Staycation

Hi Olivia,
You and I have been having fun together! Pretty much you go wherever we go, or I go when dad isn't home. I really love to walk, so we having been doing some of that, and pretty soon I will be taking you on runs also. I hope that we always do these things together, but I understand as you get into your teen years you may not want to hang with your mom...I get it. I honestly feel like this time I have had off from work is such a great blessing, and such a vacation, really. I get to just hang out with you, and get to know you. You are a peach, I must say. You are a happy baby generally, and that makes me a happy mama! I think everyone I meet thinks you are the cat's meow, and rightly so! Your little chubby cheeks and healthy glow is so reassuring to me, and not to mention the fact that you are just plain beautiful. I love to just look at you, whenever! I love to hold you too, and I don't think that you can spoil a baby, especially my very first, very dear little one.
Today we went to your 2 month check up, and I was surprised that you were actually 13 pounds. I thought maybe 11 or so, you really don't feel like it though. And you just look perfect, not chubby in the tummy, legs, or arms. I think you will be like us, me and dad, and have a lot of muscle. Maybe you are already training to be a runner! I am in favor, you know... :) You are 22 inches long and your head circumfirence is 15.5, so it has grown about 1.5 inches since your birth. Which, by the way, I cannot believe has already been 7 weeks today!!! Mind boggling!
It really feels like you are a shoe-in to our little family. I knew that it would, since we were so ready to meet you. I often wonder what you are thinking of, or dreaming of. Sometimes I know because you make sucking sounds and movements with your lips = MILK. I didn't think that I would want you to use a pacifier, since I didn't really want to go through weaning you off of it, but now that I know it helps to prevent SIDS I want you to use one, even if only at night. You don't seem to like it though unless you are lying on your tummy...more practice for us both I think...same with a bottle. This is mainly so that dad and I can go see the Hobbit. :) You will come to learn of my LOVE (possible obsession) of not only Lord of the Rings, but Harry Potter. More on that later...
Just to let you know, as I am sitting here writing this, you are next to me farting. That is one to tell the boyfriend, right!? Ha! LOL! I love you Liv!
Got to get some sleep, so 'til next time...
Mom