Chloe - 2 Months

Chloe weighed in at 10 lbs 11 oz and was 21.25 inches. She was in the 50% percentile for both height and weight and only the 20% percentile for head circumference. The doctor reassured us that small heads can be smart heads, too. The shots went better than I had anticipated. Our nurse was very sweet and she stopped to give Chloe hugs and kisses in between the shots. She had one oral vaccine and three shots. The oral vaccine was sweet and so she gobbled it right up. The shots, on the other hand, she did not much enjoy. She screamed like I have never heard her scream before for all three. In fact, on the third shot I was on the brink of tears when Chloe farted five adult sized farts in a row. Thankfully, the nurse and I started laughing hysterically, but in reality it was sad because it hurt so bad that she pooed herself. Chloe fell asleep immediately after the shots and slept for three hours before she woke up again to eat. She cried for about a half hour and fell asleep once I gave her a little Tylenol. After that she acted as though nothing had ever happened and I couldn't be happier. Chloe is a tough girl, but I shouldn't be surprised; she is a Tithof/Reiber hybrid after all.

Here are a few 2 month photos:





I plan to go back to work starting April 12. As much as I have loved staying home with Chloe, I am ready to get back at it. I know that I will miss her so much, but it is for the best. I'm really turning into a crazy lady around the house. Like, if you leave a gum wrapper on my end table you better watch it buddy! I know that the house is probably going to spontaneously combust from some sort of toxic combination of dirty plates, sour milk, and soiled laundry once I go back to work, but it is a risk I am willing to take.

I keep telling myself that it really won't be so bad. We found this amazing lady who runs a small day care out of her house. When we went to visit her she seemed to fall in love with Chloe. She held Chloe the entire 2.5 hours we were there and didn't seem to want us to leave. She had these three sweet kids and when we left the little girl asked if I could drop Chloe off early some mornings because "she is just so cute and I want to see her all of the time." When we left her house both Paul and I were like "holy crap, could there be a nicer person in the whole world?" On top of that she is super affordable and we'll only need her twice per week. My mom is going to come to watch her on Thursdays and Fridays and hopefully when Taylor is on summer break Grandma Bobby Kay can come watch her once per week. Until then, I'm going to stay home on Tuesdays.

The only real downside to going back to work right now is that Chloe is just starting to get so cool. She is smiling and cooing all of the time now and it melts my heart. I know that once she starts doing all of her "firsts" it is going to kill me to be away from her.