying seeing your personality develop. So far, you seem to be quite serious a lot of the time, just taking in the world around you, but when you smile...it melts my heart. I cannot wait until those smiles are accompanied by giggles. I'm looking forward to what your third month brings!

I love you!

*hoping to work on our 2 month photos later this morning. I'll let you all know when they are up.