We had Brinleigh's 2 month well baby check up on Monday & surprise! She has grown! Baby Brinleigh now weighs 10.5 pounds, she is 22 1/2 inches long, & her head is 15 1/2 inches around. She had to get an oral vaccine which she seemed to like & three shots which she was NOT pleased about. The shots were the very last thing we had done during this visit & Kolt actually left the room before they were given. That's right, completely up & left me with no back up for our sad screaming baby. He just could not stand to be in the room to watch the nurse stick her several times or listen to his poor baby cry from pain. I, on the other hand, had no choice but to be strong, which was actually pretty easy because it wasn't that bad. The nurse gave her two shots in her left leg & one shot in her right leg. She didn't scream & her cry wasn't a high pitched wail, but she definitely let us know that she didn't like the shots, but what person does? She seemed a little sore later on in the day & I gave her some baby Tylenol (the nurse told me I could) which seemed to make her sleepy.
My dad came to visit last week for a few days & it seems he picked the perfect time as far as Brinleigh's age, not so much for the weather. Brinleigh is starting to recognize when we smile at her & she will smile back. She loves being talked to & of course hearing about how cute she is. She gets the biggest smiles when you tell her she is the cutest baby there ever was. She smiled all sorts at her Grandpa Keith & she seemed to really enjoy sitting with him on the couch & just hanging out with him. The weather was typical Sitka weather, cold & rainy, so we didn't do much outside.
The seasons are changing & we feel winter fast approaching. Our day light hours have decreased & the sun rises & sets at normal hours as of right now, but we lose five minutes of daylight every day until the end of December. The temperature is also dropping & it seems to be getting colder at night & even a little cooler during the day.
9 1/2 Weeks until we go home for Christmas vacation!
