Emerson's 2 Month Check-Up

Yesterday was Emerson's 2 month Dr.'s appointment and we are happy to report she is healthy and growing like a weed, LITERALLY! When it came time to do her measurements the nurse took down her length and head circumference, left the room and then came back in to repeat the measurements. I wasn't concerned, but when the Dr. came in she said, don't be worried, but we double checked and your daughter is off the charts for her length. Again, I didn't really think much about this and the Dr. went on to say how there always has to be the one baby that makes up the top of a range. For all those who have kids, Emerson was 21 1/2 in. when she was born and now is up to 24 3/4 in. at two months! Luckily, her head circumference and weight are all proportional. She is really starting to enjoy stimulation from the bouncy chair and watching her sister. Also, we are trying to get more "tummy time" in. She has rolled over once, but it happened when no one was looking, so we can't wait to actually witness it. We feel very blessed that she is healthy and happy.

I bet some of you all are probably wondering how things are going with Rilyn and bedtime (and now naptime). We are still in the thick of things, Sunday night it took 2 hours for naptime and 3 hours for bedtime. We definitely are spending more time trying to get her to stay in bed and get to sleep then we are awake it seems. The biggest problem of all is that no matter what are efforts are up to this point, we are leaving on Friday for a 10 day family vacation to Kauai. I am sure some of you can relate in the frustrations of always traveling and changing routines. Don't get me wrong, we are ecstatic to being going on vacation, thanks to Nana and Gramps, but the timing is a little off right now. We figure we will get through this week and then worry about starting all over once we return. They say the thing kids respond to best is routine, so unfortunately we will have to put off this routine until we are back from traveling again!