Two Months

Well.... our baby is officially two months old!! I can't believe how quickly she is growing and changing. In the past 3 weeks alone, she has started to smile in response to people and sometimes just because she sees you, started wanting to be in the stand up position, and started to like her mobiles and toys more. We've also had some major diaper blowouts lately, which we hadn't really had problems with before. I should probably invest in some Pampers stock because we are flying through them!!! Lucky for me, her daddy is the pro at changing poopy diapers and I don't have to do too much diaper duty! Mia has even begun giggling a little bit, but as luck would have it, she clams up the second a camera comes out, so hopefully we'll be getting some recordings of that soon enough! Mia still is waking up two to three times a night to eat and because she wants to sleep with us, but hopefully she will start sleeping through the night longer soon since I'll be back at work in two weeks. We went today for her two month shots and that was pretty tough! As expected, she was NOT happy to get her shots and cried for about ten minutes inconsolably afterward. She even cried her first real tear.... which was devastating for me, but we made it through! She's just been zonked out since we've been home. Good thing she can't speak yet, because this would have been a good time to ask mommy and daddy for a pony!! (I think this child may end up being a little spoiled...) We look forward to all of the new things she will do this month and are anxious about going back to work.  I know it will all be ok, but its still hard to think about.

Here are her two month photos!

Mia Gets Wiard

Well, after many long weeks of waiting, my parents, (the Wiard's) finally got to visit from Chicago!! I am so excited that they got to come down and enjoy some Mia time of their own! My dad stayed about a week and my mom will be staying until school starts. Our time has been filled with lots of good food, shopping, and tons of baby time!! I am so glad they got to see Mia at this stage of life, but their visits are always bittersweet when they end. I wish we did not live so far away, but I am thankful they could come down and am equally thankful that Mia has Brian's family here to love on her all the time!

Also... Mia has officially began smiling at people in response to play! Today, she even started smiling at me when I walked into the room just because she was happy to see me! What an awesome feeling!

One Month Photos

Well, I am definitely late in posting these (and these pics might have been taken around week six, but I'm trying here), and our baby is growing like a weed! I can't believe how fast she is growing and changing from week to week! In one quick month, she learned to sleep in her pack and play finally, lift her head from side to side, follow objects with her eyes and many other feats which are exciting to new parents! I have learned so much in just a short amount of time. For example... I love my vacuum, which has saved me from hours of a screaming baby late at night! That machine was worth every penny and is like baby crack! (Yes, I know that's an eloquent way to put it!) We've learned that we CAN survive on almost no sleep and we've learned to work as a great team! Brian is so helpful with her. I can not even begin to count how many poopy diapers he has changed while I get ready to feed her! She is so alert as we go into her second month and even cracks some smiles!

We can not wait to chronicle all of her other milestones as she learns and grows into a little girl!
Here are some photos of her at one month!