Dear Mary-Grace,
I cannot believe you are already 2 months old. I say this all the time - it feels like just yesterday they placed you in my arms. And yet, I often cannot remember life without you. I thank God everyday for the gift of you. Because you are a gift. I hope you will always know that.
You have changed so much this month. You went from being a newborn to seeming much more like a baby. You smile at your daddy and me when we smile at you. It melts my heart every time. You love your activity mat but really do not like tummy time. You love having your diaper changed. No matter how upset you are, if I put you on your changing table you quiet down and smile.You also absolutely love bath time. You smile at me the whole time. Until I wash your hair. You aren't a big fan of your head getting wet.
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| "Get me off my tummy!!!" |
We put you in your Bumbo seat for the first time this month. Although you started out pretty wobbly, you are definitely getting the hang of it and love it. You love to be held up so you can "stand" in our lap. Your little legs are so strong. When we hold you , you want to face the world not us. You are so alert and curious about everything around you. But when you are tired you want to be snuggled in close so you can sleep.
You are growing like a little weed. You are almost too long for your little co-sleeper. Soon I'll take you out and you can just sleep with Momma and Daddy. I love to snuggle you. You are in mostly 3 month clothes with the exception of a few dresses. You are so long I've got you in several 6 month pjs. This just cracks me up. Your Momma isn't exactly tall.
You still love to be swaddled when you sleep but your getting better and better at wiggling out of it. You usually sleep until 5am but have on occasion slept until 7:00. You however do not seem to like to nap much during the day. You want to be awake and often fight your sleep. I think you are scared to miss something.
You love to sit and relax on Saturday mornings with your daddy. You are such a happy girl when you wake up. When I go to pick you up you get the biggest smile on your face that just melts my heart.
We took you swimming for the first time. You weren't sure about it but ended up loving it...until it got breezy and you got cold. I think you and I are going to be spending a lot of time at the pool this summer.
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| "Momma, I'm not so sure about this." |
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| "Hey daddy! This isn't so bad." |
This month we celebrated your first Easter. I was so excited to take you to the Triduum. This is your daddy and my favorite time of year. You did so good. It was a long 3 days for you sitting though everything but you didn't make a peep and often slept through it all. It was such a blessing to have you with us. The Easter Bunny visited you on Sunday morning and left you an adorable outfit to wear, some toys for your carseat, and some jellybeans and dark chocolate for daddy and cadbury eggs for momma. We also took you to Brooksville for the first time. It was so special taking you to the "camp." I was so thrilled to share such a special part of my childhood with you. You're going to learn really quick how much your momma loves tradition.
We also got to celebrate my first Mother's Day this month. This was a day that in my past has been filled with pain and sadness. It was such a joy to share this day with you, my daughter. You and daddy made me breakfast and then we went up to Brooksville again. On the way up you helped us pray a Rosary for all of the ladies still waiting for their miracle. We went to Mass in the evening as we always do. When they asked all of the mother's to stand for their blessing I felt strange but your daddy made me stand. At the end of Mass Fr. R handed out roses to the mother with the oldest child and the newest mother. You were the newest baby so momma got a beautiful pink rose. After Mass you and daddy made me a wonderful dinner and we spent a nice quiet evening together. It was so special and my dream come true.
Peanut, I cannot tell you how blessed I feel to be your momma. I don't know that I will ever be able to explain to you how happy and fulfilled you make me. This is truly my dream come true. A dream, that not long ago I thought was an impossible one.
My prayer for you continues to be that you will love our Lord and our Blessed Mother. Your daddy and I really, truly believe that she had a big hand in you being given to us. I continue to pray every night that Jesus protect you and for Mary to hold you in her arms.
I love sweet sweet Mary-Grace. Thank you so much for making me a momma.
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| Mary-Grace - 2 Months |
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| Mary-Grace - 1 Month |
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| Mary-Grace - Fresh Out of the Womb |
2 Month Stats:
11.15 lbs - 75th percentile
24.2 inches - 97th percentile
