8 weeks

Gemma is such a delight. seriously, i am (we are) so incredibly lucky to have such a good baby.

• she has discovered the mobile on her crib and squeals and smiles whenever she watches it spin.
• she can put her head up to 90 degrees on her belly. sometimes she can even push up her chest.
• she eats 6 times in 24 hours. if she eats all 6 times during the day, then she will sleep through the night. if she eats 5 times a day, then she will get up once to eat during the night.
• she nurses for about 20-25 minutes at a time.
• she is starting to enjoy baths more and more.
• when she is fussy, daddy holds her and does lunges. that seems to work.
• she naps about 4 hours a day, though not all at once.
• she has mixed feelings about being in the car - sometimes she likes it, sometimes not.
• she doesn't like being in shopping carts in her car seat. she'd rather daddy carry her around in it (poor daddy!).
• she sleeps best with the bathroom fan on.
• she likes the bouncy chair for a maximum of 10 minutes or so. BUT, she doesn't like the vibrations turned on.
• her 0-3 month sleepers are starting to fit a bit tighter...

i can't believe she will be 2 months old on saturday. i dreamed last night that she was walking. i'm not ready for her to grow up so fast!