Strong Little Girl

Cool Dude

Brady just discovered his sunglasses and loves to wear them around the house, especially when he's riding his Thomas train.



Out of my way Mom!

Getting SO Big

Hanging on her Brother's Changing Pad

I call this the mummy pose.

Big Grin

I was so excited for this picture... until she turned her head away as I snapped it. I swear she purposely refuses to smile or turns away whenever I have the camera.

Awake from her Nap

Noelle is most likely to smile for us when she first wakes up in the morning and after her naps. My attempt to take a picture of this was a huge fail.



What are you trying to do? Just take me out of here already and feed me.

Goofy Daddy

Daddy came up with this awesome game where he carries Brady around upside down by his waist. The only problem is that the game starts when Brady attempts to catapult himself head first off the couch. Mommy is not a fan of how they start this game... and has enlisted daddy to stop the catapulting part.

Two Months Old!

My failed attempt to get her to smile. She wasn't having it.



I'm tired from all these photos.



Seriously, are we done here?


And so we had a second photo shoot later in the day to see if I could get a smile.



Wha'choo talking about Willis?


And this was the best I got.


Noelle is already two months old! It seems to be flying so much more quickly this time. It seems like Noelle is getting into a pretty good routine. Sleepwise, she wakes up once or twice in the middle of the night to eat. That's it! This is amazing compared to Brady. Usually she gets up between 1 and 230am and then either at 530 and then goes back down until 730, or she sleeps until 630 and then is up for the day. During the day, she spends a lot of time napping - she is typically only up 45 minutes to an hour before she needs to go back to sleep. And we let her sleep on her belly, both for naps and bedtime. She loves it and sleeps so well this way.

She eats about every 3 hours or so during the day and is a big spitter, but she's happy about it so it's not something we worry about.

She started smiling around 6.5 or 7 weeks, but they aren't really huge smiles yet and weren't very consistent at first. For about the past 5 days or so, she consistently smiles a lot first thing in the morning and then usually after her naps. Today, for the first time, I got an ear to ear grin from her.

She tracks everything with her eyes and she will turn her head when she hears my voice. She loves tummy time and can hold her head up really well for at least a minute. She also turns her head both ways and can do a half push up with her arms. Sometimes, she kicks her legs and looks like she could figure out how to roll from her belly to her back in the next few weeks if she's really motivated.

She had her two month appointment today and got a few vaccines, which she understandably did not like. But the doctor says she's perfect. She weighs in at 10lbs 5oz and is 23.5 inches. According to the doctor, that puts her right around 50%.

I Like the Playmay Too!

Brady insists on using the playmat whenever he's around and Noelle is on it. He's much too big for it, but if she's there and someone is paying attention to her, well, obviously he must be there too.



Would you like a puff?


Oh, why hello Noelle!


Although usually a little unruly, he did hold her hand a few times, which was very cute.

Time for a Walk