Month Two
February 16, 2009 | Clark
Dear Clark,
You are two months old! We have kept you alive for 9 whole weeks. I think this means you will magically be easy in just a few weeks when you’ve finished your “fourth trimester,” as the books say. We are counting on this.
That being said, you’ve gotten a lot easier already. That, and I suppose we’re figuring you out a bit more. You are fitting in to our lives better. I mean, it’s starting to feel more like we three belong together.
You have started smiling like crazy this month. You smile this huge gummy grin, stick your tongue out and scrinch up your shoulders, all at the same time. You are also talking quite a bit. You seem to have an urgent message for someone named “NnGoo”, as you repeat this name constantly with furrowed brow and great baby seriousness.
You’ve had your two month Dr. appointment and passed with flying colors. You weigh 11lbs, 12oz.
You still hate your carseat with the heat of 1000 suns. This is keeping your Mama from getting out of the house as often as she’d like, so here’s hoping in your three month letter we’ll be reporting improvement in that area. Ditto your various slings. Mama needs to get out of the recliner at some point.
You have changed our lives completely. Everything. Is. Different. Your Mama and Dad are still adjusting a bit, but those smiles sure help. It’s also quite wonderful to have another set of lips to kiss, another neck to nuzzle, and another person to snuggle. I don’t feel like this point is spoken of enough when promoting procreation.
I don’t have words for how much I love you, how you’ve made my heart so much bigger. I can hardly even go out in public any more, for how much my heart breaks over the thought of babies being mistreated. Either that, or I see an old lady in Target holding a tiny hanger carrying footie pajamas and I imagine the baby who will wear those jammies, and my mind is blown by all the love in the world. Thank you for that.
Love, Mama
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February 17th, 2009 at 9:00 am, sizzle Says:
That is so sweet.
February 17th, 2009 at 10:05 am, Tacoma Friend Says:
Great pictures, Clark. You are very, very cute! Now go in your carseat!
February 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pm, dahli Says:
You got me all teary eyed with that one.
love all 3 of you.
xoxo
February 18th, 2009 at 12:36 pm, Jenny Says:
sizzle: thanks, friend
Tacoma Friend: Yes, Clark. In. Your. Carseat.
dahli: Yes! That’s what I was going for.
February 19th, 2009 at 4:40 am, hliv Says:
I have been waiting for this!