And baby makes 4 (including Athena): July 2010

So I go back to work tomorrow and it amazes me at how fast the past 12 weeks went by! If you had asked me at week 6 when we had a cranky baby with undiagnosed acid reflux who cried all day, I was totally ready to head back then and there! Since then, I have found out that I have a really good baby who LOVES to smile at me, and that just totally brightens up my day! So although I am excited to go back to work and I look forward to the mental and intellectual stimulation that goes along with having a career, I am very sad to leave Ashley behind.

Since the last post we did a visit to Mishicot to hang out with pete's dad and had some visitors from Arlington (Naomi, Mezzi and Allie). We had a great visit with them, although it was VERY hot out. They volunteered to hang out with Ashley from the 10p-6a hour so me and Pete could catch some zzzzz's!!!

So her 2 month check-up was actually 2 weeks ago, but we've been busy! Ashley's been doing planes, trains and automobiles....traveling from Boston to downtown Chicago to rural Green Bay. Her 2 mo check-up went well - she has gained a ton of weight (which is good since she started out so tiny!). At 2 months she was 10 lb 9 oz, which puts her about 50% for weight, and her height is still about 25%....she was near the 10% mark at birth, so she is catching up fast. She got all her vaccine shots - so 3 needles and 1 oral. Immediately after the shot she screamed (of course!) but then seemed fine. However, hours later, she had mild fever and swelling in her leg, so we had a cranky baby that couldn't really sleep for about 3 days!

Speaking of sleeping, we are still not through the night, but are pretty much at 10p, 2a, 5a....and for the next two weeks until i go back to work, me and AJ nap together from about 7a-9a. In 2 weeks I go back to work - I think I am ready for it, but I am sure I will be nervous about having her in daycare ALL DAY once the day rolls around. We are really happy with the place we picked, but still, from friends I have heard its hard!

So we have been all over - just got back from Boston where AJ got to meet alot of her family and friends, and we had ANOTHER baby shower. So if we didnt have everything we need before now we definitely do! She did great on the plane, her ears didnt seem to bother her at all. She didnt really sleep on the plane which was fine, but required constant entertainment to keep her happy. As long as she wasn't wailing I didn't mind! Now we are up in Green Bay for the holiday weekend, and AJ will meet some of Pete's friends so he is very excited. She also met alot of Pete's extended family in a little get together earlier in the month. And in other news, we got her ears pierced! The doctor said it was fine to do after her 2-month vaccines but the policy at the mall i 3 month old baby -not that we want to make a habit of ling here, but we were 2 weeks shy of it, so we just stretched the truth a little! She cried for maybe a minute, got a bottle, then seemingly forgot. The redness went away after just a few minutes. It looks adorable!

Some pictures....