November 2008

Our second month is kind of a blur! The lack of sleep & lack of extra help caught up with me. But there was a big reward for mommy - Lyla's first smile! On Thanksgiving Lyla gave her Poppy her first big gummy smile. We spent Thanksgiving in Chattanooga with TJ's family. It was her first chance to meet her cousins Alayna(5), Alijah(3) and Abby(2). She thought the big kids were pretty entertaining! Also in the month of November we took Lyla to her first Hornet's basketball game and her first Monday Night Football Saint's game. She loved them both and was such a good fan. She really enjoyed the bright lights and noise. In fact, at both games she fell asleep in the 4 quarters. I wanted to pipe in game noise to our house at bedtime to see if that would help with her sleeping! At two months old she has already done more than I have in 28 years. We also had our first night alone together. Daddy went bow fishing with some guys from work. Ladies Night was fun!At her 2 month check up she weighed 11 pounds and 13 ounces and was 23 inches long. Our mile stones for this month included grasping, holding up her head for long periods, cooing and babbling, and my favorite - smiling. Some of her favorites include reading the Five Little Monkeys, bath time, her floor gym, and her mobile.