Two Months!

Firstly, let me say that I am DONE with the Blogger app! I have written two LONG and meaningful posts on my phone and just looked at my blog on the actual computer and realized they never published. Ugh! I was wondering why no one was commenting! :)

Okay, now about this past Saturday (Drew's 2 month birthday!). The only plans we had were to meet Stacy and Chris for breakfast at a place called Norma's. The food was amazing and catching up with friends we hadn't seen in a long time (since the day Drew was born!) was delightful. After breakfast, since it was a beautiful day and we were in the neighborhood, Zac and I decided to go walk around the Bishop Arts area. When we got there, we saw there was an "urban bazaar" going on, which meant that booths were set up in the middle of the street and there were lots of people selling stuff they had made. It was busy, but not overly crowded or unpleasant in the least. Everytime we go there it feels so happy. People walking dogs on leashes (most of the shops allow the dogs to come in!), and strollers and slings everywhere. I felt bad we didn't have Molly with us. :) Zac bought a new shirt with a gift certificate I gave him for his birthday. After we'd seen all the sights and walked all we wanted to, we headed home. Drew was a perfect angel all morning, so I was certain he'd be awake and lively when we got home. Instead, he slept so long. He took a long deep nap (in tummy time position!) and I was able to address and stuff all of our birth announcements and christmas cards. It's so nice to be able to be productive! When he finally woke up to eat, I'd missed him so much (he'd been asleep practically all morning long!) that I sat down to hold him and just cuddle and stare at him. After his bottle I laid him on the floor to play with him and talk to him. He seemed to be in a really great mood, so I called Zac into the living room to see how happy he was. I asked Drew in a real high pitched (baby) voice "Do you know how cute you are!?" and he gave us the biggest open mouth grin! I instantly got a lump in my throat, and tears filled my eyes! I'd seen him smile in his sleep before, but this time he was smiling AT ME! I made him smile! Right on his two month birthday he gave us his first social smile! It was priceless! I was on cloud nine! We played some more and he smiled some more, but that first one was (and still is) my favorite so far. By about 5 we were getting pretty hungry (hadn't eaten since breakfast) so we decided to go eat at Schlotzsky's. Yum! After dinner we went to Bethlehem Revisited in Waxahachie. It's a really neat experience, with actors and livestock (chickens, sheep, camels, etc) and you feel like you are walking the streets of Bethlehem. There are tax collectors, shephers, kings, guards, etc. It's so cool. When we got to the manger and I saw Mary and Joseph cradling that little baby, I kind of lost it. I've been so so emotional about Christmas this year. I have a totally new perspective and appreciation for the miracle of a baby, Mary's point of view, etc. (One of the great posts I wrote that never posted was about Christmas and my new feelings towards this very holy and special day. Boo to the blogger app! Maybe I'll try to rewrite it.)
Anyways, Drew's 2 month birthday was an awesome day. I put on instagram that it was my favorite day. It was a perfect day with Zac, with Drew, the right amount of time at home and away, relaxation and productivity. I couldn't ask for a better Saturday! :)

Today (Monday the 10th) was Drew's 2month checkup. I love getting his new measurements and tracking his growth, so I was looking forward to that part. His head circumference was in the 50th percentile, so perfectly average. His weight was ten pounds and ten ounces, which was 25th percentile, and his length was 21.5 inches, and only 5th percentile. :) He's a small fry, and I love it. If some of my cousins have it their way, he'll be an olympic gymnast. hehe! Unfortunately, he also had to get several immunizations. :( I'd been kind of dreading it, and tried to find someone to go with me, since my pediatrician told me last time that I might want to bring moral support. Zac had to go out of town to tour another high school, my friend Steph had a tax workshop in Ft. Worth, my mom was in Katy with my sister (who just had shoulder surgery!) and my in-laws had a work Christmas party in San Antonio over the weekend, so I hated to ask them to drive up and back in one day, just for the appointment. Turns out I was not giving myself enough credit, because I did just fine, even though it did kind of break my heart. Turns out that the colic kind of paid off today, because I've been a little desensitized to his screaming and crying. (That's trying to see the silver lining.) Anyways, he had three shots and one oral administration. He did turn very bright red and scream, but luckily he calmed down within a few minutes, and by the time I got to the car he was asleep. Phew! He's slept most of the afternoon and evening, which is why I'm able to sit down and blog! I sure wish I made a point to write down more, but it's so hard. When he's asleep during the day (which is getting to be less and less as he gets older), I either want to nap or need to be getting bottles washed and ready, or moving laundry or whatever. Writing this reminds me that I need to update his baby book! Maybe he'll still be sleepy tomorrow, and I can do that then. :)