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Our baby girl is 2 months old already! Actually, she’s been 2 months for awhile now, but she just made it to the doctor for her checkup. As usual, she’s doing great. She’s a champ of an eater (don’t have to tell me that) so the doctor was happy! Maya now weighs in at 13 pounds 2 ounces and she’s a whole 2 feet tall. She grew an inch from last month and gained two pounds. She’s still in about the 95th or 97th percentile for weight and height. I keep telling her that her mom and dad aren’t all that tall, so I don’t know where she gets it!

She was a trooper through her two shots and one oral vaccination. I’ve never seen her face turn as red as when the nurse pricked her. She’s been pretty fussy the last day since she got her shots, so we’re hoping that’ll wear off soon. And we had a little repeat in her red face and all-out scream when I removed one of her band-aids. Oops!

We can definitely tell huge differences in our little girl from last month. Best of all, she’s now a smiley
girl! If you shake the right rattle for her or talk to her in a sweet voice, she’ll reward you with a big, toothless grin. Nothing better in this world than that. She’s also “talking” lots more. And whining sometimes too! (video to come.) All and all, we can really tell she’s growing up. Next we’re getting excited for her to start laughing. She’s chuckles a few times in her sleep, but hasn’t laughed at any of dad’s jokes yet.

Since she had a good visit with the doctor, we celebrated by putting up the Christmas decorations. (I think all the crying after the shots wore her out so she took a long nap, allowing me to get everything down from the attic.) Maya did what she could to help from her swing. She loved staring at the lights on the tree the most. Can’t wait for her to meet Santa next week!