2 Months Old and Perfect

23 1/2 inches long

12 pounds 11 ounces

Starting to coo

Loves to nap with Ocean Sounds

Loves Bath Time with Dad

Loves Being in the Swing

Dear Ryleigh,

You're 2 months old!  It's been 2 months of joy, of smiles, of laughter. Sure, minimum sleep and seemingly endless feedings have been thrown in there, but it's been mostly smiles and joy. You are an absolute delight. A boy whose big brown eyes and adorable smile fill a room and cause anyone whos see you to open their eyes wider and grin a little bigger.

I stare at you in awe. I spend all those months of pregnancy wondering what you would look like, what color your hair and eyes would be, and here you are in front of me, more perfect than I could have imagined. Your head is perfectly round. Your nose is tiny. Your eyes are big and a beautiful dark brown. Your cheeks are rosy. Year ears are small and flat against your head. Your hair is starting to come in and the remaining hair from birth. Your fingers and toes are long. Your lips are full and pink. Your chin is defined, in spite of the growing double chin, which is only cute on babies. When I trace your face with my fingers, which I do frequently, I trace a perfect heart, which I love, of course.

You coo and you laugh and you seem like you want to talk, like you have so much to say. You smile often, sometimes just a grin and other times a full smile with your toothless mouth wide open. You are starting a laugh, though not a full belly laugh just yet. you are in perpetual motion when your legs and arms always moving. Constantly, they never stop. You were the same way in my belly. Sometimes I think that if I threw you in a pool you would swim. You are very strong, have great head control, and though you need to be held you can sit and stand up with great strength.