2 Months Old! Or . . . 9 Weeks and 3 Days!

"Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin', into the future . . ." 

The days fly by!  Edylene is already 2 months old - how did that happen??  Jesse has been having fun (50% in jest) putting "checks" next to the developmental milestones that Edylene has reached in our "What to Expect in the First Year" book.  For example . . . "By 2 Months, will probably be able to lift head to 45 degrees" - CHECK!  "May even be able to roll over" - not so much yet (thank goodness!).  Her most recent check?  Laughing out loud!  Eddy and Jess had a 15 minute back and forth "conversation" yesterday (a cooing call-and-response if you will) wherein she DEFINITELY turned one of her coos and grunts into a genuine laugh.  Daddy just about burst with delight.  GENIUS BABY!!!

For her 2 month birthday, Eddy got to have her check-up with our family doc and . . . her first round of vaccinations :(  Eddy was a champ tho - she cried while getting the shots, but quieted down soon afterwards.  She was a little extra sleepy the rest of the day and had a small red bump at one of the injection sites, but other than that - success.  The fun stats from that visit:  weight - 11 lbs/6 oz, length - 24.5 inches, head circumference - 38 cm!!  That means that she has gained over 4 lbs, grown FOUR INCHES, and increased her head girth by 3 cm since birth - what a bruiser we have created!  The four inches in length seems to be the most amazing statistic - while her weight and head circumference are semi-near the mid average for her age, her length puts in the 90+ percentile!  Long and lean much?  Has that Too-Tall-Steeves gene finally kicked in?

If it's possible, Edylene has been getting even cuter as the days go by - we can't wait for many of you to see her at Cider Day at Great-Aunt Renee's!  We've been taking pictures like mad - many of them while she's asleep or in one of her pieces of baby equipment because the main photographer (moi) has trouble holding said baby and taking pictures at the same time!  We have to prod Daddy into remembering to grab up the camera a little more often ;)

The parade of guests continues!  We had Jill and Tom a couple weeks ago come for a walk around Green Lakes, Dream Dinners, kitchen floor mopping (Thanks Tom!), and frittata and whoopie pie-making.  The whoopie pie extravaganza was especially fun.  Tom brought an old-school recipe that utilized gut-churning amounts of Crisco in both the icing AND the batter (I chose to block this from my mind while chowing down on them later) - one batch made nearly 40 latte mug-sized whoopie pies!  We were so thrilled to be able to catch the two of them on a break from their crazy schedules - Philly is too far away!

And what - you may be wondering - on EARTH would we do with 40 whoopie pies?!  I may have been in danger of eating ALL of them except we had the opportunity to share them with the Hughes Elementary community at the "Dig-In" lead by Jesse last Saturday.  As a member of Hughes' Health and Wellness Committee (and a board member of CNY Slow Food), Jesse organized the planning, purchasing, and executing of 5 perennial, edible beds at Hughes Elementary School.  With the help of Hughes administrators, teachers, students, parents, and some Slow Food members, we got some edibles like blueberry bushes and apple trees and perennials like hostas, bee balm, and joe pie weed into the beds.  Afterwards, the small but sturdy crew of diggers and planters shared a potluck meal inside the school cafeteria.  And what did we bring, you ask?  Chicken fajita makings and . . . whoopie pies!  Both were a big hit with the hungry bunch :)

Later that afternoon we had a quick (but lovely) visit from cousins James and Mary - in town from Detroit, Michigan!  Margaret and Greg joined us as well and we shared (more) Dream Dinners, took our guests on a house tour - Jesse is a pro at these by now - and basically had fun showing off Eddy.  She does seem to show off with extra cuteness for new people - our guests usually leave thinking that we have a baby who never cries, always smiles, and pees and poops on cue.

This is the trouble with how fast the days go by - I could keep writing and writing, but I should save more of our adventures for another post.  In fact, that is just what I'll do.  Stay tuned to hear about a wonderful visit from Jed and Laurie from Chicago, our pre-Anniversary night out on the town, and some super adorable baby nursery items I've been coveting recently . . . til next time!  Caitlin, Jesse, and Eddy out!