Luca at 2 months

Luca reached the two-month marker this week, so we took a trip to the doctor's office for immunizations and a check-up. LT was as brave as an eight week old can be about the shots, and was also very impressive in the weight gain department. At 14 lbs, he's in the 95th percentile for weight. To round out his stats, he is 23.5 inches long and his head is 15.5 inches. I'm relieved to report that his head is only 50th-percentile-big, and that he didn't inherit a gravity-defying Allen melon.

In addition to his clearly good taste in music, Luca is developing an excellent sense of humor. He thinks we're hilarious. He's very talkative, especially in the morning after a good sleep, a diaper change, and some breakfast. Speaking of sleep, he gave us a preview (we hope) of a more sane future when he slept for 9 consecutive hours on a few nights last week.


We've been so surprised by Luca and by how much you can love 14 pounds of boy. A few of our favorite observations at two months:

- He's managed to uncurl his hands and can get them to his mouth
- When tired, he pulls on his ears and rubs his eyes and face
- He loves his dad's whistling, and seems to enjoy music and voices above all else
- Luca usually wakes up smiling, but occasionally wakes with a silent, contorted-face cry that would be sad if it weren't so funny
- He does the best wake-up stretch
- His hair is lightening to a strawberry blond and is starting to fall out just in time for hat season