2 Months!

Libby is now 2 months old! She was robbed of a two month birthday however, as February doesn't have a "30th". :) I haven't taken her "growth picture" yet but I'll probably do that sometime today. I'm moving a little slow because I came down with a cold yesterday. It's not too bad (so far!) but I'm sniffy and sneezey and I have a scratchy throat. Ah well! So far Libby seems unfazed and I'm doing my best to keep her from catching it. That would be so not fun!!
Also, right now it looks like a blizzard outside! It's snowed about 8 inches so far and doesn't really look like it's stopping any time soon. Although that could be the wind swirling the snow around. I'm very disappointed with this awful NE weather!! No fun at all!! Especially since we had been teased in the last few weeks with spring-like weather and Libby and I had ventured out in my totally awesome jogging stroller. Hopefully when it warms up we can make good use of that fabulous present!
So I'm going to make note now of all that Libby is doing these days. I haven't written anything down so I need to so I don't forget.
- The day before she turned one month she rolled from her tummy to her back. And now she's quite a pro at doing that. She's also gone from her back to both sides but hasn't quite made it to her tummy again.
- She smiles a lot at us and has for a really long time now. And she literally has to smile back at someone if they smile at her, except when she's in a bit of a "mood" which is very rare!
- She's almost laughing! I can't wait to hear her really laugh! Right now if something really tickles her she throws her head back and opens her mouth reeally wide but she does this completely silently! It's really cute. She does this especially if you sing to her or if you play with her favorite toy, Jacques the Peacock. She really likes it if he "talks" to her in a very poor French accent (that sometimes sounds a little more "South of the Border"), but Libby is forgiving!
- She can completely support her head and is already trying hard to sit up on her own! She much prefers to sit in your lap or in her Bumpo chair rather than be reclined. If you do lay her down on her back she strains her neck trying desperately to sit up.
- She has always been a really good sleeper and now she's on a really good schedule. She goes down around 8:30 and sleeps until either 12:30 or 2:30, then she wakes up around 4:30 and sleeps until 7:30. Except for the other night when she only woke up once! I was shocked! Hopefully that will repeat itself!
- She is really easy to put down to sleep too. She takes 3-4 naps throughout the day and she'll be happily playing and then all of a sudden get real fussy so I'll scoop her up and snuggle her for a little while with a pacifier and she goes right to sleep. Sometimes I sneak in a little nap with her. :) (oh and yes, she loooves her paci/nuk and loves to suck on it when she's going to sleep - I try not to give it to her much when she's happy and awake though).
- She makes really good eye contact with us and even follows us with her eyes around the room.
- She usually likes everyone and will let anybody hold her without fussing at all. Unless, like I said before, it's sleepytime and then she just wants mom or dad. :)
- Speaking of dad...Tim is fantastic with her! He plays with her a lot whenever he's home and has even changed a few diapers (quite literally, I think!). She is a little daddy's girl and she loves it when he plays and snuggles with her.
- Car rides are usually a breeze except when she's hungry or needs a diaper change. Then she lets everyone know how unhappy she is with the situation! Most of the time listening to her favorite music will calm her down. For those about to "pop" I would highly recommend getting some music by Selah and Fernando Ortego. She loves both of them and they always calm her *very rare* fussiness.
- She loves to play games with us! She thinks its absolutely hilarious when we stick our tongues out at her and she copies us! Too funny! She's been doing this for several weeks now and it's quite entertaining.
- Sizewise: she's still in 0-3 mo. clothes and I put her in 3-6 mo. ones sometimes but they're pretty baggy on her. She had been wearing sz. 1 diapers until today she finished those off and I started some 1-2 ones that fit a lot better. I am using cloth diapers still on a part time basis (pretty much at home and when I'm caught up on laundry! :) ).

Well, that's all I can think of right now! She really is one of the best babies I've ever seen and of course the cutest and smartest. :) You know how that goes. ;) We are just so very blessed to have her in our lives and I can't imagine a time without her!
And here are a few pics to reward you for reading this long post and to hold you over until the next batch!