11 Weeks - 02/24/2012

Natalie is doing well and even though I constantly get comments in public about how tiny she is, she's growing quite well :-). She continues to smile and coo a lot which I just love. And it's fun to see Big Sister try entertaining her and trying to get her to smile. She enjoys playing on a couple activity mats and likes the mirrors on them. Like Abbie did, she just loves kicking at a ball on the one activity mat. We tried out the bumbo seat for the first time last week and she wasn't sure what to make of it :-). She lasted a little bit in it before sliding down in the chair. She likes looking at the mobile on her swing and on the pack n play.

10 Weeks - 02/17/2012

Natalie is doing very well. She's smiling a lot and cooing which we enjoy :-). If I stick my tongue out, she will copy me and do the same. She still hates tummy time but continues to show great head control and is getting closer to being able to roll over. I took her along to the childcare room at the Y for the first time last week and she did great there.

Here are some pictures from the last week:

Two Months

Natalie turned 2 months old on Thu 02/09/12 (see separate post for 2 month tiger pics). She is still considered tiny by most people but has grown quite well. We had her 2 month well-check appt on Friday and she's 8lbs 5oz (up from 6lbs 4oz on Jan 4th and was 6lbs 8oz at birth) which is the 2nd percentile, is 21 1/4 inches long for 5th percentile and her head circumference is 37cm - 10-25th percentile. It was hard seeing her get her shots but after crying in the office she was fine afterwards.

Developmentally she is doing very well. She has started smiling and cooing. She will follow us around the room with her eyes. She hates tummy time but does have pretty good head control. She still has blocked tear ducts but hopefully those will still clear up on their own.

Mommy is enjoying her time home with Natalie - there are 3 weeks left until she has to start Daycare. We are hoping that she doesn't get nearly as sick as Abbie did when she started Daycare. Abbie continues to be a very proud Big Sister and Natalie gives her some interesting looks sometimes - it's almost like she wonders what her 'crazy sister' is up to :-).

Here are some recent pictures: