The Grays

Lilly at 2 Months

Time flies – our little girl is 2 months old today!  She is smiling all the time (although not in this photo – I promise to get a better one at 3 months!) and has hit all of her developmental milestones.  Changing every day!

Weight:  10 pounds 10 oz.
Length:  23 inches
Head:  39 cm

This is a typical morning with Lilly after her first feeding.

This video was shot at the end of a loooong day. Lilly is busy as can be and I was EXHAUSTED!

Here is a video of one well-rested baby waking up from her morning nap.

I discovered today that Lilly LOVES to lay on our bed and look up at the moving fan.

It’s all about timing!  Lilly arrived just in time for Bill and I to have almost two months to get the house ready and 6 weeks to spend with her before Bill returned to work.  We were so happy to have this time together to get to know the baby and each other as new parents.  We spent the 6 weeks learning about our little girl and establishing routines.  Bill returned to PRTM on September 1st and we both felt prepared for his transition back to work.  We are so thankful for the time we had!

Some things we notices this week:

Lilly has more control over her hands and holds them together in front of her.

She moves her eyebrows and raises them when making facial expressions.

She will raise her head and turn it from side to side to track a person or an item like a rattle.

She really tracks Bill and I as we walk around the room.

She loves the ceiling fan and will follow the blades around and around.

She kicks her legs when she’s excited.

She says ‘goo’, ‘ga’, ‘ah’, ‘ay’, and ‘argh’.

I took this video today – on Bill’s first day back to work. We miss him!

This week we have noticed several developmental changes in Lilly.

She seems a lot more sturdy and bigger – can hold her head up fo r some time and has more ‘padding’ around her arms, legs and ribs.

She stares at us, and things, much more intently.  She will turn towards Bill and I when we are talking and is intent on figuring everything else out.

She has more control over her arms and legs and is less likely to startle.

She is smiling purposefully!

She makes the sound ‘ay’ when communicating with us.

She can push herself up on her forearms and hold her head up during tummy time!

She is better at tracking and will track small objects, like rattles, with ease.