Two Months!

Avery is two months old tomorrow.  We had her well check today, and she is growing well.

Weight: 12 lb. 6 oz (80th percentile)  *She's gained 5 pounds since birth!
Height: 23 3/4 inches (95th percentile)
Head circumference: 15 3/4 in. (90th percentile)

She continues to be delightful--she rarely fusses or cries and is just a content little one.  She smiles easily, coos often, and loves watching her older siblings while they go about their day.  Her night sleep could be a bit more predictable for me, but I try to tell myself that it will even out eventually.  I think the way I feel about have a third child can be summed up in this blog post that my doctor recently shared with me.  Really, you should take a moment to read it if you have three kids, or you're contemplating having three kids


http://momastery.com/blog/2010/07/01/one-two-three-5/

 This is kind of a fuzzy picture, but you can see her little dimple on her right cheek. 

Jack and Haylee love to be around her. Jack is always saying how cute Avery is, and he has little conversations with her.   He's very good about making sure she has her pacifier if she's tired, or that she has a toy next to her when she lays on her blanket on the floor.  I think Haylee's favorite activity is to help me give Avery a bath.  She asks about it every morning.  Grandma LaVine gave her a baby for Christmas that could get wet and so Haylee helps me give Avery a bath, and when we're done, she gives her baby a bath.  She's so cute about it, and has to do everything just like we did during Avery's bath.  (You can see Haylee's baby floating in the water--we don't let Avery float in the water like that...) 

 Jack and Haylee thought Avery should have Lego Star Wars and Princesses read aloud to her.  You can see her rapt attention. :)  The brief interaction allowed me to unload the dishwasher in peace--yeah!

 We love our Baby Avery!