Eleri Ruth, 2 months old

12 lbs 2 oz
24 1/2 inches
75th - 90th percentile overall

We didn't have a blog until Clio was 10 months old, but leading up to it I did record milestones and observations in a notebook, which I recently found (and was surprised by just how much I had written.) As a second child, Eleri's milestones seem to be a bit overshadowed by her sister's: for one thing, the "firsts" are not as dramatic because they're first for Eleri but not now for Dave and I; and for another, milestones seem to grow with a child, so Clio's "firsts" just get bigger all the time. The first day of school. Dressing herself. Jumping off the steps. Using the phone or typing on the computer.

At two months old, Eleri is a wonderful, easy baby. She is calm, alert, and content. She loves to have her belly rubbed, like a puppy, and smiles and coos in response to close attention. She already sleeps through the night, and has recently discovered her thumb. She doesn't like to look to the right, so lately we've been "helping" by propping a pillow behind her to discourage her from flopping back to the left. She furrows her brow in a very concerned expression when presented with a lot of new stimulus, like the warm water in a bath, and has a very very sad frown when she's upset. She's an excellent burper.

Her signals are much easier to read than Clio's (or perhaps I'm just more tuned in with experience), which also leads to a low-stress, pleasant baby experience. Clio has been 100% Clio from birth; let's just hope the same is true with Eleri. We could all use someone this placid around here!