Hattie continues to be an easy baby. By the two month mark, she had settled into a nice routine of long naps and good sleep at night, with a couple 1--2 hour stretches of awake time. The only time Hattie becomes real pill is when she's overtired. And to be truthful, this happens more often then I'd like. Poor Hattie is a younger sibling with a sister and cousins who are super duper busy. If I don't wake her up to take someone to school, she will sleep till 10:00 or later. But usually, I'm waking her up and throwing her in the car to go somewhere. Then in the middle of her morning nap, I wake her up to pick up Gracie and Kia from PreK. Oftentimes in the evenings, Hattie is hanging out at Gracie's gymnastics or dance class right around the time she's ready for bed. But she's a trooper! I call her a "Party Animal" because she'd much prefer to look around and smile than snooze... until we're driving home or she's actually able to fall asleep... then she shows you her lung strength!
Around her two month birthday, Hattie was mastering the smile, as you can see in the cute pictures below! She's a very pretty baby and can make anyone light up when she gets their attention. So far she's proven to be a calming presence to our family. She makes us all slow down a bit to relax and enjoy the simple things in life.
Some of Hattie's favorite things around the two month mark were lights and ceiling fans. She also gets quiet to hear me sing, which is so sweet and endearing. When she gets the chance to sit in her swing, she loves to watch the fish tank next to her and drift off to sleep.
At her 2 month check up, the doctor said she was perfect! She weighed 11 lbs. 4 oz. and was 23.75 inches long. She was doing everything they expected her to and even smiling and cooing, which was a bit early! That makes another over-achiever in the Weaver family! When it was time for shots, Hattie was a trooper. She got 3 in her legs and took the Rotavirus vaccine orally. Poor Baby Girl was tough until the first needle was out of her leg, then her bottom lip curled under and she started to cry. I was there right away to nurse her and she didn't seem bothered after about 10 seconds of nursing. Sweet Hattie. Now the Rotavirus is a mean little cuss and her tummy was upset for a day or two afterward.
Because their two older sisters are attached at the hip most of the time, I predict that Natalie will be close to Hattie by default. But the good news is, they already love each other. Natalie is very gentle with her almost all the time and sweetly says, "Hi baby! Hi baby! Baby Hattie awake! I hold her! " Hattie smiles at her all the time and studies her face. Whenever Nat gets the chance, she asks for the 'bop" to hold Hattie... and as long as her nose isn't running, I let her!
Among Hattie's firsts for this month include her first birthday party. Slugger attended Kyle and Kia's joint party. I told Hattie that not all birthday parties are quite this big!
Another first was wearing leg warmers... I mean, seriously, isn't cute clothes half the fun?!
Gracie continues to adore her baby sister... and I think the feeling is mutual. Gracie wants to snuggle her as often as she can and is the biggest help to me when I need to get things done. Hattie never seems to mind when her big sister watches her while I get dinner started. The two girls just hang out and chat away. Because she's begun cooing already, these two ladies have quite a conversation sometimes. I took a video of Gracie practicing having baby conversations with her. See below... it's cute!
So even though I'm a month or so late on this post, it's only because I've been spending all my spare time with Hattie in the moment. I'll try to do better, baby girl. You're the second child of the family and I know what that feels like... very little documentation of your childhood. Hopefully I'll do a little better as the months go by, but I have much less free time now than I did with your sister! But the good news is, I still have all the love!
