Ella at 2 months!

Sweet Ella, you are 2 months old! We took you for your well check today. You now weigh 11lbs 6oz, and are 22 1/2 inches long! You still weigh more than your brother did at this age, and you are not quite as tall as he was at 2 months. You had a major milestone while we were there too, right on Dr. Nail's exam table. You rolled over for the first time!! I couldn't believe it. We were shocked because we haven't really noticed you even trying to do that at home. And your shots were horrible. I don't even want to talk about it, it was so sad. :( But we got them done, and no more of that nonsense until you are 4 months old. Anyway, here is what you are up to at 2 months.

• Nursing every 2.5-3 hours
• Sleeping in 5-7 hour stretches at night. You're usually down by 9:30pm, up again to eat anywhere from 3:00am-5:30am, then back to sleep until sometimes 9 or 9:30am. A lot of the time I have to wake you if we need to leave the house to be somewhere by 10:00. Silly girl!
• You are officially a belly sleeper full time. Shhhh, don't tell. We are breaking parenting rule #1: Always put your baby on it's back. We did that for the first month, and you protested it whole heartedly. Mommy got her hands on an Angel Care Monitor which alerts us if you stop breathing (Thank you so much, Ashley Robin!), so I now feel totally comfortable letting you sleep on your tummy. I know it's what you've wanted the whole time, and you are doing SO much better now! You are even learning to put yourself to sleep by sucking/smacking on your hands if you are ever put in your bed awake.
• Since you are on your tummy now, you are no longer being swaddled either. And I kinda miss that little burrito baby just a little bit. But that also means we don't have to break the swaddle habit later!
• You are smiling and cooing lots at faces that you recognize, and even a few that you don't. Our waitress at dinner the other night got the biggest grin out of you!
• You hold your head up great, and you also do really well during tummy time. You have rolled over twice now!
• You are not a huge fan of taking a bottle anymore. For some reason you have started to get really frustrated with them. We're working on that.
• You still love to be held, although you are growing more and more content to be in your swing, bouncy seat, or lying on your playmat during awake times. You still hate the car seat.
• You have been to several playdates this month with your big brother. You even have a few baby friends of your own!

Here are a few pictures from your 2 month photo shoot.

I also couldn't leave out a video Daddy took of your big milestone today! Such a big girl!!

You are a joy, sweet girl, and we love watching you grow and change from month to month. It's going by a little too fast, and I am still trying to figure out what to do about that. I guess just enjoy every minute! And we do. We are looking forward to your first Christmas and all the fun to come with you, baby girl!! Love you so much!