Heading to the Beach

We're on our way to the beach! Today we left for Florida, but we stopped halfway to stay overnight in a hotel to break up the long trip. Traveling with a 2-month-old definitely has its challenges, but it's fun too. She did pretty well in the car. We stopped for lunch at Denny's and Lailey insisted upon pancakes, bacon, and eggs sunny side up (kidding, of course). Here is a picture of her on the bed at the hotel. She got very hot in the car, so we undressed her for the last part of the drive and that seemed to help some. I had to laugh at us carrying a baby into a hotel lobby in just a bib and a diaper! She's been pulling her feet up and putting them together like this, and I just think it's so cute. She's not reaching for them yet, but I'm sure that's coming soon. She's definitely found her hands though. She doesn't mess around with a thumb or a couple of fingers, she goes for her entire fist.

After getting settled and taking a nap, we decided it was nice enough outside to try a new adventure...the pool! Thankfully the pool was nice and warm, and she seemed to really like it!

I had a video to post, but for some reason it won't work on the hotel Internet, so I'll have to do it later.

Lailey and The Cathy's

The love of Chick-Fil-A starts early, right? Last week while Lailey was at Granddaddy and Grandmama's house (David and Lagene), they took her over to meet Mr. and Mrs. Truett Cathy. Mr. Truett and Mrs. Jeanette are good friends of the Akin's and have known Davey and his brothers since they were little. She got her picture made with them, and then Mr. Cathy gave Lailey her first Chick-Fil-A cow. I find it pretty hilarious that the cow is half her size.

2-MONTH-OLD PEDIATRICIAN APPT:
At 2 months, Lailey now weights 11 lbs. 7 oz. and is 21.5 inches long. She's getting more cute baby chub every day. Her weight and head circumference are right at average (about 50th percentile), but her height is only in the 25th percentile. Guess she might be short like me. Her doctor laughed at her standing on my lap, commenting on how strong she is and that's really 4-month-old behavior. While holding Lailey she said "Okay now, let your Mommy and Daddy enjoy you being a baby before you start doing math problems!" Yes, my 2-month-old fully supports her weight with me only holding on to her for balance, and she's been doing this for a while. She loves it too, pushing up on our legs to stand up. Sometime we'll video it and post it for you to see.

Two Months, and All Smiles

Lailey is 2 months old today! It's true: time flies when you're having fun, and we have a lot of it around our house. She brings us so much joy and laughter. Here are a few of our recent pictures. Check out the video at the bottom of our new game.

Crazy hair

Smiling at Mommy

Laughing at Daddy (so easy to do)

I'm 2 months today! (taken June 7th, 2009)

Me and my girl

Also, we go to the pediatrician tomorrow, so we'll find out how much this kiddo has grown.