Ariana's Second Month

We have had a fun-filled couple of months and are embracing the fall, my favorite time of the year! Ariana is now 2 months and 3 weeks old and growing by leaps and bounds. So much so, in fact, that her pediatrician couldn't believe she was only a breastfed baby. He thought she was also having formula because she had gained a good amount of weight. So, needless to say, she is very healthy and mostly happy, except for in the evenings, when she is tired from the day's activities.

Our weeks are occupied with visiting friends like my best friend, Kristi and her 7-month old son, Gavin. We often go walking along the W and OD trail or around our neighborhood. We continue to see Mimi at least once a week and she enjoys going shopping with us or watching Ariana so that I can get out and run errands or go to the gym. On the weekends we have outings planned with daddy and family and/or friends. Some of our outings are highlighted below with pictures.

We are getting excited for Halloween, and Ariana will be donning an outfit that evening that says, "My First Halloween" along with a hat and booties that say, "Boo" on them. Should be fun to hang out with our neighborhood friends that night. We are also looking forward to introducing Ariana to some of our family that are coming into town. Aunt Mary Ann, Uncle Dick and Aunt Celine are arriving tomorrow; then Pete's sister Athena and her husband, Steve, and Ariana's cousin, Sophia are in town for a medical conference the following weekend. The weekend after that we get to introduce great grandma to her great granddaughter which will be exciting, as well as Uncle Joel and Aunt Mary, my dad's brother. Lots of things to look forward to! Please enjoy the pictures below to see what we have been up to over the past month and a half.

Stats (from her 2-month check-up on Oct. 1)
-Weighed11 lbs. and 2 ounces (55th percentile)
-Measured 23 inches (75th percentile)
-Head circumference 15 and 1/4 inches (50th percentile)

Her Likes
-Mirrors and watching people's faces
-Being held
-T.V. (although we try to avoid her watching it, sometimes she catches a glimpse and is mesmerized)
-Napping in her swing in the morning from about 10:30-1:00pm
-Bath time continues to be a favorite for her and for me because it instantaneously stops her
crying
-Her play yard which she plays on for about a half hour and enjoys kicking the toys that
rattle and make noise and grabbing at objects that hang above her
-Sticking her tongue out at us if we do it first, and I just taught her how to blow bubbles and
make the "motorcycle" sound which she tries to do - hilarious
-Books

Her Dislikes
-Getting burped
-Tummy time
-Having her clothes changed (she still hates this)
-Evening time (because she is overtired)
-Spitting up (continues to soak her clothes)
-Sitting in her car seat

Outings/Happenings
-Had a picnic on September 5th at Potomac Point Vineyard with Mimi, Grandpop, Melissa, Jeff, and Kendall















-Had lunch with Cheryl in Georgetown on September 6th
-Had a BBQ at our house for our friends where she met Tyler, Erica, Brent and Flavia

-Went to Mimi and Grandpop's house on September 19th for a BBQ where Ariana met all of their friends and neighbors

-Had two-month check-up on October 1st

-Went to Great Country Farms for pumpkins and fun!





































Milestones
-First smile and laugh in response to us smiling at her on September 2nd (6 weeks old)









-She discovered her hands on September 22nd and now they are constantly in her mouth

-Grasped her rattle and held it on September 30th all by herself
-Slept through the night for the first time on October 5th (yay!)