Molly on August 9th - two months old!!!

Molly gazing at her new flowers that her friend Mina from Ottawa sent her. She loves these flowers and smiles as soon as she sees them...she then proceeds to have big conversations with them. 

Molly's new tub - the kitchen sink. It works much better than her fancy baby tub, which kills Mommy's back. 

Molly - eight weeks old. 

Molly hanging out on her playmat, which she loves these days. 

Molly chatting away to Mommy. 

Molly snuggling with Daddy. 

Molly going for her first ride on the four-wheeler with Daddy. This has become an almost daily occurence since then. 

Molly chilling out with her big teddybear. 

Finally an update on Miss Molly

Well, Molly is almost eight weeks old and I am finally getting around to writing an update instead of just posting pictures. It certainly has been an exciting and overwhelming eight weeks. Molly is the center of my universe and I can’t believe how much I love her. She is doing well and growing very quickly. To my amazement I have already packed away some sleepers that were kinda big when she first came home. She is very bright and quite nosey…sometimes it takes quite a bit of effort to get her to eat and sleep because she is afraid she may miss something!!! The biggest milestone has been her first real smile (see pictures below). Maybe it’s not so much of a milestone but it certainly melted my heart. It’s good I have my post-pregnancy hormones in check or that may have caused quite a crying jag!!!

Molly is starting to take an interest in some of her toys and likes to lie on her play mat. She also likes to lie in her crib and watch the bugs on her mobile. This new phase is a welcome one because it gives me some time to do the luxuries (like using the washroom) without flying around at warp speed.

She has slept through the night a total of five times so far. One time was just a fluke and then the other four happened right in a row. Each night I expected her to wake, so I didn’t sleep soundly and then on the fifth night I settled down to a deep slumber and voila, she woke up. She then looked at me with one of her big new smiles and life at 2 am miraculously got better! So now I am convinced that a baby seriously knows when its parents are figuring them out and changes things up. I haven’t heard her make a devilish chuckle yet, but I am sure that is coming.

Molly made her first trip to Cape Breton (usually a 6.5 hour drive but it took 9) and got to meet her four Cape Breton cousins (Danielle, Meghan, Janelle and Chelsey). She also spent a lot of quality time with her Grandma. My uncle Blaire was home from BC and he baptized her on July 24th (see pictures below). She looked like a little angel and was as good as gold.

Well that’s about it for now. I will check back with another update soon.
Chow for now,
Alayne and Molly

Molly's first smile on camera. 

A close-up of Molly in her baptism dress. 

Molly all decked out in her baptism gown that Grandma bought her. 

Molly and her Cape Breton cousins (Meghan, Danielle, Janelle and Chelsey). 

This is a picture of everyone at Molly's baptism. 

Molly and my uncle Blaire after her baptism. 

Molly being baptized by my uncle Blaire. My brother Claude and my friend Tracey are her godparents. 

Mommy and Molly. 

This is a shot of Molly's baptism booties. :-) 

Molly on her way to the church for her baptism.