conversations with a 2 month old.

i can get her to smile,

but ben can get her to talk.

as soon as he comes in the room and she has his attention, she starts talking to him, kicking her legs and swinging her arms around.  

she doesn't even mind his furry kisses.  

{she is a better woman than i am already...i begged him to shave after taking these pictures.}

***2 month stats***

weight:  10 lbs. 12 oz.  {50%}

height:  23 in. {75%!!!  maybe she will have those long legs i always wanted.  a mom can dream, right?}

head:  39 1/2 cm. {75%!!!  it's her amazingly smart brain, i just know it.}

she took her shots like a champ, only crying for a minute

and then calming down.

took a nap, woke up a little fussy, took some tylenol,

and has been back to her peaceful little self.

i didn't even know babies could do that after shots.

i was telling ben tonight that i'm just amazed by her,

and wondered what life would have been like if she had been our first.

where i could have just lay and talked to her all day,

and my biggest worry would have been 

wondering how long before her hair grew in.

i know things would have been more simple, easy

but that's not the path that we were given in the beginning.

it's been a long journey,

but it's the road that has led me to this amazement 

and overwhelming gratitude for her sweet little spirit.