Ryleigh is Two Months!

Ryleigh at 2 months old (December 15, 2010)

Well another 30 days has passed and Ryleigh is now 2 months old.  60 whole days on this Earth!  I always laughed when parents told me to "cherish every moment, they grow so fast", well they really do!  It seems like just yesterday I was laying in my bed debating if whether or not the pain I was feeling was a contraction.  Sigh.  Now my little munchkin is 12lbs. 13oz. and is 23 3/4 inches!!
 
Month two has been a very exciting one:  Ryleigh started out the month by smiling her first real smile on November 17th.  I know it was a real smile and not just a gas smile because I made silly faces while speaking in a very high pitched voice multiple times, and each time she smiled at me.  Needless to say, it didn't take Daddy long to perfect the high pitched silly voice : )  We then celebrated Thanksgiving and Mommy's 25th birthday and got to meet Mamaw, Papaw, Aunt Cristin, Uncle Dave, Tyler, Kylie, Aunt Shert and Heidi!  Ryleigh and I also spent some quality time bonding for a week while Daddy was in Sweden for work.  That week I truly gained a new level of respect for single Moms.  Ryleigh also got to meet and spend some time with her Great-Grandma & Great-Grandpa Loudermilk, we like to call them g-g-ma and g-g-pa for short.  After that, she played the part of baby Jesus (fabulously) in the Christmas drama at church. 

Here's hoping Month three is just as exciting and full of firsts!!!  Now...enjoy some of our favorite pictures of Ryleigh from this month : )

cheering on Jimmie Johnson as he 'drives for five'

 one of Ryleigh's first intentional smiles : )

 First time eating with a spoon

 Snuggling with g-g-pa

 watching The Price is Right with g-g-ma and g-g-pa

 sitting up...well, sort of