Gavin {2 months}

Dear Gavin,

Today you turned 2 months old (May 6, 2013)! I can't believe how much you have changed in such a short time! I have loved watching you discover things around you this month - this is just the beginning of so much learning to come. I love that you go everywhere with me, you are my little buddy. 

When you were five weeks old, you shocked me when I laid you on your tummy and you promptly rolled over onto your back. You have since rolled from your tummy to your back many times, but not every time that you have "tummy time." You hold your head up well and bear weight on your legs already - you are a very strong little guy! I sometimes feel the need to sit you down and have a serious discussion about slowing down on the whole "growing up" thing. I need you to stay little for a while longer, please.

April 21st was your blessing day. Your Daddy gave you a beautiful baby blessing in church and you wore a sweet little white outfit that Nam made for you. Your Auntie Kait was there to celebrate your special day with us.

This month you rewarded your adoring parents by flashing us your first smile! You have since proved to be a very smiley baby, smiling every time you see me or hear my voice. Your entire face lights up when you smile, it's infectious. You have the cutest little dimple on your left cheek that really stands out when you smile. :) You also make the absolute sweetest "coo" sounds; you get so excited and kick your legs like crazy and "coo" loudly.

Recently you have started sleeping longer during the night. I feed you and put you to bed around 10:00pm. Then you sleep for 5-6 hours, wake up to quickly eat and go back to sleep for 3-4 more hours. When you sleep, you love to snuggle your face into a blanket, my arm or whatever is close. You also love sleeping in your bouncy seat because it vibrates.

You are wearing size 1 diapers and size 3 month clothes. You weigh 13lbs 12.4oz (80th percentile weight for age), and are exactly 2 feet tall (97th percentile). Your eyes are still that baby blue-grey and your hair is dark brown. The thing people always comment on when they see you for the first time is your eyebrows. You have very expressive, defined eyebrows for a newborn. :)

Here you are at 1 month, and now 2 months. Your cheeks are getting much fuller and your tummy is getting chubbier. We LOVE that you are our chubby little boy!

Well, my sweet baby Gavin. I love you more than you can ever possibly understand. I feel incredibly lucky to have such a sweet, mellow, happy baby boy. I often catch myself just staring - completely unable to take my eyes off you, this tiny person with whom I've been entrusted. Memorizing your eyes, your fingers, your nose, your lips - every nook and cranny of your little body. Every inch is perfectly perfect.

Thank you for letting me be your momma.

Love,
Mom :)