Enjoy this video of Ada giggling!
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Maybe I am just an over-proud papa, but I melt every time I watch this. Ada has been vocalizing more and more and this morning she woke us up by cooing and talking to herself. Early this afternoon, she started putting it all together and was laughing for about 15 minutes straight. We grabbed the camera and now you are watching it in your home... the glory of technology! Hope you find the sweet sound of a baby's first laugh as magical as we do!

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enjoy this short video of Ada lifting her head during tummy time!
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Kara’s mother, Gail (aka GG), was with us for the entire week and we loved having her help out and spend time with Adalynne. We know that Ada had a great time with GG and we too were spoiled with eggs and bacon for breakfast, not having to change diapers, and getting to go out for our first dinner date since Ada was born!

Adalynne has begun to recognize and focus on her own hands. It is fun to watch as she waves were little arms in the air and follow them with her eyes. She is grabbing everything now (books, necklaces, clothing, and beards) and is becoming more vocal with increased cooing. In addition to holding her head high during tummy time (see video) she is slowly falling into a more predictable pattern of eating, being awake and alert, and napping. She is even sleeping longer periods during the night!

“Sleeping longer periods during the night” means we are much happier people!

mouse mittens

Big Brother

Yep, we are “those kind of parents.” We have a video monitor and get a kick out of watching Ada nap in her crib. She has been sleeping in a small cradle next to our bed and we are going to begin transitioning her into her own room over the next few weeks. Plus, We figure that this sort of closed circuit monitoring system may come in handy once she becomes a teenager!

We have just finished cleaning out her dresser drawers and replaced all of the newborn clothes with the next size up. She is getting too big to bath in the sink and holding her for long periods leaves our arms tired!

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The doctor's appointment went well today- lots of crying and a few shots... but everything is "all cool." She now weighs 11 pounds 8 ounces (54th percentile) and is 22 1/4 inches long (30th percentile).

Friends and first words?

Ada is continuing to grow and develop at a rapid pace. Since we have returned home from traveling she has started to reach out and grab for things. Her favorite targets are the characters in the puffy books that we keep near her changing table. We have even been known to take a screaming Ada to her changing table so she “can play with her friends.” She loves these puffy books and the crinkly pages and 3D characters keep her entertained for …minutes. But what blissful minutes those are!

She has also become much more vocal and will often ‘coo’ when she is in a good mood. The other afternoon, I was convinced that she had spoken her first words. After several minutes of cooing there seemed to be clear words emerging from the otherwise meaningless babble. It came out as a “Oaww Cooh.” The more she worked on it the more it started sounding like “All Cool” to me. You can imagine my disappointment today when I read in a baby book that you can expect your 2 month old to make “ahh-goo” sounds.

Lastly, K returned to work on Tuesday. Things went smoothly! The Head of the Upper School called Kara down in front of the student body during morning meeting and welcomed her back. Ada is now taking a bottle reliably and the having mom work right across the quad is a benefit that we all enjoy! We head to Ada’s two month check up later this week and will report back on all the stats after the appointment!