8 Weeks/2 Months

Hello!

Miss Caitlin turned 8 weeks old yesterday (and will turn 2 months old next Tuesday), and today was her two month check-up with the doctor. She weighed in at just over 12 pounds, and is already over 23 inches long, falling into the 80th and 85th percentiles, respectively. She turned into a big baby! The doctor said she is doing great, and good job mom and dad. :)

Caitlin also got her first round of vaccinations today--four shots and one drink. She took the shots like an absolute champ, but boy did her face get pink while she was working herself up for a good scream. The nurse was super-fast and Caitlin barely got going before the shots were done, and then calmed right down. Everyone warned us about how awful it would be, but Sean and I will be laughing at her pink face for a while and will have to bring the camera next time. :)

Developmentally she is also doing very well; she has been very attuned to her surroundings lately, including recognizing mommy and daddy. :) She is a very happy baby and is all smiles at the window, the ceiling, her hands...everything except the camera, but we keep trying. Speaking of her hands, she has also recently discovered those, and now seems to enjoy gesturing and pointing at things. The other day I found her sleeping with her arms straight up in the air.

Caitlin started daycare yesterday and did a wonderful job. Her teacher said that Caitlin was very alert almost the entire time she was there, but slept through her excursion outside. We are still constantly amazed at how well-behaved she is. :)

As always, the baby pictures are available at the site below. However, since Picasa only allows us to put 1000 photos in each album we removed some of the older pictures to make room for the new ones. Please let us know if there are any you would like that aren't online anymore.

http://picasaweb.google.com/crazyandol/Caitlin?authkey=Gv1sRgCMPz78bN2fSO0wE&feat=directlink#

I did finally get a movie of her making some noise. If you are having trouble seeing it, try going to the site below--the movie should work there.

http://whaleybaby1.blogspot.com/