- She had her first long road trip (twelve hours each way to Tucson to see Great-Grandma Long for Thanksgiving) and she was and EXCELLENT little traveler. She slept a lot, saved her blowouts for times when we weren't in the car, fell asleep in my arms when we were visiting relatives, and generally was a very pleasant little companion. CB did great as well, and I think it was nice for them to have each other in the back seat this time.
- She has finally overcome her hatred of baths, and now generally seems to like them (or at least not scream through them).
- She had her first giggle a few days ago when I was holding her on my lap while we watched Muppet Christmas Carol. I was blowing zerbits with my lips and tickling her, and we got a little chortle out of her. She's also given one to Daddy and to my mom, but they're still pretty hard to earn.
- She completely lights up when she's been just chilling on her own and one of us comes over to talk to her. She loves looking at a smiling face and almost always rewards us with a smile now.
- Unlike CB, who was pretty much sleeping 10 hours at a stretch by now and had a pretty firm schedule, Miss D is still waking up to nurse around 4 am, and then she sometimes gets a little offended when I try to kick her back out of the bed to the cold and lonely pack and play. However, she's still rather easy at night, so I can't complain about her being slightly less magical at sleeping at night than CB was, especially since it's probably partially because I haven't pushed much of a schedule at all during the day yet. She's much easier about just sleeping whenever than CB was, so I'm just going with it as long as I can. This time around I know that there will probably be several periods of sleep training/retraining, etc. and I can't bring myself to get too worked up about it this early when she's been such a peach.
- Just a few days after she turned two months, she shocked us all by rolling over from her tummy to her back, and then doing it over and over again. CB was nearly 4 months old before she attempted it at all, and was over four months old by the time she mastered it, so it was crazy to have my two month old do it so easily. Of course, she'd already not been getting too much tummy time, and now she barely gets any because she just flips right over when I put her there.
- She still likes a pacifier, which I'm enjoying.
- She adores and is adored by her sister, who loves coming and talking to her and giving her pony rides (with Daddy holding Miss D on her back while CB neighs on all fours). When we asked CB what was special to her, she said, "D is special to me!" And when Christmas presents started appearing under the tree, first CB found on of hers, and then she found on and said, "This one for D!" She is always so concerned that her baby sister be involved and included (except for the times when she wants her to be put down so that Mommy or Daddy can play with her - which are natural.) I'm grateful for the level of love that already exists between them. Miss D loves to have CB come and talk to her and make faces at her, and she watches her all the time. I just know they're going to be the cutest little partners in crime.
- She seems much calmer to me than CB ever was. She's certainly less of a spitter and less refluxy, but just generally she seems more chill and less intense - but certainly no less sweet.
I just love this little girl. She's a pleasure to have around.
