Cordelia at 2 months and V’s new school

Cordy had her 2 month check-up today. She weighed in at 11 lbs 12 oz (70th percentile), had a head circumference of 37 cm (50th percentile), and was 24.5 inches long (95th percentile!). For comparison, V at the same age was 9 pounds, 8.8 ounces, 23.25 inches long, and has a head circumference of 38 cm. So it’s possible Cordelia will be the ‘bigger’ sister at some point. Cordelia also got her first round of shots (and wailed!). Hopefully she’ll remain fever and side-effect free tonight.

Other milestones for Cordelia include smiling spontaneously at her toys, and having decent head control when held upright (we’re still working on this – she usually slumps over in her car seat, which looks terribly uncomfortable). I’ll probably break out the bumbo seat this week, too. She sleeps 5-6 hours at night before needing to nurse again, and feeds very well in general. Her hair is so long in the front, I have to keep a barette in it to keep it out of her eyes.

Last Friday was V’s last day at the Bright Horizons she’s been at for the past 25 months. Time flies! We were sad to leave her old school, but we’re just as excited about her new one. It’s a family daycare in Quincy (unfortunately we keep our crappy commute…) run by a former Montessori school teacher. She’s got 10 kids total, varying in ages from a few months to about 5 years. Veronica started on Tuesday, and is settling in nicely. Bonuses with her new daycare include lunches (yay!) and messy diapers dumped into the potty, instead of being wrapped up for us to deal with (WOOHOO!). The final advantage is it is the same price for both Veronica and Cordelia as it was for just Veronica at the old place. Part of me is kicking myself for not getting on the family daycare train a year (or two) ago, but we really did like her Bright Horizons. Cordelia will be starting daycare on the 18th, to give us all a couple of days transition before I return to work on the 22nd (the day before my birthday…boo!).