We are heading to NC today! I don't think I'll have Internet access while we are there, so be patient with the blog. I'll take lots of pictures to post next week when we get back!

This is boring, mom! Let's have a party for my two-month birthday.

On Friday Vivian and I went to visit the lactation consultant so that we could weigh her. She was up to 7 lbs, 13.5 oz! She's gaining a little more than an ounce a day. While we were there, Vivian ate. We weighed her before she ate and after, and she got 3.5 ounces in that one feeding! It was an encouraging morning.

Vivian had her first real bath last night. She loved it! She was so quiet and relaxed and just stared at us the whole time. Gramme helped...we definitely needed it for the first time!

Poor Vivian had been breech for so long during the pregnancy that she was born with her legs folded up over her head! Even the nurses were laughing at this. It's not an issue...the only time I notice it is when I'm changing her diaper and I get to the part where I have to velcro in the front...I have to push her legs down a little and she doesn't like that!
It's getting much better...for example, when I lay her down on her stomach, her legs start out like this:
But she kicks until she gets them straightened out like this:

Last night we had some fun visitors...the Montouris! If you remember, Antonio and Franco were two of my students. We had dinner together and shared Vivian. Antonietta made special gifts for us...a magnet frame and a photo album.

Vivian is so young that playtime is pretty simple...we read books, sing, go for walks. She is usually awake and alert for about 45 min. to an hour after eating, and I love it! She's so sweet.

This is the book Aaron is teaching on Sunday mornings to the high school students. When we were at State, we both went to hear D.A. Carson speak about the Intolerance of Tolerance and I remember his discourse being way over my head. But the book is easier to read and is very solid. It's about the urgent need of the church...prayer. Aaron just started but the students seem to be interested. Thanks for your prayers for this!

We have been getting gifts everyday since Vivian was born! And we have meals coming steadily every night from our church family. We are so encouraged by the love!

"We should put some Texas Pete on her paci so she can practice being Mexican."
-Aaron

This morning Vivian had her first check-up with Dr. Beazley, the pediatrician. It went so well. Aaron and I were very impressed with Lewis-Gale...they had free valet parking, a woman showed us how to get to Pediatrics, we had no wait time at all, and Dr. Beazley was helpful but to the point, which is Aaron's style :).
Vivian was an angel...she was wide-eyed the entire time and didn't make a fuss at all when he was checking her out.
She is very healthy. She has lost some weight (weighed in at 6 lbs, 13 oz), so we're working on that.
Praise God!
The fun thing was that Dr. Beazley was my pediatrician. He remembered our family.

Yesterday Great Grandma Dot came to visit Vivian. She also cooked a good meal for us at the Flores house so we could celebrate Vivian and mom and dad's anniversary. Thanks for coming to see us!