Two Months

Audrey is two months old today.  That meant visiting the doctor for a checkup and her first round of shots.  The shots made her scream like I have never heard her scream before.  Usually, her cry is a loud "wahhh" noise.  This was a shrill scream that made it sound like she was being tortured.  It was so bad that I even teared up a little bit.  Make fun of me if you must, but I had never heard her carry on like that before. 

Other than the shots, the visit went very well.  She is healthy and developing well.  She now weighs 11 lbs 9 oz and is 24 inches long.  That puts her in the 75th and 90th percentiles respectively.  Her next checkup is at 4 months old; I think I'll make her dad take her to that one so I don't have to hear her scream like that again when she gets more shots!

The Adventures Continue

Audrey’s adventures continue.  She is going to be one well traveled little girl before she is a year old!  Last week, she went out to dinner with her Phi Mu aunties and even made her first trip to Ted Drewes.   The next night, she went to Hacienda with the KA bunch, and on Saturday ventured out to St. Charles for a BBQ.  She is constantly on the go, and her parents are learning that even with all of the outings, it is very important to keep her eating/sleeping schedule intact.  The schedule got off a bit last week, and she started waking up in the middle of the night again.  I know we shouldn’t complain, since many parents don’t get to sleep through the night for the first year, but we’ve gotten used to it! 

Audrey is continuing to develop very well.  Her next doctor visit is tomorrow, so we’ll find out the expert analysis then.  I can’t wait to find out exactly how much she has grown.  From what we have read though, Audrey is doing great.  She holds her head up on her own pretty well, even if it is still a bit wobbly.  She is starting to try to control movements with her hands.  When we put a rattle in her hand last week, she actually pulled it up to her mouth so she could suck on the rattle.  She coos all of the time.  Last night, her dad kept repeating “hello” to her, and after a bit, she began cooing “ehhh – oooooo.”  It’s not quite “hello,” but to parents of a 2 month old baby, it is very exciting. 

The next big milestone we reach actually has more to do with me than Audrey.  I start work again on Monday, June 8.  Kim, one of my Phi Mu sisters, will be staying with Audrey at our house during the summer.  That does put my mind at ease, since she’ll be right next door to work, and I’ll be able to run home if I need to.  I know that Kim will have a lot of fun with her, too!

Audrey's Springtime Adventures

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Audrey has gotten to have several adventures as of late.  We've kept up with posting pictures, but I haven't been doing a very good job of updating the journal posts.  So, I'll try to do a brief rundown of Audrey's adventures.  

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May 9-Audrey attended Uncle Brian's college graduation at Eastern Illinois University.  She slept through the entire ceremony, much to her parent's delight!
 

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May 10-My first mother's day as a mother brought some overcast weather, but an exciting day for Audrey nonetheless.  She went out on her grandparent's Cobalt on the lake in Greenville for her first boat ride.  She really liked it when the boat was moving, but got a little mad when Grandpa Pat slowed down. 
 

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May 15-Audrey went to her first Cardinal's baseball game...for an inning.  The game got rained out, but thanks to her dad's blackberry checking skills, we made it home before the downpour began. 

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  May 21 to 26-Audrey made her first trip to Lake of the Ozarks.  She went on her first pontoon boat ride, went to her first crawfish boil, and played on the boat dock.  She got to spend some time playing with the wave runners, but didn't actually get to take them out on the water.  She also dipped her foot into the lake for the first time; I guess that is a sort of baptisim for the Nance family.  It was a great weekend for the whole family!