Behind the Scenes

Photographing a newborn is difficult.  It's hard to get them to really look the way you see them, they have a small window of time when they'll tolerate you posing them, and they don't do much.  But the biggest challenge I have in trying to get a good picture of Julia is that every other photo ends up something like this . . .

When the camera is pointed at Julia, Macy turns into a super model that must have her picture taken immediately.  This has led to several Macy photo shoots.  She loves to pose.

Juju's Second Month

Julia worked very hard this month growing irresistible cheeks and munchable thighs (she gained nearly three pounds this month).  The growth-spurt resulted in a week and a half of some fussiness, but we have worked through that now and she is a content, happy baby again. 

Her neck is strong and she loves tummy time, especially because 

Macy is always right down there with her.

But the best progress is the beautiful open-mouth smiles 

that are becoming more and more frequent.

two-month stats:

eleven pounds, ten ounces (72%)

twenty-two and a quarter inches (45%)

fifteen-inch head circumference (29%)

We are so in love with our little Juli-uli-ia/Juju/Baby Julia.  

Frame by Frame

Here is the frame-by-frame of Macy enjoying the water feature at our favorite park . . .

This is repeated over and over and the surprised look on her face is always the same.