The growing Monster: Month 2
Well it has been 2 months now that we have had little Ms Ella Grace and things are really starting to change at a much more rapid pace now. Almost daily there is a new noise, face or mannerism that is forming. Today at work Megan called me because Ella was wooing as she called it. She was just making all kinds of noises in what seemed like an attempt to talk to Megan. Of course it was not her trying to talk, but she was trying to communicate in some way that her little minds seemed content with.
It has been great coming home and spending time with Ella at night over the last few weeks because she is actually up for extended periods of time now. I dont know if it because she is a little older now or because she has been eating alot more, but she just seems more energetic when awake. I can pinch her cheeks and play with her feet now to get a response out of her. She is also growing at a rapid pace and her clothes are starting not to fit very well. I was surprised that she has gained so much weight over the last few weeks, but we attribute that to Ella switching over to formula entirely. Ella's legs used to be long and thin and are now long and chunky and she has a double chin which is very cute.
Anyway I still really do not feel like I know anything more that I did a few months ago about being a Dad but I think I am doing a pretty good job of figuring things out. I try to be very attentive to Ella and to make her feel like she is important when she is awake and then when she goes to sleep I settle down. I try not to raise my voice around her because I realize I talk really loud all of the time so not to scare her. I also try to keep my frustration to a minimum with the baby, because after all she is just a baby and cannot control anything that is going on around her. So there it is month 2.....in a nutshell!