Here's Lydia having her oh-so important "tummy time" to strengthen her back and neck muscles! She's doing great! (Please pardon our mommy and daddy voices...)

Lydia had her friend Gracie over to play yesterday! Well, Gracie played and Lydia slept, but it was fun anyway! Gracie's Mommy Shannon and I have been friends since the 6th grade! The tradition continues.

Now that Lydia will be waking up less often throughout the night, we're going to move her to upstairs to her nursery! This pic was a test run...

Who's up for a Lydia smile?!

Lydia had her dreaded 2-month appointment yesterday. I say dreaded, because the 2-month appointment is when a baby receives it's first round of vaccinations.
First the good news - Lydia weighed in at 13.9 lbs and 23 5/8 inches long. That puts her in the 95th+ percentile for weight and 90th percentile for length. In other words, less than 5% of babies her age weigh more than her, and only 10% are longer. She is well on her way to growing into the starting position on the women's basketball team at the University of Texas! Now, all we have to do is work on her jump-shot.
As for the "dreaded" appointment. I am happy to say that Lydia did fantastic. She only cried for a minute or so. Her mom and I were so proud of her! For all my fellow Biology homies and those who are curious; the vaccinations she had are listed below:

• Hep-B1 protects against Hepatitis B, a serious liver disease


• DTaP2 protects against Diphtheria, Tetanus,and Pertussis (whooping cough)


• Hib3 protects against Hemophilus influenza type B
  
• IPV4 protects against Polio
  
• Pneumococcal5 vaccine protects against Pneumococcal Disease
  
• Rotavirus9 vaccine protects against gastroenteritis

Wow, those fingernails are vicious! I feel so badly everytime I greet her in the morning and see a new scratch on her face or head. She gets all crazy in her crib and her little hands and feet flail all about and inevitably she scratches herself in the process. It never seems to bother her and the scratches are surface enough that they heal quickly. Obviously we will clip her nails. Also in ailment news... Our little girl seems to have what the textbooks call an Umbilical Hernia. Yikes! Sounds worse than it is, though. Basically we've noticed that her belly button protrudes out anytime she's engaging her abs, be it to scream or stretch or cry. It's looks a bit like there's a large marble under there and it's a little blue-ish. Again, it sounds so much worse than it is... It's pretty common and has to do with her intestines being immature (as with all newborns) and something or another... Anyway, there's usually no treatment required and it takes care of itself. We visit the Pediatrician this Friday anyway for her 2 month check up and vaccinations so he'll take a look. And yes, I said vaccinations! So sad. I think she receives 3 this time. I'll bring kleenex for Mom and Dad! Poor baby.

Somebody mistook her for a boy today... Can't a girl wear blue??
Lydia participated in her first Komen Race for the Cure event this weekend in Plano with her Daddy, Mommy, Omi and Opa (that's german for grandma and grandpa, by the way). Since Mommy works for Komen HQ, this will likely be the first of many Races in her future.