2 Months and Other News!

Well Mady is now two months old and I don't know where the time is going.  She is now smiling so much and I swear, those smiles are worth everything and make up for all the times when she is crying and you have no idea what to do.  Mady had to go to the doctor yesterday, not for her two month appointment, but because the last few days we noticed she has been really fussy, and having a real hard time going down for bed.  We had a feeling it had something to do with gas or reflux because she had a lot of burps which would relieve her for a while and then the crying would start again, and she would constantly arch her back.  It was so hard when she would cry and cry and there was nothing I could do to stop it.  She sounded so uncomfortable and I knew it wasn't normal so we went in to the doctor.  It looks like she does have a case of reflux and they told me to cut dairy from my diet and try giving her some maalox to see how that goes.  If that doesn't work then we have to start her on a reflux medicine :( So far it seems like she is feeling better but it's only been one day.

Besides that, she is learning new things everyday.  She is discovering that she has these marvelous things called hands and wants sooooo badly to put that thumb in her mouth but she can't quite do it yet.  She is exploring everything with her eyes and loves looking around at everything.  She talks to these decorations that hang from the ceiling in her room everyday.  I wonder what they tell her because it sure does seem funny! She also loves her bath time, and is just all smiles and splashing around every night. 

Here is a video of bath time fun!


Other big news in our house (besides Mady discovering her hands) is that I now have a new full-time job which is called stay at home mom.  It was a hard decision considering I had a great job at Brinker where I worked with some really great people but we thought about it a lot and it just felt like the right thing to do.  I feel very fortunate to have this option and I know if I don't stay home I will come to regret it later.  They're only small for so long and I want to spend this time with her.  Ironically, I have been asked by the college I taught a class at last fall, to come back this fall and teach a few classes.  I decided to do it because it is only on Tuesday's and Thursday's and not even for the whole day.  It's a good chance for me to get out and do something I enjoy but still be able to be home with my girl.  I feel very lucky that everything has fallen into place like this and I am getting use to my new boss - Mady. 

Mady will go for her two month appointment on the 25th so we'll see what her stats are but we did find out yesterday that she weighs 11 and a half pounds!  And for what you really care about, here are some pics....

Love my bath!

The cousins hanging out on Fourth of July

What is this on my head?

I'm two months old!