Two months and then some

It's amazing how Abigail is growing. She is, after all, a big 2 months.

She's still sleeping like a champ at night and stays up longer in the day to explore her new world. She celebrated her grandmother's birthday, she saw her Uncle Jason and Aunt Vivian's new apartment, she loves to talk to us while on her changing table (she's got a lot to say and laugh about), popping up and down on her bouncy chair is a gleeful pass-time, we strolled the Botanic Garden with friends, she has lots of tummy time where she picks her head up tall, and, is deeply loved by whomever she is with, particularly her proud parents.

And she's a cutie, but don't take our word for it.

Smiling!

We are ecstatic to announce that Abigail is smiling, even on the day she received 4 vaccination shots!

Here are some other important digits in her world:

10 lbs, 2 oz!

22 inches long!

At least 7 hours of consistent sleep each night (maybe 6, maybe 8 sometimes)!

Saw 2 walruses at the aquarium (okay, her parents saw them, she slept through that visit)!

20 pictures in her latest album

7th Week

We're trying to decide if things are getting easier, like lots of parents have told us should be happening around this week.

Now, she is smiling more and even sleeping more, but for some reason we're not any less tired.

There are moments of panic that she's not eating enough, she's sleeping too much (could she be sick?!), she cries for longer periods of time, she's fussy about eating from a bottle and when she's up she demands attention.

So, while it's not getting easier in our eyes, she is growing and forming into quite a person. And those little moments where she smiles and dare we say it, laughs, are heart-warming and -melting all at once. Our little bundle has us in a bundle of emotions.

Easier, no. Worth it, yes.

Enjoy some pics.

8 Hours

That's right. Abigail gave both of us a birthday present last night: 8 hours of sleep. She slept conitnously, we had moments of panic, "is she breathing?!" When we realized she was fine, we were astonished, and went back to sleep. She slept for most of the day too.

We'll see how tonight goes.

Meeting up with lots of people

Abigail is six weeks old! We celebrated by meeting up with some people from Packer and then seven other babies and their mommies in the park–she was the youngest one there!

We've had an exciting week--her great grandmother's 90th birthday party where she met some family members she never met before (and said "hello" to others she had hung out with before), we saw her aunt Alyssa at the Flea, we went to the Brooklyn Museum with all of her grandparents and good friend Jackie, she was visited by good friends Natalie and Kathy and she enjoyed time snuggling up in a handmade blanket made by our Lady of Laughter, Andrea. A good week all around. Check out some of these documented events.

And, she's even slept a night in her big crib in the living room, sleeping for 5 hours straight, probably lulled to sleep by Daphne's snoring.

5th Week of Life

Some pictures of the big shot Five Week Old! You'll see she's been singing, dancing and pretending to be a lil' monkey:

Now if you've checked out the pictures you saw Abigail also loves to sleep. Except when she refuses to because she's either crying or staring at things. Her parents prefer the latter. It's wonderful to have her gaze at us and awful when she's crying, okay wailing, instead. Though we have gotten some helpful hints from the book, The Happiest Baby on the Block, it's still heartbreaking, and frustrating, to hear and see our crying child.

However she did sleep for SIX HOURS STRAIGHT three nights ago, only to have the next few nights be one where she was up every few hours (or every hour). So she gave us a little sneak peek and we enjoyed it thoroughly, anxiously awaiting another night of such felicity.

And if you ask Abigail what she prefers--taking a bath or taking a shower--she would most definitely tell you shower! Thought we could celebrate her 5th week with a nice, warm bath--wrong! She took a shower a week back with such a look of contentment as opposed to today's woeful bath. Well, it was the quickest bath in the world and we've now learned our lesson--in order for our babe to stay sweet smelling--a shower it is!

It's been one wild ride!

One month! (and much thanks)

Abigail is now one month old! Plus she's now a substantial 8 and 1/2 pounds. We're very impressed:



We celebrated by taking a walk and then coming home to take a nap. Such bliss.

We also wanted to thank the women who helped Abigail come into this world safely. Their knowledge, strength and wit made all the difference a month ago:

We are forever grateful to CBS Midwifery; Barbara Sellers who delivered Abigail and Elizabeth Boyce who didn't deliver but supported us throughout the pregnancy. These two women are phenomenal midwives.

We also could not have made it through the labor and delivery so beautifully without the guidance of Sarah Moore, our doula. She is invaluable to us--we still look to her when we are bit frazzled by this whole parenting thing.

Much thanks too to you for checking in on us and our blog. We have such loving and caring friends and family surrounding us--we cherish you!

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