Two Months!!

Penny is 2 months old now! Time flies and my baby girl is growing and growing!

She had her first set of shots yesterday. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. She got three different injections and had an oral vaccine. I had to hold her hands down while he did the injections, but she only screamed when he poked her and was okay as soon as I picked her up. And no, I didn't cry, although I hated seeing her look up me with those pretty eyes like "Why are you letting him do this to me?" and I have been totally spoiling her ever since. She ran a very slight fever, but Tylenol has worked to keep it down.

The past two nights, she has slept for 6 hours straight! It was wonderful (and scary)! She even spent part of it in her crib last night. She probably would have slept the entire time in there, but I missed her and took the first opportunity when she started to fuss a little to bring her to bed with me. I know, I know - pathetic. I should just let her sleep there. Hopefully this becomes her usual pattern of sleeping, and I vow to try to let her stay in her crib all night. It's right at the foot of our bed, so it's not like she's far away from me. I've just gotten used to having her little body next to me and waking up to her sweet little face.

She's a little over 8 pounds now and she has so much personality. She's very vocal and she loves kisses. She can be a little stingy with the smiles and really make you work for them, but it's so worth it to see that big gummy smile. She loves the mobile on her swing, although she doesn't always like to swing. Sometimes, she's content to just sit there and watch the mobile. She is quite the wiggler! When I put her down for tummy time, she works those little legs so hard to try to get somewhere. Usually, she gets sidetracked by her hands and arms though, and spends time sucking and gnawing on those. She loves music, and one of her favorite songs is "Blow the Man Down." I just started singing it one day and put some motion to it, and she seems to enjoy it. She loves to "stand" and pump her legs so that we'll lift her into the air. She is still Mommy's Little Girl and I am enjoying that while it lasts.

This past Sunday, we visited a German pentecostal church and really liked it. It was H-O-T in there (no a/c, of course) but it was really neat. The service was done in German, English and French, and it was cool to learn the German version of worship songs that we already knew. Everyone fell in love with Stephanie and she was sooo pretty in her dress and stockings and patent leather shoes! We were running behind, so I said I'd get pictures after church. Well, it was so very hot in there and she was so miserable so I ended up changing her into a onesie in the car when we left. I'll get pictures next time!

Anyhow, here's some recent pictures of my baby!