10 week update

It's amazing to me that Ashton has been here and apart of our family for ten weeks already (as of Tuesday).  In some respects, it feels like she just got her and that there's no way can be 10 weeks old yet.  But at the same time, it feels like she's always been apart of our family and been here forever.  We are enjoying her so much.  I wish there was some way to bottle up her sweet baby smell.  Or the way her fuzzy hair feels on my cheek.  Or the way I feel her little body breathing when I'm rocking her close.  I try to make mental notes in feeble attempts to remember, but it all fades so quickly as they grow and move into different stages.

Anyways, we went to the doctor last week for her two month checkup and here are her stats:
Weight: 9 lbs., 1 oz
Height: 21.5 inches

I don't know what percentiles those are in, but in comparison to Olivia at two months, Ashton is 2 1/2 pounds lighter and 1 1/2 inches smaller, so I'm thinking she's most likely on the lower end of the charts.

Here are some other updates:

- Ashton still loves to be swaddled.  She's probably swaddled about 90-95% of the day.  Whenever she's acting a little fussy, swaddling her up almost instantly calms her down. 

- She's recently discovered her fists and how tasty they are to suck on. 

- We've been getting smiles and little coos for about four weeks now.  Absolutely nothing makes you forget that your clothes are covered in spit up more than seeing those sweet smiles.  Right now, we get the most of them right after she's eaten and had her diaper changed (she does not like to be wet at all).  I'd be smiling too if I were full and had a dry, clean bum.  

- She has been consistently inconsistent with her sleep at night.  The good news is that she consistently goes at least five hours between feedings after her last feeding of the day.  So if I last feed her around 9:00 pm, I'm not getting up with her again until at least 2:00.  But she's had multiple occasions where she's gone 7-8 hours between feedings.  However at this point, it's always a guessing game (and fingers crossed) when it will occur.  I haven't yet figured out what the secret trick is for getting the longer stretches, but I'll keep working on it.  Even though I would love her to sleep through the night, I'm at least at the point where I can function during the way without a nap.  If I can sneak one in, it's a bonus.  But it's not like it was the first month where if I didn't get a nap it, I was practically falling asleep at dinner and barely able to function.