Our Little Wonder: 2 Months

This month we realized that Mo-Mo cannot be President. This month I walked the little wonder outside to the sound of sheep, the sea and the call to prayer. Oh, Moriah Ann, you have begun quite the life my dear...

Smile time with Daddy is one of her favorite past-times as well as staring at the little raccoon on her bouncy seat. On her good days she can even get him with her little fist. Following keys, mommy, and Felicity with her baby blues has made wake time much more exciting.

Little coos have begun as well as evening fussy times and a few big cries have been heard in these days. Pacing with the pacifier, breeze on her cheeks, is the best way to calm this little one, and  the swaddle has become our best friend. She loves to have nap time on the purple couch, in her car seat or in her stroller. On most nights she has been up every two hours or so, but she did have a good week mid-month where she even slept for four hours at a time. We're hopeful that will return soon!

Moriah was a star as we attempted three days in a row to get an acceptable passport photo: eyes open, both ears showing, looking straight ahead, visible chin, mouth not open too much, natural lighting. We finally got one using the boppy, a sheet, and the lighting in our bathroom. She endured so many photo shoots without a complaint...only a bit of spit up milk on her chin and ears that stick really close to her head. I'm not so sure her parents could have persevered were it not for grandparents waiting an ocean away to meet this baby!

Mid-month we took our first family of four road trip to the North. Mo-Mo did great in the car and at the hotel. Although she's a little piggy girl when she sleeps, always snorting and grunting. She became BFFs with the hotel receptionist, and she let lots of our dear friends love on her so I could eat meals and participate in meetings.
She's still loving her fists, chewing on them and even staring at them for entertainment. She still has fuzzy ears and peach fuzz on her sweet shoulders. Little rolls are starting to appear on her legs, but they are so little they can really only be seen when she's totally without clothes. The startle reflex has her hitting super hero poses, and I just can't take the cuteness contained in the little stretch routine she does after she eats. Moriah definitely has the ability to do the furrowed brow made famous by her sister, but she also gives a sweet, sweet smile. The dimple on her right cheek gets me every time.