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Monday, April 25, 2011

I'm 2 months old!

I'm two months old now.  It seems like I've been here forever but at the same time, everything still seems so new.  I've accomplished a lot over the last two months.  Here are some of the highlights.

I was born!  Yep, that's the first highlight of my short little life.  It was a long and adventurous day for us all.  My mommy worked really hard because her and daddy wanted to meet me so bad but I wasn't really sure I wanted to leave my cozy little home.  I finally decided that I was ready to meet the world and everyone was so happy to see me.  My grandparents hung out at the hospital for almost 24 hours, waiting to meet me.  I napped a lot the next day - moving is hard work.



I got to meet my new sister just a few days later.  I'm a little confused becuase she looks so different from me.  I mean, I have hair on my head but this sister of mine has hair all over.  And she likes to lick things.  I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be doing that too; I guess mommy and daddy will teach me what to do later.   I'm told her name is Fergie and is something called a dog.  Pretty but not as pretty as my name.  I'm lucky, though.  I have three names: Ashley, pumpkin and chunky monkey.  I wonder which one I'll use throughout my life...

I like to eat and sleep.  Sometimes at the same time if I can get away with it.  I used to eat just a little bit at a time but wanted to eat often.  Now I eat a lot more at one time.  That way I can sleep for a longer period of time before I wake up again.  Once I slept for 8 hours straight.  My mommy and daddy seemed really happy after that. 



I really like to explore my space.  I love to kick my legs and wave my arms.  Sometimes I wake up becuase I've bonked myself in the head with my hands.  That made my mommy and daddy decide that I just wasn't ready to sleep without being swaddled.  I don't mind, though.  There's something wonderful about being all bundled up and cozy. 

I started smiling a few weeks ago.  My mommy and daddy are funny people.  They talk funny and make faces which makes me smile.  They seem to enjoy that.  I try to imitate what they do.  I make funny faces, like sticking out my tongue and I try to talk to them.  I keep hearing people say that it's really cute so I'm going to keep doing it.  While I'm only 2 months old, I have figured out how to get daddy to give me anything I want. If I stick my lower lip out, he seems to melt.  I'm going to have to remember that.



I've had lots of visitors.  I've met my my mommy's parents and my daddy's parents.  I've even met my daddy's grandparents.  I've met my Auntie Erin and Uncle Eric.  I hear I have a lot more aunts and uncles, as well as cousins but I haven't met them yet.  I've also met lots of friends of my mommy and daddy.  They seem pretty cool too.

So far I've celebrated St. Patrick's Day and Easter.  Holidays seem like fun - I get to dress up in cute outfits.  I'm looking forward to see what the next holiday will be.  So far, life has been really fun.  I can't wait to see what happens next.