8 Weeks Old

Today marked Ivy's 8 week birthday!!!

She loves to smile and watch the world. And she LOVES her mobile. She will lay in her crib for up to an hour just watching and listening to her mobile. Of course, that is if someone is around to wind it every 2 minutes. Why can't it just have an on button?

Today Ivy found her Whale painting. I was sitting with her in her rocker in the nursery and she saw the whale and just stared at it. She put her head on my chest and stared at the whale and had a short 'conversation' with it. I loved it!!!

We have now resigned ourselves to the fact that she loves her swing. We decided why fight it when we can continue to get 10 hours of sleep each night. So, in 2 weeks when we go to Ben's parent's cabin, we will be taking a swing with us. :-)

Ivy is becoming more and more alert. Her awake time is starting to out number her asleep time and she is getting to be more fun and less cranky. Today she sat in her high chair while Ben and I played scrabble and ate breakfast. She just watched us, watched the game and looked around the kitchen with wide eyes. We played with her and she would smile and giggle. It's just so much fun. These times used to be infrequent, but now we get them more often.

It turned out to be a gorgeous day so we decided to take Ivy for a walk in the neighborhood because she was just refusing to nap and a nice walk in the baby bjorn usually does the trick. Not today. She was wide-eyed and looking around. She had a great time, but eventually fell asleep just as we turned the corner to home. Of course, she woke up shortly after Ben put her in the swing. That was her M.O. today.

Charlie-Bill, while seriously annoying at times, has turned out to be a great big brother. He sleeps right outside Ivy's room every night and is very protective of her. When she cries he paces until she is calm again. It can be quite cute.

Next weekend Brock and I are taking Ivy to visit GiGi and Great Grandpa. They will be amazed at how big she's gotten. Watch for another blog and more pics after that visit.