10 Weeks

Jocelyn is 10 weeks old. Can it really be true? Seems like every day is long, but put them all together and they are flying by! Very strange.

So, what is our little girl up to these days? Well, she's growing so well - already up to 11lb 7oz and 23 1/2" long for her 2 month check up last week. She had her first vaccines and did well - no swelling or fever, just a little cranky and hungry and sleepy all day.

Unique characteristics I haven't mentioned before - she's got a little beauty mark on her ear (looks like a piercing!) and she's got a funny toe, a cinnamon swirl belly button and her hair has a swirly cowlick in the back/middle. She may have a widows peak - hard to tell just yet - and she also may have blue eyes!

Some cute things she does at this age:

• stands up on my lap and bops her head all around
• talks to things with contrasting colors and bold patterns, like the blanket hanging over the armchair in her room
• coos and talks to us
• sleeps with her head to the left - one hand near her mouth, the other "twirling her hair" in the back (she doesn't have much hair!
• spits up when you look at her the wrong way =(
• kicks and kicks
• squirms - gets herself all turned around in her crib
• frowns when Dylan makes a loud noise, but when he's near she smiles the biggest
• grabs at things and bops things with her hands

As far as a routine, she has a bit of one but it's been hard to stay consitent with a timeline. She wakes between 7-730, eats again around 10, then it's a little shady after that (typically 1, 4, 6, 9ish) The late evening feeding is a toughy - sometimes she's out cold and I just let her go - she wakes around 2am then can go until about 5:30. She has had some long stretches of sleep - I just have to be a little more consistent so those stretches are at night!

Jocelyn is a light sleeper during the day for naps and doesn't typically nap longer than an hour, unless we are out and she's in her carseat. She was sleeping in a baby seat with a 45 degree incline exclusively, but now she's back in the crib.

Overall, Joss is really quiet which is really nice. She rarely cries, and when she does it's more of a peep, like a little bird! She's a real sweetheart and I love spending time with her!