Well, my son (C) hit the two month mark today!  Hurrah! I managed not to kill him.  What a relief!

I thought perhaps I would start chronicling motherhood, posting about things other parents may be going through, went through, etc.  Perhaps it will become a place to gather or give advice; a place to commiserate or complain; a place for common joys and sorrows.  Perhaps it will merely be a way for me to chronicle the life of my first born and my own personal journey in motherhood.

Without going into the details of the first two months of life, I’ll just begin with his two month checkup.  Little  C was born 6 lb 12 oz and left the hospital at 6 lb 6 oz.  As of today he weighed in at an even 11 lb!  I can’t believe that he’s put on nearly 5 lbs in two months.  If that were not amazing enough, he’s gone from his birth length of 19 inches to just over 23!  Unbelievable.  He’s quickly out growing all of his 3 month footie pajamas, so I had an inkling that he was much longer than I realized.  But I had no idea he’d be nearly two feet long! And as excited as I am that he is healthy and growing, I can see the future laid out in front of me as he continues to stretch out at an alarming rate.  I can see shoes and pants discarded after mere months of wear, fridges emptied in a single day, mattresses growing longer and longer.  I’ll try not to skip too far ahead.  Instead, I’ll just begin to put away his 3 month clothes one at a time, but not until he’s stretched them as far as possible.  Perhaps the strength  of the fabric will keep his little legs in check for just a bit longer.